A day can be completely eaten up by cleaning a kitchen. After breakfast, lunch, and supper, your kitchen can look like a disaster area in need of federal attention. We all know that if we leave our dishes and countertops until the morning, we need an ice pick to scrape off dried on food. After a long day few of us want to spend an hour scrubbing a room that is just going to need it again in 8 hours. Use this method to keep your kitchen running smoothly without making you feel rundown.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 15 Minutes

Here's How:

Grab all of your needed supplies together (listed below.)

Don't underestimate the value of this step. Trying to find cleansers, dishcloths, sponges, etc. not only eats up time, but increases the risks of distractions that let you forget what you were working on in the first place. Gather all supplies together before you begin.

Basic Cleaning Supply List

Best All-Purpose Cleaners

Best Housekeeping Gloves

Run a sink of hot, soapy water.

If you have a double sink with a garbage disposal on one side, make sure to use the disposal-free side. Keeping the disposal side free will allow you to scrape leftovers down the drain quickly while you work.

Proper Dishwater Temperature

How To Choose a Dishsoap

Top Dishsoaps

Best Environmentally Friendly Dishsoaps

Scrape off all the dishes into the trash or garbage disposal.

If step 2 has blocked your disposal, scrape the dishes off onto a dirty plate.

Baking Soda and Drains

Citrus Peels and Drains

Place dishes that need to soak into the water.

Try to choose the dishes that are going to give you or your dishwasher the most trouble to get clean. Put the heavily soiled dishes on the bottom. Large dishes like pans and bowls can be filled with hot soapy water and set on the counter to soak.

Remove Baked On Food

Washing Non-stick Cookware

Washing Stoneware

Washing Glass Dishes

While the dishes are soaking, go through the kitchen clearing out trash from your floor, countertops, cupboards, etc.

Don't worry about things that are out of place, or don't belong in the kitchen. Worry only about trash.

Baking Soda in the Trash
Move on to gathering all the items that do not belong in the kitchen. Put all these items into a basket (see supplies).

If you have a helper (willing or unwilling) send them off to put away these items. Do not stop working on the kitchen to take these misplaced items to their homes.

Put away all of the items that belong in the kitchen but are not in their proper places.

Don't allow yourself to get distracted by rearranging cabinets, drawers, etc. Simply place the items that are out back where they belong.

Load the dishwasher or wash by hand.

If you do not have a dishwasher or don't like to use one, this process of cleaning the dishes may take more time. If possible grab a couple of other people and form a wash, rinse, dry and put away assembly line. This is a great way to catch up with family members. Empty the dirty water and scrape the plate of food off into the disposal if it was previously blocked. Add the plate to the dishwasher.

Hand Washing Dishes 101

Automatic Dishwasher Mistakes

Top Automatic Dishwasher Detergents

Wash down your countertops, appliances, and sink.

Rinse out sponges and rags. If needed put them in the dirty clothes. We're not heavy duty cleaning here. I literally mean wash down the visible surfaces. Don't open the microwave and scrub it out. We're not cleaning the crumbs out of the toaster. Quickly wipe it down.

Sweep and mop, or vacuum.

How To Sweep

How To Mop

Take out the trash

If the trash is full, or tomorrow is trash day, take the trash outside and reline the trash container so that it is ready for tomorrow's trash.

15 Minute Cleanup Index

Tips:

The more people you have who live and eat in your home, the more time this process is going to take. But, you have an advantage, more people to make messes means more people to clean them up. Make cleaning up the kitchen after dinner a family affair. Divide the steps between your family members, and you really can have the kitchen done in a short time.

Train your family members to clear and rinse their own plates after each meal. This simple act takes little time for each person, but saves so much time for the dish person later.

Run a sink of hot soapy water before food preparation begins. As mixing bowls, cutting boards, knives, etc, become dirty, quickly wash them out to prevent food from drying and sticking.

Create some "Family Clean up CD" and let each person contribute a favorite song. Kid's will be a lot more likely to help out if they feel they have some input into the job. Letting them choose the music can go a long way.

This quick cleanup is designed for daily maintenance. It can also be used for a fast fix when unexpected company is on the way. Doing this routine will not substitute for the inevitable need to clean more deeply on a regular basis.

What You Need:

Trash container.

Basket for stuff that doesn’t belong in the kitchen.

Dish soap.

Other cleaners you normally use.

Dishrag or sponge.

Scrubber for stuck on food.

Broom, mop, or vacuum.

