1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,080 Hi everyone. I'm Ronnie. 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,840 And I'm Jessica. And you're listening to Clean 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,320 with me. The podcast where we walk you 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:16,920 through cleaning your house. Thanks for joining me in. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,520 Today's episode. I'm going to talk you through 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:25,120 some deep cleaning tasks in your kitchen, and I'm talking about 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,320 the type. Of tasks that you. 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,640 Don't do every. Day, but if you're. 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,560 Getting ready to have. Company for Christmas or you 10 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,360 just. Feel like doing some deep? 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,840 Cleaning this episode is. For you and if right now you're 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,960 saying Ronnie my whole. House is a disaster. 13 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:43,560 I need to. Get the entire house. 14 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:48,400 Clean then I hope you're subscribed to bonus content. 15 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,240 Because if you support the show either. 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:56,760 On Apple Podcasts, Patreon. Or Spreaker. 17 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,680 You can unlock bonus episodes. I've got several. 18 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,240 One and two hour episodes on there. 19 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,840 Where I talk you. Through cleaning your entire 20 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,520 house. But in this episode, we are. 21 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:11,880 Going to work on those deeper cleaning. 22 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,200 Tasks in. The kitchen So it's time to gear 23 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,440 up for your cleaning session. Maybe you need to take? 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,720 Out your kitchen trash. And run the garbage. 25 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,960 Disposal. Maybe you need to put away some 26 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:29,480 clean dishes in your drying rack or in. 27 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:32,400 Your dishwasher. In this episode, I'm going to 28 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:36,000 assume you're not facing a. Dishaster where you've got. 29 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,680 Tons of dishes to do, but I am going to give you a few minutes 30 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,640 at the beginning to make. Sure, that. 31 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,960 You've got a little time to catch up on dishes before. 32 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:47,200 We tackle these deeper. Cleaning. 33 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,440 Tasks and. Maybe you're the type? 34 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,320 Of person who? Kind of has clean dishes in your 35 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,520 drying. Rack perpetually or whatever. 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,880 I encourage you to empty that. Out. 37 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,600 Because when I'm expecting. Guests, I like to. 38 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,360 Have an empty drying rack. That way if somebody goes to 39 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:05,920 help me do. Dishes. 40 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,560 There's a place to put. Those clean dishes. 41 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:13,720 It also just makes the kitchen. Look better when there's not as 42 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:14,560 much. Visual. 43 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,280 Clutter, even though clean dishes aren't really. 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,800 Clutter per SE. When they're where they go in 45 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,920 the drying rack, I actually put them away when I'm having 46 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:26,040 company that allows me to make. Sure that my drying. 47 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,920 Rack is clean, which if you're wondering why it's not 48 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:32,520 perpetually clean. It is clean, but the tray under 49 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,520 it gets mineral deposits. Because we have extremely. 50 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:43,080 Hard water, so I like to scrub. That bottom tray and. 51 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,120 Add a little. Bit of white vinegar. 52 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,400 To my dish soap and get rid. Of any mineral deposits. 53 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,800 On that and of. Course wipe the. 54 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,880 Countertop underneath. It so that's. 55 00:02:54,880 --> 00:03:00,480 Something that you might want to do right now in preparation. 56 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,720 For this. Kitchen cleaning session and of 57 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,600 course you want to empty. The the trash and reline. 58 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,200 Your wastebasket so you have a place to put. 59 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,120 Things as you're cleaning? The next thing I want. 60 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:18,840 You to do is. Wash any dishes that need to be 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,880 washed and put away any items that need to. 62 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,280 Be put away because. We're going to be detailing 63 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:24,800 surfaces in your. Kitchen. 64 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,680 So you've got. To get these items. 65 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,000 Out of the way if you have a dishwasher. 66 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,080 Maybe you need to? Do a quick empty. 67 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,520 Reload and run of the. Dishwasher, of course, if you 68 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,320 have a backlog of dishes. You might need. 69 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,560 To pause the episode. And maybe you need. 70 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:40,960 To. Listen to a different episode 71 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,040 before this. That's just a basic kitchen. 72 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,480 Cleaning or dishwashing episode and then come back. 73 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,800 But for most of you, you can. Probably fit your dishes. 74 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,840 Either into one. Dishwasher load or. 75 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,360 One sink load because you came here for the deep cleaning. 76 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,960 So for the next few minutes I just want. 77 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:03,520 You to get your dishes. Done. 78 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:08,160 And remove any clutter. And by clutter, I mean items 79 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,000 that don't belong on your kitchen countertop. 