Once or twice a year it’s a good and necessary thing to dig deep and really scrub your kitchen. But what about daily maintenance? The stuff you can do the rest of the year to keep your kitchen clean and enjoyable? That’s what we’re talking about today.

Here are 10 tips that will help you keep your kitchen cleaner on a daily basis with less work. Bonus: These things will probably make you a little happier in the process!

1. Start with an empty dishwasher and an empty sink.


2. Clean as you go.


3. Wash your sink after you wash the dishes.

Faith washes her kitchen sink with Mrs. Meyer’s basil soap and warm water after every dishwashing session. She says: “It’s a rather soothing, satisfying little ritual, and it keeps the sink clean and smelling good. It’s a cleaning habit that’s good for the kitchen, and it makes me feel good too.” Plus, dishes don’t get extra-greasy or gunky as they sit in the sink, saving you time when you catch up on the washing-up. Win-win!



5. Oil your cutting boards once a month.

On the same note, all it takes is five minutes a month to maintain your wooden cutting boards. You can also do this for your wooden spoons! This saves time and money; you’ll replace these items much less often if they are cared for.


There’s nothing more frustrating than getting ready to do a little cleaning or maintenance work only to be thwarted because you either don’t have the right tool, or you have to run around your house finding it. On the other hand, you probably don’t need 10 different kitchen cleaners clogging up your under-sink space. Pare down to the essentials and then store them neatly under the sink or in a cabinet you can easily access.





9. Develop good cooking habits.

With all cooking there comes cleaning, but how much and for how long you have to clean depends on your cooking habits. These eight tips have the power to transform your cooking (and thus, cleaning!) life.

10. Love what you love.

This is really less a cleaning tip than an overall life-in-the-kitchen tip. Enjoying your kitchen means really paying attention to the things that make you happy, and the things that frustrate you, so you can fix them. It means really taking care of that stock pot even if it only cost you $10. It means keeping seven crocks of wooden spoons even if your friends think they’re overkill. It means being open to new ideas, tips, and techniques, but it also means not apologizing for the way you cook, clean, shop, and feed yourself or your family, if it works for you.

Source: thekitchn.com