清理厨房有时候需要整整一天的时间。在充分享受三餐后,你会发现厨房一片狼脊。我们都知道假如我们将这些餐具以及面板留到明天早上清理,通常都得用冰锄刮去那些因发干而变硬的菜渣。当漫长的一天下来,我们中的大多数人都不愿意再去花上一个小时清理8个小时后又再次要被使用的厨房。使用如下的方法将使你的厨房保持光洁,同时,你不会感到疲劳。

难度:简单

时间要求:15分钟

具体步骤如下:

1.将你所需的全部物品集中起来(可如下列表)

不要认为这个步骤没有意义。试将洗涤剂,抹布,海绵等找出来,不仅不浪费时间,同时可以预防在清理过程因不知道首要做的事情而带来的分心。
  
a.基本的清洁物品清单。

b.最佳的多用途洗涤剂。

c.最好的干家务活时需要的手套。

2.一满水槽的热肥皂水。

假如你的水槽被隔成两边的话,那么将要处理的垃圾放在其中一边,确保另一边是干净的。确保要处理垃圾的一边是顺畅的一边能将清理出的残菜剩饭快速的从排水管中流出。

a.适合的洗碗水水温。

b.如何选择合适的洗碗皂。

c.最好的洗碗皂。

d.最环保的洗碗皂。
 
3.将刮干净的餐具置于水槽中。
 
假如在步骤2你处理垃圾的那一边的水槽已经阻塞了,那么将刮好的餐具放到一个不太干净的碟子上。
   
a.苏打粉和排水管。

b.柑橘果脯和排水管.

4.放好那些需要浸泡的餐具。

试将那些最让你头疼的餐具挑出来先清洗。将叫脏的餐具放在底部。一些大的餐具诸如盘子和碗先用热的肥皂水装满并置于百毫秒年的面板上。

a.去除残渣。

b.刷洗不粘锅的炊具。

c.刷洗瓷器。

d.刷洗玻璃餐具。

5.当这些餐具浸泡在水里的时候,同时将附在厨房的地板,面台,餐具柜等上面的垃圾清理掉。

不要担心那些位置错乱的和不属于厨房里的物品。唯一要考虑的是垃圾。

 6.接着将所有不属于厨房的东西集中起来。然后将这些东西放到篮子里(可视物品)

假如你有一个帮手(无论是自愿的还是不情愿的)让他们将这些东西收起来。不要厨房的活还未完成就将这些次序乱得很的东西放回原位。

7.将那些没放对位置的厨房用品收拾起来。
   
在重置橱柜,抽屉的时候,要保持心平气和。只是简单的将这些物品放回原位。

8.洗碗机清洗或者手洗。

假如你的厨房没有洗玩机或者你并不打算去买一个,那么清洗餐具的时间将长些。假如可能的话多找几个人一快清理,将刷洗,漂净,晾干和放置集合成一条线。这种方法所需人数快赶上家庭成员人数了。/倘若之前的水槽被阻塞了,那么将脏水和刷洗出的残渣一并清空。将碟子放到洗碗柜里。

a.见人工洗碗101章。

b.自动洗碗机的出错。

c.最优的自动洗碗机去垢剂。

9.清理你的厨房面台,用具以及水槽。

冲洗掉海绵和抹布。加入需要的话可将他们与待洗的衣服放在一快。我们并不需要花太多时间清理这些东西。我的意思是只需要清理那些表面上可看清楚的垃圾。而不是去擦洗那些在显微镜之下才看得到的污渍。我们不是去清理在散落在面包机旁的面包屑。只是快速的擦拭一下。
  
10.扫地和脱地,或者使用吸尘器。

a.如何扫地。

b.如何脱地。

11.仍垃圾。

倘若垃圾袋满了,或者第2天是垃圾回收日,那么将垃圾拿到外面并重新套上一个垃圾袋装明天的垃圾。

15分钟清扫工作指南

小贴士:

1.家庭成员越多,清扫工序所花的时间越多。但是,你同时也有一个优势,那就是越多的人弄乱。这些物品,那么就有越多的人帮忙打扫。让用完晚餐后清洁厨房变成一件家庭事务。大家分工合作,时间就会缩短勒。

2.在每餐过后,所有的家庭成员养成自觉清洗自己使用过的餐具的习惯。对与每个人而言,这种行为简单而又节约时间的,但对于单个清理的人而言,却节约了大量的时间。

3.在开饭之前,放满一槽的热肥皂水。由于碗,刀板,菜刀等混在一快变得很脏,因此必须快速的清洗以防那些残渣边干发硬。

4.拍一些关于“家庭打扫除CD”,并让每个成员唱自己喜欢的歌。假如孩子们决得从中有很些须收获,他们会更加愿意帮忙。让他们挑选自己喜欢的歌是大有裨益的。

5.这中快捷的清洗方式一般是用于家居。但它同时也出乎意料的被一些公司用在其他情况。参与这些日常琐事
不是为了取代那些必要的需求,只是例行公事。

你需要什么?

a 垃圾筐

b.装那些不适合放在厨房的物品的篮子。

c.洗碗皂

d.其他你平时所需的洗涤剂

e.洗碟布或者是海绵

f.清洗粘着事物的器具

g. 扫帚,拖把或者可以是吸尘器。