Get every corner of your kitchen sparkling clean with our proven tips, tricks, and shortcuts.
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These DIY kitchen cleaning hacks will help you degrease, deodorize, andsanitize in less time.
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Try these ideas to switch up your same old cleaning routine and keep your kitchen sparkling.
Keep your disposal smelling fresh
Few things are quite as offputting as a smelly garbage disposal.
To remedy that, use one of our favoritekitchen sink cleaning hacks: lemon ice cubes.
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To make them, simply fill an ice cube tray with lemon wedges, rock salt, and water.
Once frozen, pop the cubes down the drain and run your garbage disposal until the ice is gone.
Rock salt scrubs the blades while ice helps knock off any gunk and grime.
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The lemon helps keep your sink smelling fresh.
It can make even your most battered baking sheets look brand new again.
Come back in a few hours to wipe your restored baking sheets clean.
Clean your oven while you sleep
Forget auto-clean.
When you wake up,clean the ovenwith soapy water and dry using a plush cloth.
Wash your oven rack
Powder detergent isn’t just for laundry.
Bring back the original shine of your oven racks without scrubbing (and potentially scratching!)
by soaking them in a bathtub filled with powder washing detergent.
Let it sit for at least four hours before removing and rinsing with clean water.
Polish woodwork with lemon oil and vinegar
Prefernatural solutionsto commercial cleaners?
This DIY wood polish leaves both a lovely scent and shine.
To make it, fill a spray bottle with 1 part lemon oil to 1 part white vinegar.
This cleaning technique works wonders on pantry shelves, too.
One of the best kitchen stovecleaning hacksis to use vegetable oil.
Run Tang through your dishwasher
Hard water deposits can build up in a dishwasher over time.
If your dishwasher no longer gives dishes a thorough clean, it might be time to grab some Tang.
For this kitchen cleaning hack, pour an entire container of the fruity powdered beverage into an empty dishwasher.
Let the machine run a full cycle.
Add in your dirty dishes, run another full cycle, and your dishes will emerge sparkly clean.
To clean it, boil water in a large pot and gradually add 1/2 cup baking soda.
Next, place the filter in the pot to soak.
The entire filter might not fit in your pot, so soak each side separately if necessary.
Once one side is clean, turn the filter around and let the other side soak.
It’ll be hot, so verify to use gloves!
Soak a toothbrush in an anti-grease solution and turn the flap inside out.
Move the toothbrush around the guard to scrub off any food waste.
