Ingenious Kitchen Cleaning Hacks

Cookie sheets get bad wear. Baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and time make them look brand new.They shine like new.Sprinkle baking soda on the sheet. Then add hydrogen peroxide.

Let the sheet sit for two hours after both are on. Then wipe it clean.

Baking soda and hydrogen peroxide mix to make an all-natural, affordable, multifunctional cleaner.This cleaner works on surfaces, sanitizes hands, and disinfects toilets. Use two parts hydrogen peroxide and one part baking soda.This stuff cleans surfaces, sanitizes hands, and disinfects toilets. It needs two parts hydrogen peroxide and one part baking soda.

This pair handles almost any cleaning job, from laundry to removing carpet stains.

To clean your dishwasher, take a mug. Fill it more than halfway with vinegar and set it upright in the upper rack.Set your appliance to a normal wash. Use extra-hot water.As vinegar washes through the dishwasher, it breaks down built-up residue. This lets the machine clean itself.

Old toothbrushes make great cleaning tools. They work perfectly on a dirty sink.

Throw baking soda into your sink. Wet your old toothbrush. Scrub out the sink.After scrubbing, rinse the sink. See how it sparkles.Use baking soda, vinegar, and dish soap to clear a greasy kitchen fast. Measure out 1/4 cup white vinegar, 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap, and 1/4 cup baking soda.

Add these ingredients to a bucket full of warm water.

Use baking soda, vinegar, and dish soap to clear kitchen grease fast. Measure out 1/4 cup white vinegar, 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap, and 1/4 cup baking soda.Grease and gunk on your oven make cooking gross. Removing that residue needs some elbow grease. Try this trick: leave a bowl filled with ammonia in your oven overnight.As ammonia fumes pass through the oven, residue softens. You can then easily wipe it off with a sponge.

The gaskets in your refrigerator door collect food and debris. Cleaning them is tough. First, wash the seals with soap and warm water to get into those hard spots.

Once the gasket is wet, take a butter knife and wrap a rag around it.Or use Clorox Disinfecting Wipes if you don't want to wash the rag. Then, gently move the knife through the gasket grooves to pull out the gunk. Wipe with lemon or mineral oil to keep the material flexible.Aluminum foil cleans casserole dishes dirty from lasagna and messy meals. Take a crumpled piece of foil—even a used one—and start scrubbing with soap and water.

This trick also cleans other glass surfaces in your house, like shower doors.

Refrigerator door gaskets collect food and debris. Cleaning these seals is difficult. Wash the seals with soap and warm water first.

After wetting the gasket, take a butter knife andwrap a rag around it.Use Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, or something similar, if you skip washing the rag. Then move the knife through the gasket grooves to remove gunk. Wipe with lemon or mineral oil to keep the material flexible.

Aluminum foil cleans casserole dishes soiled by lasagna and other messy meals. Take acrumpled-up piece of foil - even a used one - and start scrubbing with soap and water.

This trick works well on other glass surfaces in your house.Examples include shower doors..

Using oil to clean up oil sounds bad, but it works great on your stovetop. If oil residue covers your stove, just use a paper towel or cloth anddab some mineral oilon it. The mineral oil pulls the oil buildup off your surfaces, making it easy to remove.

After you finish and gently wipe surfaces, the leftover mineral oil makes a thin layer. This layer stops future oil splatters from sticking hard.

When cleaning your refrigerator, check the coils at theVacuum the bottom of your appliance to save money and energy.. These coils filter warm air. Dirt makes the machine work harder to keep food fresh.

Clean them by removing the cover grill in front of the coils. Then, vacuum the space using a crevice tool.

Wooden cutting boards look nice, but they need much care to stay clean. You can use a few common items to helpRestore your cutting board with this simple hack.to its best look.

First, mix vinegar and water, then add hydrogen peroxide to disinfect the board. Dry it. Cover the board with sea salt and let it sit. Next, use lemon slices to scrub the salt into the board, then rinse and dry. You can also oil the board with mineral oil to keep it clean.