80 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,320 Or. Maybe items that you're storing 81 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,519 on the floor of your dining room? 82 00:04:17,519 --> 00:04:20,480 If your dining room and kitchen are kind of connected. 83 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:25,440 Basically in these kitchen cleaning episodes, I'm assuming 84 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,400 you have a nook or a dining room. 85 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,520 And that's kind of included so. Maybe there are some? 86 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:37,160 Things you need to. Deal with there something I do? 87 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,760 When I'm getting ready. For a holiday dinner is I put 88 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,240 fresh. Candles in my Candlestick 89 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,800 holders, you know, after. Wiping down the table. 90 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,960 So you might need to wipe down your table. 91 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,520 If you don't eat at. The table all the time I mean. 92 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:57,120 Let's face it, life gets. Busy sometimes we're. 93 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,560 Eating at the breakfast. Bar on the couch, even in our 94 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,200 bedrooms. But. 95 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,800 For these holiday meals. Typically. 96 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,880 We gather around the. Table and I realize. 97 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,840 You might be going somewhere else. 98 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,200 For Christmas, but what? I'm talking about is preparing 99 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,000 to host the dinner. I am hosting a. 100 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,560 Christmas Eve dinner here. Tomorrow so I've already. 101 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,040 Put those fresh. Candles in my Candlestick 102 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:28,120 holders and I'm going to be tackling some deep cleaning 103 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,320 tasks later. In my kitchen. 104 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,840 But life is still. Going on So there are. 105 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:38,840 Usually a few dishes to do while you're. 106 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:43,600 Working on quickly getting your dishes under control, I wanted. 107 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,760 To talk about what's. To come in this. 108 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:49,400 Episode we're. Going to be talking about your. 109 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,520 Dishwasher there are a. Few deep cleaning tasks. 110 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,760 Associated with the dishwasher. That only takes a minute. 111 00:05:56,280 --> 00:05:58,040 The refrigerator. Is a little bit. 112 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,360 You know. Bigger of a project we're going 113 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:01,720 to be. Talking about cleaning. 114 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,560 Out your refrigerator. And cleaning the top. 115 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,680 Of it, the front of it. We're. 116 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,760 Going to touch on cleaning your oven and stove top and I'm 117 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,240 talking deep cleaning. We're going to talk about 118 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,280 cleaning your microwave. We're going to talk. 119 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:21,240 About cabinets, Drawers. And we're not going. 120 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,480 To cover floors. I'm going to assume that you're 121 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,960 going to do that after. This episode while listening to 122 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:30,280 some music perhaps. So we're going to do. 123 00:06:30,280 --> 00:06:33,360 Everything but the floors. OK. 124 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,120 We're going to talk about a little, you know, the 125 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,320 countertops, the backsplash area, all that. 126 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:42,320 So hopefully by now. You've either quickly. 127 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,800 Washed a sink. Load or rent? 128 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:46,360 You know, got your. Dishwasher. 129 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:47,800 Started. Or maybe you've. 130 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,720 Gotten your dishes at least? Soaking in the sink, it's time 131 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,240 to turn your attention on to. The surf to it's. 132 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,560 Time to turn your attention to the surfaces. 133 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:01,920 Of your kitchen. So let's start with something 134 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,280 easy. 1st and that's the. Dishwasher. 135 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,280 Open it up and wipe around the seal. 136 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:12,680 Of the door, OK. And they recommend for deep 137 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,680 cleaning a dishwasher that. You put a cup. 138 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,880 Of plain white vinegar on the top. 139 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,200 Rack of the dishwasher. And using the hottest water 140 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,640 available, run the dishwasher. Through a cycle so. 141 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,280 You know, you press like hot. Hot water or whatever. 142 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,360 You know that. Cycle is called. 143 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,640 And they also recommend that you sprinkle. 144 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,840 I look. At a lot of cleaning articles. 145 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,560 For this stuff they. Recommend that you sprinkle. 146 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,360 A cup. Full of baking soda around the 147 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,840 bottom of it and you run it. Through a cycle. 148 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:45,880 And then of course, you're going to wipe down the. 149 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,040 Outside of your dishwasher. A lot of. 150 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:50,800 Times I. Use a glass cleaner and a 151 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:54,640 microfiber cloth or even paper. Towels to. 152 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,360 Wipe down the front of. The dishwasher, but you probably 153 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,480 have some. Dish dishes, washing and I don't 154 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,680 really need to do this vinegar cycle. 155 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,200 Because I already put. Vinegar. 156 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,560 In every cycle I put it like an ounce of vinegar. 157 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:11,720 And a little. Seasoning bowl in the top rack. 158 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,800 I'm not saying everyone should do that. 159 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:20,240 That might be hard on your plumbing or something like that. 160 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:25,720 But I have to do it here because of us having hard water. 