For the glory of cleanliness: simple ways to keep your kitchen tidy at all times

Usually the kitchen is considered the most difficult room to maintain order. And, as a rule, this is where there is always a lot to do - to clean the stove, wash the dishes, remove grease, treat the floor and countertop, get rid of crumbs on surfaces, wipe the facades and much more. Well, how can I do everything here, if sometimes it's so lazy to do it. Not only did you spend half a day here preparing lunches and dinners, but also take the time to clean up.

However, there are a few simple tricks that can help you keep your kitchen clean at all times. They are extremely simple, and the effect is noticeable immediately.

Clean up dirt immediately

The habit of cleaning up immediately after cooking and in the process is very useful. For example, you can immediately rinse an empty plate into which you cut vegetables for frying, wipe the countertop from the spilled liquid, wash the cutting board on which the very vegetables for the soup were cut or borscht.

Following this simple principle, at the end of cooking, you may find that there is nothing to wash. Calmly go to the sofa to lie down.

Wash small tools immediately

This point flows smoothly from the previous one. This includes all minor accessories that are used during cooking: spatulas, a strainer, a ladle, a garlic press, a vegetable peeler, a grater and even a spoon with which salt was poured into bouillon.
Try keeping the sink empty while cooking and you will see how convenient and effective it is. It's better to wash the dishes a little at a time than to deal with a pile of kitchen utensils later.

Buy a spoon holder

The situation is familiar to everyone: we mix the ingredients in a frying pan with a spoon, and immediately put it on the countertop. It is clear that stains and grease will appear so very quickly, which will drain from the device. Finally, buy yourself a special stand. You can put not only a spoon on it, but also a spatula, a ladle, and in some models, a lid from a saucepan or stewpan.

If you follow this rule, the countertop will always be clean and you will not have to wipe it every time.

Keep cleaning supplies close at hand

Sometimes your time can be stolen by the search for cleaning detergents. In order not to run headlong through the rooms, looking for funds, organize the storage of the necessary compounds in the kitchen. The better you think about it, the easier it will be to clean. For example, you can purchase special organizers with compartments and store it under the sink.

When choosing this method, do not forget that you need to put chemical household chemicals away from products. Therefore, be sure to place the bottles further away. This obviously should not be a shelf with cereals, sugar, butter.

Select a cooking area

Even before you start cooking, determine the area on the countertop where it is most convenient for you to work and then use only that area. This is how you will save time for cleaning later: you will not need to scrub all surfaces in the kitchen, but you can concentrate on only one specific area.

Unload the dishwasher

If you have this device, then get in the habit of releasing it every time the dishwashing process is over. Don't leave anything inside "until better times."

The same applies to those cases when there is no dishwasher in the house, and the utensils are stored near the sink. Wipe it dry and put it in its place - the appearance of the room will immediately change. And the space will not be loaded.

Do not leave a mountain of dirty dishes in the sink

There is one unspoken rule: if something can be done in 10 seconds, you should do it right away. Agree: it's easier to wash one bowl of soup in the afternoon than to save up dirty dishes in the sink all day, and in the evening to rake this whole mountain with tears of hopelessness in your eyes. The same goes for cups: washing them takes even 5 seconds, but your kitchen will always be clean.

Clean up minimal order every night

Another good habit is to pop into the kitchen before bed and do at least minimal cleaning. We are not talking about washing the stove off the grease (leave it in the morning if you didn’t do it on time). But to wipe the table from crumbs or put everything in its place - such tasks will not take much time.

Clean the floor regularly

Of course, it's no longer a secret for anyone that while cooking, pieces of food constantly fall on the kitchen floor, water spills, grease splashes, crumbs fly away. All this not only spoils the appearance of the kitchen, but also badly affects the flooring.

To avoid damage to the material and to keep the kitchen clean, try to wipe the floor daily, or at least sweep / vacuum. This will make the room look much tidier, and at the end of the week you will not have to clean off the adhering grease with coarse brushes and aggressive chemicals.