How to keep a clean kitchen
Refrigerator
Think about the number of times unwashed hands open the refrigerator door! Keep your tallest appliance nice and clean with daily, weekly and monthly cleaning routines.
Daily
Wipe down the exterior with warm soapy water and dry with a clean cloth, or use a disposable wipe, (especially good for those germy refrigerator handles).
Weekly
Clean the shelves and drawers inside the refrigerator and toss old leftovers and expired foods. (Plan to do this the day before the garbage man comes.) Reorganize and update your grocery list.
Monthly
Move the refrigerator and vacuum behind and underneath it. Keep an open box of baking soda inside the refrigerator to absorb odors and replace monthly.
Countertops
Your kitchen will look and feel cleaner if the countertops are always clean.
Daily
Wipe down the counters at least once a day — probably more, if you’re a three-squares-a-day family. Use warm soapy water or a disinfecting wipe — and try to contain crumbs before they hit the floor.
Weekly
Clean the backsplash as you would the countertops. Dry to prevent streaks and water spots. Use a basket to gather things that don’t belong on the counters — jewelry, mail — to return to their rightful homes.
Monthly
If you have specialty countertops, refer to the manufacturer’s cleaning methods, solutions and sealing recommendations.
Stove/Oven
Cooking on a dirty stove is unappetizing, so keep yours nice and clean!
Daily
Wipe up spills before they can bake onto the surface of the stove. For tough jobs, sprinkle baking soda onto a damp cloth, scour and rinse. Remove any foods that may have fallen to the bottom of the oven while baking.
Weekly
Use a disinfecting wipe to clean the microhood or vent. Remove the stove knobs and clean behind them. Wipe down oven door.
2–3 Times a year
Pull out the stove and clean the walls and floors behind it. Run the self-cleaning oven.
Floors
Save floor cleaning for last since much of what you cleaned from other parts of the kitchen may end up there…
Daily
Use a damp paper towel or a disinfecting wipe to clean small spills and scuffs... and get to them before they have a chance to dry.Working from the walls toward the middle of the room, use a dry sweeper or dust mop and dustpan to take care of errant crumbs.
Weekly
Using a damp paper towel or your vacuum's crevice tool, clean the corners you may have missed with daily sweeping.Wash the floor using a cleaner that’s recommended for your flooring type or a safe homemade solution of water, vinegar and a drop of dishwashing liquid.
Sinks
Ew! Bacteria love kitchen sinks and faucets. After you've cleaned the rest of the kitchen, make sure your sink is germ-free.
Daily
After washing dishes and/or loading the dishwasher, clean faucets and sink with disinfecting wipes. Dry (because germs prefer damper places.
Weekly
Deodorize drains by pouring 1 cup baking soda down the drain followed by 1 cup hot, distilled vinegar. Let sit for five minutes, then flush with hot water.
Monthly
Sanitize the garbage disposal with a commercial kitchen cleaning solution or a homemade cleaning agent.
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