161 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,960 So that's. Kind of what balances the 162 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,120 chemicals in our dishwasher and. Allows. 163 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,520 The dishes to get. Clean because for some reason 164 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,720 food can stick on the dishes. If we don't have the chemical 165 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:40,559 like. We need good. 166 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,120 Water pressure. But we also. 167 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,920 Need the right chemistry? So that's not going to blind A. 168 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,760 Lot of other people either. I kind of feel like. 169 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,240 We have the hardest. Water in the entire country. 170 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,800 To be honest, but I won't belabor that. 171 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,880 Point. Hopefully you're. 172 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,160 Washing around that rim. Inside your dishwasher. 173 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:01,880 And you're wiping down the front. 174 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:05,080 And if you want to interrupt the cycle and add that vinegar to 175 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,640 it, go. Ahead, but that doesn't. 176 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,440 Necessarily need to be done before. 177 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,560 Your party or whatever. Dinner. 178 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,640 Family dinner. So. 179 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:20,280 Let's. Move on to your oven now. 180 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:24,560 If you have a self cleaning oven and the weather's nice today, 181 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,840 you might be able to open the windows on your. 182 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,960 House so that it doesn't stink up the house or whatever smoke 183 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,000 up the house. And run that self. 184 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,640 Cleaning cycle if you have a self cleaning oven. 185 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,960 I do not have a self cleaning oven so. 186 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,360 For those. Of us who don't have that, what 187 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:46,240 I recommend is that. You put on some gloves and then 188 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:48,640 maybe even a mask like one of your old. 189 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,120 COVID masks. Or just a dust mask that you 190 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,800 have around the house. You could even tie a bandana. 191 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,680 Around your face, put on some gloves and then use an. 192 00:09:56,680 --> 00:09:59,240 Oven cleaner. Don't do this if you're pregnant 193 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,920 or something. Have your husband do it because. 194 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,960 Oven cleaning chemicals. Are kind of harsh unless you 195 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,120 want to be doing. Some serious scrubbing. 196 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:10,200 You might want to use like something like. 197 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,240 Easy off or whatever. On the inside. 198 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,080 Of your oven a lot of times when you have. 199 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,640 Holiday get togethers. It's a potluck. 200 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,400 Family members are bringing something and that that's half 201 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:21,760 the. Fun is different, people 202 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,680 bringing the dish that they specialize in. 203 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,200 But they're going to see the inside. 204 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:31,760 Of your oven, so that's when it's time to wipe out now. 205 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:36,800 If you don't have a self. Cleaning oven and you don't have 206 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:37,720 like. The gloves or the? 207 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,680 Oven cleaner on hand. Don't dismay, you can still make 208 00:10:41,680 --> 00:10:43,760 the inside of your oven. Look. 209 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:45,800 Better, maybe you're not going to be. 210 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,640 Detailing the racks. But what you can do is. 211 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:53,200 Quickly remove the racks. And just wipe down the bottom of 212 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,200 your oven and just get. Rid of the. 213 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,840 Ash and debris from things that have. 214 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,640 Fallen in your oven when you were cooking? 215 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,840 OK, If you know, you know. Maybe it doesn't apply to you. 216 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,600 But if you've got. Kids making pizzas. 217 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,920 And you know. Pieces of it or. 218 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,120 Falling onto the bottom of your oven? 219 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,840 Now's the time. To get that stuff wiped. 220 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,920 Up. Even if it's not perfect, it's. 221 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,040 Going to be less noticeable and you don't want your oven to 222 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:26,520 start smoking with these chunks of food in the bottom of your 223 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,240 oven. This may not apply. 224 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,480 To you, but for some of you. It does. 225 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,120 And maybe you didn't think of it. 226 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,640 Maybe you're looking at your? Kitchen and thinking my. 227 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,640 Kitchen looks pretty clean but you've. 228 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,640 Forgotten the fact that. Your sister-in-law. 229 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,960 Or your mother-in-law. Or your mom is going to pop. 230 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,200 Open the oven and see these. Burnt items in the. 231 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,880 Bottom of it. OK, so I had to worry about 232 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,680 that. If you're doing a. 233 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:55,120 Super deep. Clean of your oven. 234 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:56,520 You may need to pause the episode. 235 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,520 Here but. I'm going to keep talking and 236 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:00,720 we're going to move on to the stove. 