1) Vacuum
2) Wet mop and pail or the Sh-mop,depending on wood or tile floors
3) Fan duster brush with extension pole
4) Your carry-all bag or tray, that includes razor blade holder and
blades, powder cleanser, all purpose cleaner, glass cleaner,bleach
cleaner, acid cleaner, scrub pad & sponge, tooth brushes, your
duster and cleaning cloths.
5) And I must admit I was amiss in not telling you about having a dump
bag, this is a bag that you will be putting your wet and dirty cleaning
cloths. Please don't use one of those plastic shopping bags.
Purchase yourself one of those re-usable bags you can pick up
at your favorite store. Once you've finished your cleaning day you
can take your dirty rags and bag to the washing machine and wash
them together, do not mix with clothes.
After reading this segment you should be able to clean your kitchen quickly and
efficiently. But, before we get started here, lets pick out our music to clean, to
each his own, just pump it up and have fun. You're cleaning through another
free concert.
This may sound redundant, but I just have to say, as usual start the room left to
right, top to bottom. As you enter the kitchen check the ceiling corners for cob-
webs and if your cabinets don't reach all the way to the ceiling,you have to
address that space in between the ceiling and the top of the cabinets, it gets
dustier than you would think. Use your fan duster and extension pole for the
cobwebs in those hard to reach areas (the fan brush can be used for more than
one purpose). Use your vacuum and attachments to reach above the cabinets if
possible, if not use your duster here as well. Just be careful you don't want to
put all that dust into the air(cough,cough). If you have a fan in your kitchen
proceed to the fan.
The kitchen is a room that is going to require a lot of picking up and putting
down and moving items back and forth, the movements will become easier with
time. Because this room can be time consuming we're going to break away from
the norm, because it will be easier and faster. So, let's begin. "The only way to
eat an elephant is one bite at a time"
1) Kitchen counter: Move the items that are on top of the counter forward,
(toaster,blender,cookie jars,etc.).Wipe the counter clean behind them. Dust/
wipe the items and replace them back. Use your all purpose cleaner and cloth,
scrub pad, or scraper on counter. On a Granite counter top,bring it to a shine
using your glass cleaner.
2) Refrigerator: Using your all purpose cleaner to clean the outside,front and
top. Open the the doors,clean door gaskets and air vents.
Stainless steel refrigerators can be cleaned with Isopropyl alcohol, or white
vinegar(spray these on the cloth,not directly onto the refrigerator). There are
specific stainless steel cleaners out there that works really well.
3) Stove tops: Clean hood and filter. Work from the back to front using your all-
purpose cleaner and cloth or white vinegar and cleanser with a white scrubber
pad.
A) Glass top stove cleaner made specifically for glass top stoves. Apply
to surface, let dry, and wipe off.
B) Gas stove top: Set the left and right side grates on the counter. Clean middle
and right and left side of stove top around the burners then replace the
grates.
C) Electric stove top: Try cleaning around the burners with the rings in
place, if that fails, remove the burner and ring assembly, with a paper
towel collect all of the debris and if any(grease),then throw away,
continue to clean area and replace burners.
D) Stove front: use a tooth brush and all-purpose cleaner to clean
the knobs and around them. If that fails, remove them by pulling
towards you. Clean the knob, set it aside and clean area behind
them and then replace. Continue on and wipe down the glass
oven door with your glass cleaner.
4) Sink and Dishwasher: use your all-purpose cleaner and tooth brush
to clean around the base of faucet and rim of the sink, use white
vinegar on the faucet area to remove any hard water deposits.
(white vinegar is a light acid that will help in removing the hard water
deposits, without having to scrub with an abrasive cleanser and
end up scratching your faucets chrome or other finish)
Sprinkle cleanser into into the bowl area of the sink and scrub with
your scrub pad, then rinse the sink, be sure to do a good job here,
other wise you'll leave a powdery substance behind (doesn't look good).
You know that pinkish algae stain that you get around the sink drains.
Well, a client of mine gave me a most excellent idea. The "Bleach Pen"
just zip that around the drain and walk away. The next you turn on the
water, "zap" it's gone . Simple, but such a great idea! Talk about saving
time, and you can do the same in the bathroom sinks as well with tub.
5) Floor: Last of all, depending on the type of floor you have, tile or wood
first vacuum then either wet mop or use the Sh-mop. You just finished
the kitchen...I don't know about you, but it's coffee break time..So once
again.
Until next time, today and everyday put comfort in your life. Ciao!
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