How to quickly clean the kitchen: the order of actions

Step-by-step plan how to quickly and easily make a weekly cleaning in the kitchen.

Maintain order in the kitchen - probably one of the most troublesome things to do in household management. After all, it is the kitchen - it is the place where more often than other rooms something gets dirty, spilled, soiled and, accordingly, requires cleaning. But everything can be done quite quickly - if you concentrate, you can avoid significant time and effort.

This plan is not designed for general kitchen cleaning, for example, when you remove and soak the hood grate for a few hours, scrub the oven and refrigerator from the inside to a shine, or decide to go through all the contents of the cabinets. It is good for regular kitchen cleaning, which is done every one or two weeks - depending on how often and intensively you use the kitchen.

How to clean the kitchen quickly: the order of action

1. Put things away

First, the kitchen can accumulate items that obviously do not belong there. Maybe it's a large bag left hanging on the back of a chair, after the groceries were brought in. Or - children's toys left on the floor by one of the kids. Or - magazines and books someone was leafing through at breakfast. The first thing to do is to clear the kitchen of such extraneous items.

Then examine the surfaces of tables and cabinets. Are there no stacks of tea on them, washed pots that have not been put away or anything similar? Put it all back in its place.

2. Wash the dishes

For cleaning, you'll need a free sink. So gather all the dirty dishes and wash them. If you are using a dishwasher, load the dishes in there. Don't forget to go through the rooms in the house and check to see if there are any dishes left somewhere else.

3. Check for expired food items

Revise the refrigerator and, if necessary, throw out expired products. Also check the breadbox and fruit vase.

4. Wipe the surfaces from the top

The best and most economical for effort and time cleaning principle is from top to bottom. Therefore, start from the top. Wipe the top shelves of wall cabinets and refrigerator, removing dust and dirt from there.

5. Wipe down the doors of the hinged cabinets

Take care of the hinged cabinets by wiping their doors properly.

6. Wipe down appliances

Then it's time for the doors of the microwave and refrigerator, freezer, coffee maker and other appliances. Since we do not do not general, but ordinary regular cleaning, we will not wash the shelves and drawers of the refrigerator or scrub the microwave from the inside. It is enough to bring the technique in a clean and tidy look, removing the main contaminants.

7. Wash the stove and oven door

Wash the hob and oven door.

8. Wash the trays and other things on the worktops and the worktops themselves.

Collect all the items on the worktops: trays, oil bottles, salt shakers and so on. Wipe them down, and if necessary, wash them. Wipe down the countertops before putting it all back in its place. Don't forget to move appliances away and wipe down the countertops underneath.

9. Empty and rinse out the trash can

Pick up the trash and empty and rinse out the trash can.

10. Wash the sink

The sink should be kept clean at all times, and for that, you should wash it more often. So wash your sink properly, using products suitable for the material of your sink.

11. Sweep and mop the floor

Sweep the floor to remove dust and crumbs and then mop it.

12. Final touches

Check to see if the dish sponges need replacing and hang up fresh towels.