237 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,440 Top. You want to remove those little 238 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:07,720 knobs and do a good deep cleaning of your. 239 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,080 Stove top controls. And if you don't? 240 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:12,600 Have a glass? Cook Top. 241 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,160 There may be things you need to. Take apart when it comes to 242 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,320 cleaning your burners. If you have a gas stove, you've 243 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,640 got those racks that you need to remove. 244 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:24,480 If you've got an. Electric stove, you've got to 245 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,040 unplug those and clean out the trays. 246 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,680 Either way, anything. Besides a glass. 247 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:33,200 Cook top. You need to remove your burners 248 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:37,600 and clean that area underneath your burners. 249 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,560 So. Burners or burner racks and. 250 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,840 The best thing to. To clean. 251 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,480 Areas like that are. Basically, when you're cleaning, 252 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:52,040 when you're cleaning under your burners, you need to use. 253 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,160 Steel wool. Something. 254 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,000 Abrasive so S pads are. Great. 255 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,000 Or some type. Of some other type of steel 256 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,360 wool. You need something. 257 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,560 Abrasive to scrub with and of. Course, when you spray a 258 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:06,640 chemical, you give it a minute. To kind of do its work, turn 259 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,040 your. Attention elsewhere in the 260 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,520 kitchen. And then come back and scrub. 261 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:11,400 Those. Out. 262 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,400 But people. Are going to be helping you 263 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,440 they're going to be looking at your burners they're. 264 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:19,800 Going to be looking inside your oven again. 265 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,520 If you're not having company, you can still benefit from this 266 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:27,800 episode, but I'm talking to you. Like you are having. 267 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,760 Company basically in case you are. 268 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,000 So that's. Really not going to take as 269 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,400 long. As you think, maybe. 270 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:37,280 You've been procrastinating on cleaning your deep cleaning your 271 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:38,280 stove. Top, but it's. 272 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:40,360 Really not going to take you as long. 273 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,800 You'd be surprised. You know you spray. 274 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,400 Some type of a. Degreasing. 275 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,840 Product you let it. Sit and then you scrub with 276 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:52,360 something abrasive and then maybe as a finishing touch, kind 277 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,560 of shine up. The area with. 278 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:59,000 A clean, damp cloth with maybe a little bit of dish soap on it or 279 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,760 something. So. 280 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,840 That's only going to take you a few minutes, even though it 281 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,840 maybe. Seemed like a bigger. 282 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:10,200 Job than it was. There's always the tried. 283 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:12,760 And true emergency tactic if your. 284 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,280 Burner trays have just. Seen better days? 285 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:19,600 Covering them in foil. Can hide a multitude of sins. 286 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,960 OK, just. An idea there you. 287 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,120 Can buy new ones if you want to just put those. 288 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,120 On your grocery list. But sometimes just scrubbing 289 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,640 with something abrasive is enough and it. 290 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,280 Doesn't take as long as you thought it would a. 291 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:37,520 Lot of these deep. Cleaning tasks are things that 292 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,280 we tend to procrastinate on, but then they end up not being a. 293 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:44,520 Huge deal. I mean when you. 294 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,280 Cook, you're probably. Wiping down your stove. 295 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:48,800 Top. But you might have. 296 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:53,520 Left like some burnt areas on your burner? 297 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,960 Trays or under your burner? Racks. 298 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,280 And just kind of. Quickly swept over. 299 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,080 It with a rag. Now's the time. 300 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,560 To actually scrub. And a scrub brush is another 301 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,240 option if you don't have the SOS. 302 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:13,000 Pad or other abrasive. Scrubbing pad Scrub brush is 303 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:16,000 something that you need sometimes for and then you get. 304 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,800 The leverage of that. Handle. 305 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,200 So hopefully. Right now you're working on 306 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:22,920 detailing your. Stove top. 307 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,720 Or, if you're like me, it only took you a couple minutes 308 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:27,360 because you have the. Glass cook top. 309 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:32,840 And you're just kind of wiping. That backsplash area behind. 310 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:37,360 The stove. And of course, don't forget 311 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,920 about if you if this is just. A deep clean for you and you're 312 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,560 just looking for things to. Do don't forget. 313 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,600 About rolling out your. Stove. 314 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,880 Rolling. Out your refrigerator and. 315 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:52,000 Sweeping and mopping the area underneath and then putting. 316 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:56,400 Those back because. Crumbs inevitably end up under 317 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,360 your stove, under your refrigerator. 318 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:03,040 And it's very important that you don't attract pests by having 319 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,360 these crumbs underneath your large. 