3 weeks Ago
Here are the 21 most helpful tips and insights I found, along with some useful insights from the r/CleaningTips community: 3. "Keep less clutter on the counters. Get cabinet racks to organize and an organizer for pull-out drawers.
" – supergma8 4. "Fill the sink with hot soapy water as you're cooking. It makes it easy to wash and rinse off prep dishes and pots.
You can wash things as you are waiting for water to boil, etc." – corpse_flour 5. "It could simply be that the workflow is disorganized.
Is there a place to put dirty dishes? Do you have separate prep, cook, and dishware sections? Is clutter that doesn't belong in the kitchen being dumped in the kitchen? (mail, medicines on the counter instead of a specific place, groceries/bags, etc.)? You really need to break down what is causing the mess in very specific ways." – tmccrn 6.
"Bleach powder in the sink; it smells so good afterward. Just leave it and wash it later for a clean sink." –Anonymous 8.
"Take the trash out every day and get rid of unused extra pots/pans/utensils." – icequeen559a 9. "I always clean up as I go.
It saves dealing with a colossal mess when it all adds up in the end. Done chopping the veggies? Wash the knife and cutting board and put them away (or slide them into the dishwasher). Done with that pan? Ditto!" –Kat V.
, Washington 10. "Unload the dishwasher once it's done and don't wait. Otherwise, dirty dishes will pile up in the sink instead of in the dishwasher where they belong.
" – Fantastic_Relief 11. "A place for everything, and everything in its place. Our kitchen is considered small based on American standards.
The items we have out are a marble board with our salts and oils, two jars of utensils, a knife block, a compost caddy, chopping boards, a kettle, a toaster, a microwave, and a fruit bowl. Everything else goes onto shelves or in cupboards." – everyoneelsehasadog 13.
"For people with low time and energy, doing it in bite-sized pieces is good. When you’re waiting for something to heat up in the microwave, do a couple of dishes. When you’re waiting for your water to boil, do some dishes.
This helps keep the mess levels down." – ofthefallz 14. "Fridge and cabinet organizational bins and devices.
I have some sliding bins for the fridge that I put fruit and veggies in since the crisper drawers to me are the land of 'I will forget about this, it will rot'...
drinks go in crisper drawers now." – peptobismalpink 16. "After cleaning the tops of your cupboards, cover them with newspaper.
Kitchens are humid and greasy and dust catches and sticks to the newspaper instead of the tops of your cupboards. Next time you clean? Pull up the newsprint and it's just an easy wipe." –KH, Canada 17.
"Go through fridge/freezer/pantry weekly. Eat down what you have, and toss expired food before the next shopping trip. We only go every eight weeks now for groceries and almost exclusively shop at Costco for 90% of what we need so things last longer.
Fresh foods first, then pantry, then frozen, in that order for fruits, veggies, and dairy." – AliciaKnits 18. "The dish wand sponges are really handy — you can wash things without having to get your hands really gross, and it's just one thing to grab instead of finding a clean cloth/sponge, finding soap, applying soap, etc.
" – marsypananderson 20. "Consider meal planning or cooking two meals in one day so you can give yourself days off from cooking and have more time to clean." – ngkasp 21.
"One thing that has helped is putting all dirty dishes in a bin instead of the sink. Basically, it’s hard for me to wash dishes if all the dishes are in the way. So I have a big plastic bin next to the sink that I try to put all my dirty dishes in — that way my sink is clear to actually start washing them.
" – SnooRadishes5305 Do you have any tips that belong on this list? Let us know in the comments or by filling out the anonymous form below. Your submission could be featured in an upcoming Tasty post!.