Microwaves get dirty over time, and this trick helps fix it. Put a soaked sponge in your microwave. Spray a bottle filled withUse water and lemon essential oil to clean your sticky microwave.on the inside of your appliance. Leave the sponge in the microwave for two minutes.

Let the sponge cool down a bit. Then, use it to wipe the microwave.

To keep your cast-iron pans clean, scrub themwith kosher salt. After cooking, put a cup of kosher salt in the pan andWipe the cast iron down with salt to remove buildup. with a towel. Rinse the pan with hot water and dry it. Your favorite pan will look almost new.

Your favorite pan will look almost new.

You might not have seen the inside of your oven door. Take off the panel from the bottom of the door. Wrap a cleaning wipeUse an old wire hanger to reach between the glass of your oven.and push it up through the opening.

Use the hanger to slide the wipe along the glass. This lets you clean a surface you couldn't reach otherwise.

Next time you clean your toaster, tryClean the inside of your toaster using a pastry brush.. Take your toaster apart to clean it. The pastry brush helps clear debris from tight spots in your appliance.

This stops you from smelling burnt crumbs.

Some people do not clean dishes right away, leaving tough food residue behind. Instead of scrubbing hard, soak a dish in the sinkPlace a dryer sheet on pans with stubborn food residue.Place a dryer sheet inside it.

After waiting a few hours, dump the dirty water and rinse the dish. This works well for tough casserole dishes.

Bar Keepers Friend cleans stainless steel pots and pans that lose shine or build stains from use.Bar Keepers Friend cleans pots and pans.This timeless cleaner comes in handy. Simply pour some of the cleaneronto the potor pan you want to clean, then add water and scrub.

You will have spotless stainless steel in almost no time.

Garbage disposals are hard to clean. A simple hack using lemons and vinegar cuts down on odors. Put a lemon slice in each indentation of an ice tray, then add vinegar. Freeze the tray until solid. Take out the cubes and put them in a freezer bag.

Use one of these cubes when you run your disposal to clean and freshen it up.

Use cling film or Glad Press'n Seal on each shelf to stop fridge spills before they happen.Glad Press'n Seal fits on each shelf to stop spills.If you spill something, just remove the wrap from the fridge and put a new layer on.

You will stop worrying about spilled milk.

Grills take effort to clean. Onions, which are tough, make the process easier. As your grill heats, rubPut a cut onion over the grill grate before cooking.to loosen tough grime and grit from past cookouts.

If you do this right, your food will not stick to the grill.

Electric kettles gather minerals from water when you use them repeatedly, even though they only boil water. To clean your kettle,Add vinegar and water to remove hard water buildup in your kettle.to the pot and turn it on. Let the solution boil. After boiling, let it cool.

Once it cools, scrub the inside of your kettle with a bottle brush or a microfiber cloth.

Stove burners collect gunk and debris over time, making removal hard because they get hot and cold constantly. Instead of scrubbing hard, put them in sturdy bags, like the Glad Zipper 2-in-1 Gallon,Fill your stove burners with ammonia for an easy clean.The stove burners are filled with ammonia.

Let the burners sit in the bags for a day. When you take them out, just rinse and wipe them.

Instant Pots deodorize with a lemony steam.Instant Pots offer great convenience for busy cooks, but they get dirty fast and often smell bad. To fight a smelly Instant Pot,Put lemon peels in the pot to deodorize it.along with vinegar and water. Set it to "steam" for just two minutes.

After steaming the appliance, take out the sealing ring and let the pot dry by itself.

Cleaning and using granite countertops wears them down over time. You might want to get some of that original shine back. After you clean your counter next time—which needs only warm water and soap—add some cooking oilWipe cooking oil on granite with a cloth and rub it lightly.

The oil gives the counter a gloss and supposedly helps keep it from staining.

Range hood filters get ignored during cleaning, making them extra dirty. Boil water in a pot big enough for one filter side. Add baking soda to the boiling water, butadd it slowlyto stop too much fizzing.

Place the filter in the pot after adding all the baking soda. Watch the grease come off. Repeat this for the other side. Run the filter under hot water when it looks clean.