320 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:09,920 Appliances, but I understand you might be focusing on the more. 321 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,960 Visual areas right now. Because you're expecting 322 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,200 company. And if you're. 323 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,760 Down to the wire or something. I understand you can move. 324 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:22,760 Your stove and refrigerator later and do that other chore. 325 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,600 Later, but the actual. Stove top in the inside of the 326 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,480 oven are what they're going to see. 327 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,440 But if it's. Been a while since you've 328 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,880 cleaned under. Those large appliances you 329 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,920 should at least. Rent reach under. 330 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:41,040 There with a rag. You know, and go a few inches 331 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,880 under there. So that it doesn't look dirty if 332 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:47,040 somebody drops. Something and they bend down OK. 333 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,400 Hopefully your. Floor is not just. 334 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,520 Filthy around those appliances. But you never know. 335 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:57,480 You know, sometimes life gets away from us and we go a long 336 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,720 time without deep cleaning. This is a judgment free zone. 337 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,079 So I'm talking about. Some of those dirty. 338 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:08,000 Little secrets you might have you might need to wipe under 339 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,720 and. That would be something that you 340 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:15,160 could do with any cleaning product and rag, but if you're 341 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:16,839 like me and you. Use the. 342 00:17:16,839 --> 00:17:20,240 Pre moistened swiffer mop. Pads for like a. 343 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:24,440 Lot of different things those. Work great for doing. 344 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:29,600 Edge work on the floors by hand. So even though I often mop. 345 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,680 The middles, so to speak with. My actual Swiffer. 346 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,800 And the pre moistened. Pad on it. 347 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:41,720 I also like. To use that same pad when I'm on 348 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,600 my hands and knees scrubbing around the. 349 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,160 Edges of the floors. Where I'm. 350 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:46,920 Reaching up under the. Cabinets and I'm. 351 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:52,320 Reaching up under the. Appliances, OK, so hopefully. 352 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,720 You've gotten that that stove. Done. 353 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,720 Don't forget to to clean the front of. 354 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,560 It the window of. It, so to speak. 355 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:01,280 And there is. A way to open it up? 356 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,360 If you spill. Something inside the window. 357 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:06,760 You can Google how to do. That, but it's. 358 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,920 Beyond the scope. Of this episode. 359 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,360 Pause the episode. If you need to. 360 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:13,280 Do that but. If there is some kind of spill 361 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:14,040 in the. Glass. 362 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,640 There's a way. To clean that fortunately. 363 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,440 Let's move on to talking. About your refrigerator. 364 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,240 I know I can talk faster than you can clean. 365 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,360 But the purpose of this episode is for you to at. 366 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:30,360 Least get some of these tasks done while I'm talking about it 367 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,240 and I I just want to remind you of things that you. 368 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,560 May not have thought of. The first step to. 369 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,000 Cleaning out your refrigerator is cleaning it out in the sense 370 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,560 that you're getting rid. Of old leftovers expired. 371 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,000 Items even. Leftovers that you're 372 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,160 optimistic? About it might be time to. 373 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,920 Get rid of those. You know. 374 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,880 Give it to the. Chickens if you have chickens 375 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,080 out in the backyard. But you've got to get rid of 376 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:54,080 that. Stuff to make. 377 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,080 Room for things that people are coming over with. 378 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,080 You want there to be some empty. Space for somebody to. 379 00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:04,000 Maybe pop a casserole in or whatever. 380 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,160 So. And you're going to have new 381 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:07,320 leftovers. Let's. 382 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:11,560 Face it, new fresher. Leftovers, so stop assuming. 383 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,640 That you're going to. Eat those old leftovers. 384 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,400 When you're getting ready to cook. 385 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,200 A Christmas Eve or Christmas dinner? 386 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,400 OK, there's going to be better leftovers coming, so let's pull 387 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,360 all that stuff out. Get those? 388 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:29,320 Leftover containers emptied of. Food and soaking in the sink. 389 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,160 For now, so that. You don't have to. 390 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,680 Scrub like crazy and. If you're like me and you use 391 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:39,200 some semi disposable containers. You can just toss those here's. 392 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,560 What I mean by? That I know that, you know, 393 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,920 there's these. Jokes online like Southerners. 394 00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:45,840 Put leftovers. In like an old. 395 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,600 Country Crop. Container or whatever. 396 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,200 I don't use Country Crock. I use real butter. 397 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:55,080 But my version of it of the Country Crock container and the 398 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:56,960 Cool Whip container since I typically. 399 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,840 Don't buy those products. As I. 400 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:03,960 Get the Hillshire farms. Lunch meat, like the Turkey or 401 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:08,160 the ham that comes in that. Disposable Gladware. 402 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,600 And then when I'm done using all the lunch meat. 403 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:13,040 Wash out that. Can. 404 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,880 Well, you don't even have to. Wash it out you. 405 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,920 Can, but it just depends if the meat. 406 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,680 Even came into contact with it sometimes. 407 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,520 I just pull out the. Little bags of meat. 408 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,520 And I. Put them in sandwich. 409 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,320 Baggies so that I can use the. Gladware right away, but. 410 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:30,080 They come with the little containers, but I look at those. 411 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,040 Containers as free because. They came with the. 412 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,680 Ham. So if I'm storing leftovers in a 413 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,120 container like that. I just toss it. 414 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:40,680 Makes sense because. I'll be. 415 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,520 Getting a new one. When the kids. 416 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,360 Go back to school. And I get that lunch meat. 417 00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:49,000 And no, they don't eat processed meats every day, but they eat it 418 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,080 occasionally. I'm. 419 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,320 Kind of big on. Peanut butter and Jelly. 420 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,840 And tuna sandwiches. Because it's healthier than 421 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,080 processed meat in my opinion. So. 422 00:20:58,280 --> 00:20:59,280 But I do. Get the stuff. 423 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,120 With known added nitrates. This is not a show about 424 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:05,240 nutrition. We're just chatting here about 425 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:06,760 containers. And I. 426 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,200 Realize if you're overseas. You may not know. 427 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:13,760 About the Hillshire Farms lunch meat that comes with a free 428 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,240 container, but it's a thing here in the. 429 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:19,360 US so. Once you've cleaned. 430 00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:21,480 Out your refrigerator. It's time to actually. 431 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,520 Clean your refrigerator. I'm talking about pulling. 432 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,120 Everything else out, even the stuff you're keeping. 433 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:31,040 All of your condiments. Your eggs, your cheese, your 434 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,320 juices, your milks, whatever all you have. 435 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,080 In there putting that stuff all on. 436 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,280 Your. Kitchen counter or island and 437 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,120 then cleaning the. Inside of the refrigerator and 438 00:21:44,120 --> 00:21:45,560 this. Isn't going to take as long as 439 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:46,720 you think. Either. 440 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:51,000 Usually the first step is I like to use a damp rag. 441 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,280 And you know with. Hot water. 442 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,640 And a little bit. Of dish soap and I'll. 443 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:01,080 Scrub all the shelves. And racks and everything. 444 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:02,600 Some things I'll. Remove. 445 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,560 I might remove. A few drawers that I. 446 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,320 Would like to dump out any crumbs out of you know sometimes 447 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:10,320 you have. Little bits of produce. 448 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,560 In the produce drawer and you want to dump. 449 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,520 That into the wastebasket. And then you can rinse that 450 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,760 container out in the sink if you have like, you know, a produce 451 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,800 drawer that's. Removable, but a lot of the 452 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:21,960 shelves. I just leave. 453 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,440 In and I wipe. Them down. 454 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,800 You know the. Top and bottom. 455 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:30,280 With this hot dishwater. You know, hot. 456 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,360 Soapy water I usually use like. Just. 457 00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:37,440 Dawn liquid Dawn detergent and once I've done that. 458 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,240 I will use. Vinegar and a micro. 459 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,600 Fiber cloth white. Vinegar and a micro fiber. 460 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,560 Cloth to. Kind of as a glass cleaner to 461 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,400 clean the the shelves and. That's, you know, not 462 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:52,640 automatically necessary, but it's. 463 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,400 Just kind of a finishing touch the. 464 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:56,480 Important thing is that. You get your shelves. 465 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,160 Clean. I'm not that worried about being 466 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,840 able to see through. Them that great and just a 467 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,760 complete. Streak free shine. 468 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,840 Excuse me because your. Refrigerator is going to be full 469 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,800 of stuff, so don't get hung. Up on that. 470 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:10,080 If you don't have. The the vinegar. 471 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,480 You could also. Use plain water. 472 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,840 To shine up those shelves. But that's how I do that. 473 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,080 If you need more time. Pause the episode and of course. 474 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,520 You're going to wipe down the. Front of the refrigerator. 475 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:24,440 If you're like us, there's someone. 476 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,240 In your. House, who just keeps putting 477 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,040 fingerprints on the refrigerator door? 478 00:23:28,360 --> 00:23:30,000 I usually just spray. That with a glass. 479 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,040 Cleaner. It's stainless steel, but I know 480 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:33,680 they're stainless steel products you can get. 481 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,120 I usually just use a glass cleaner. 482 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,200 But don't forget about the top of your refrigerator. 483 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,520 You may have a guest. Who is over 6 feet tall? 484 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,840 Who can see the top of your refrigerator? 485 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,440 Or there's a famous. Story where my mother-in-law had 486 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:48,520 a friend. Who would actually run her 487 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,800 finger across the top? Of my mother in law's. 488 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,680 Refrigerator to check for dust. Strange as. 489 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:57,200 That seems the woman who was doing. 490 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,720 It is short, but she reached up and checked for it. 491 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,160 That's. Probably not going to happen 492 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,960 because it seems. Super weird and super rare, but 493 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,480 what will? Happen is you might have a 494 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,520 guest. Over 6 feet tall, so wipe. 495 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,480 Down the top. Of that fridge. 496 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:16,320 And then of course clean the front like I talked about as. 497 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,600 Always pause the episode. If you need more time on that 498 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,200 task. Or just, you know. 499 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,440 Make a note. To self to do it later let's. 500 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:27,320 Talk about your microwave now. A quick. 501 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,680 Way to clean the inside of your microwave. 502 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,760 Is to get a. Microwave safe glass bowl and 503 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,520 fill it. Up with whatever solution. 504 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:41,600 You want but one. Possible example that I got from 505 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,600 a website is to fill it with a. Quarter cup baking soda and 1 506 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,440 cup. Of water, boil it for. 507 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,960 Two minutes and then wipe down the microwave the inside. 508 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,240 Of it, it'll be. Easier to clean after. 509 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,920 Boiling the. Mixture that I just. 510 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:01,440 Described and you can. Also, dip your rag into that hot 511 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,000 mixture, as long as you just keep it from obviously touching 512 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,400 the hot liquid with your hand. And scrub that out. 513 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,680 And of course, you might be removing a turntable. 514 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:14,680 And soaking that part in the sink and then just wiping the 515 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:20,480 actual bottom and sides and top of the inside of your microwave. 516 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,320 And of course, wipe down the. Outside of the. 517 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:29,720 Microwave when you're done so. It doesn't take that long. 518 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,200 But it's something that. We don't. 519 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,800 Always think about we. Forget that the inside. 520 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,720 Of our microwave. Is a mess if we haven't. 521 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,920 Used it in a. While or something like that and 522 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,360 you know. There's always that one person 523 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:46,680 who heats up something that's like, got tomato. 524 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,000 Sauce in it. And they don't cover. 525 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,080 It and then it's. Splatters. 526 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,960 It happens, folks. So this is your. 527 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,480 Reminder and AS. Always pause the episode. 528 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,840 If you need more time on that task. 529 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,080 Before I have you work. On the. 530 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:06,040 Backsplash area basically your. Kitchen. 531 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:10,840 Walls above the countertops. I want you to wipe down your 532 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,160 upper. Cabinets and just. 533 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:17,120 Clean them from the top down. You might. 534 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:20,240 Have a dedicated spray. For your wooded wooden. 535 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,680 Cabinets and and you know, just. You might want to use that. 536 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,040 Spray, let it sit. Use a rag or. 537 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,800 If you're on a kick. Where you're just using. 538 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,360 These pre moistened mop pads for like everything. 539 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:35,400 It's just so fast. That's how I wiped down my 540 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,480 cabinets a couple. Days ago was with those. 541 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:41,800 Pre moistened Swiffer pads. So I wiped. 542 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:46,040 Down my upper cabinets. 1st. And then I checked. 543 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,800 The walls above. You know between the. 544 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,560 Cabinet and the countertop mine are clean, but you might want to 545 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,480 check to see if there's any splatters. 546 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,440 On those walls and wipe those down. 547 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,800 And then of course you're going to scrub your countertops and 548 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:02,320 that's why I had to remove. Clutter at the. 549 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:03,520 Beginning, you don't want to have a. 550 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,240 Lot of obstacles there, but you do have those. 551 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,400 Perpetual appliances like. Maybe your toaster is always out 552 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,080 or your coffee maker is always out. 553 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,560 You're going to move those to clean under them, but you're 554 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,880 also going to wipe down the. Exteriors of those. 555 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,800 Appliances and shine those up. And use whichever type of 556 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,760 cleaning. Products, rags, disposable 557 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,360 wipes. Whatever you want. 558 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:30,760 You can always go to my website cleanwithmepodcast.com there are 559 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,440 links. To some of my favorite products. 560 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:38,000 Where you can purchase them on Amazon and as an affiliate. 561 00:27:38,360 --> 00:27:41,560 I get a small Commission, but that doesn't change the. 562 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:42,920 Price of the. Item. 563 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,120 So if you just randomly got those items. 564 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:47,920 On Amazon you'd be paying the same price you're still. 565 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:49,400 Paying the same price but helping me. 566 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,240 Out as an affiliate if you use that link and you can find that 567 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,680 at cleanwithmepodcast.com. But right now I want you to just 568 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:56,800 use. Whatever you have. 569 00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:00,280 On hand I am. Notorious for just using. 570 00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:03,160 Different cleaning products. As substitutes. 571 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,240 For one another. I do have cleaning products that 572 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,160 I like to clean with. But in a pinch. 573 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,640 I'll work with whatever. I have and I hope you'll do the 574 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,280 same. I mean. 575 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:18,120 You can wipe down your entire kitchen just with a. 576 00:28:18,120 --> 00:28:21,480 Sink full of hot water and dish soap. 577 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,120 But I I have a. Lot of different tricks. 578 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,240 That I like to use that. Just make it funner. 579 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:33,120 And disposable wipes and disposable mop pads are some of 580 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:35,880 my favorite. Products that I like. 581 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,040 To. I guess pamper myself. 582 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,240 With because I like the. Smell and I. 583 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:41,400 I like that they're. Just. 584 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,880 Moisten the right amount rather than me getting the. 585 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:46,000 Surface is too wet or having to scrub. 586 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,400 Too much. They're just right, so that's a 587 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,680 shortcut I do, but. By all means. 588 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:56,160 Use whatever you have. So yeah, you've got your upper 589 00:28:56,160 --> 00:29:00,440 cabinets, your backsplash area. Your countertops and then your 590 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:04,120 lower cabinets. And of course you want to shine 591 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,520 your sink and clean the faucet in the area. 592 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,160 Around the faucet and behind the faucet. 593 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:14,720 Absolutely scrub those areas. And detail those areas. 594 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,440 And let me talk. More specifically about. 595 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,600 The sink. You can rinse. 596 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,400 It and sprinkle. It with baking soda and then 597 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:26,800 kind of work that baking soda into a paste and scrub the 598 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,480 entire. Sink you can also. 599 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,760 Use a toothbrush to. Clean around the faucet, around 600 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,320 the. Edges and the base of the 601 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,880 faucet. You want to wipe? 602 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:42,000 Down the faucet itself. You can put half of a lemon in 603 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,120 your garbage. Disposal with a few ice cubes. 604 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:46,960 And run it. And then of course. 605 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:50,360 Rinse the sink and. Wipe it dry to. 606 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:54,080 Shine it up and unless you have. Something soaking right now? 607 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:59,680 OK, I did mention soaking some leftover containers or that 608 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,040 turntable. Piece. 609 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,240 From your microwave, it might be time. 610 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,720 To wash those. Items now that they've had a few 611 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,320 minutes to soak. Now one last thing that I want 612 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,200 to mention. This always gets this. 613 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:15,280 A lot of people forget this important. 614 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,840 Step, and that's vacuuming out or wiping out the. 615 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,200 Insides of your. Cabinets and drawers. 616 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:23,920 OK. You may or may not have. 617 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:26,720 Time to do this. But your bonus task. 618 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:31,200 If you choose to accept it is. Cleaning out the insides of. 619 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:32,360 Your. Cabinets. 620 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,120 Usually those upper cabinets. Where we keep the. 621 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,760 Plates and whatnot. I just wipe those out with a. 622 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:42,800 Damp cloth. Whereas with the drawers I 623 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,480 sometimes just remove. Everything. 624 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,680 And then use the. Vacuum attachment to. 625 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:50,560 Vacuum out any crumbs that ended up in there and then wipe. 626 00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:53,360 Those out. After that and that's because 627 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:56,480 sometimes if someone. Doesn't shut the drawer all the 628 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,680 way to. Crumbs and debris get into the 629 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,560 drawers, so that may be an issue. 630 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,600 You could be very meticulous and never do. 631 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:09,360 That especially if it's an all adult household but. 632 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,920 A lot of times with kids cleaning the kitchen, crumbs 633 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,640 happen in the drawers. And the vacuum attachment. 634 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,520 Is a quick solution. At the very least. 635 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,000 Do that. In your silverware drawer. 636 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,640 Make. 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