1. Clean kitchen utensils with lemon
Lemons are very effective in cleaning wooden cutting boards. First, sprinkle a layer of salt on the cutting board, make sure to choose coarse salt. Then cut a lemon in half and rub the round surface of the lemon all over the cutting board. The combination of salt and lemon will quickly remove any stains! Finally, just rinse under running water and let it dry!
What about the sink? You can do the same, cut a lemon in half and let the round surface soak in a lot of salt. After about 5 minutes, you can sprinkle more salt and scrub it around the sink. Don’t be surprised if your sink becomes spotlessly clean!
What about the stove with tougher stains? Remember this recipe: 1/2 cup baking soda, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel (about 3 lemons). Mix all the ingredients together and use a brush or dry cloth to scrub when using this mixture! Here’s another tip for you: you can store it in a sealed glass jar for later use!
2. Clean kitchen utensils with baking soda
For your oven, you can use the following recipe: 1/2 cup baking soda + 2 tablespoons cold water + 1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid, mix them all together. Use a sponge to gently scrub!
Prepare a glass jar with a lid and poke a lot of small holes in the lid. Then you just need to put baking soda and add a few drops of essential oil. The refreshing scent will fill your kitchen all day long.
3. Clean kitchen utensils with vinegar
A great trick for cleaning glass doors is to use a small amount of vinegar on newspaper and rub it on the glass surface. You will be surprised how clean and shiny it is!
For coffee machines, blenders with hard-to-clean containers, just add a mixture of water + 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar and press the button to operate the machine for about 30 seconds, then it will be clean right away!
The kitchen floor and dining table are the places where bacteria hide the most! But don’t worry because you just need to make a spray with a mixture of 1/2 cup of vinegar + 1/2 cup of water to spray on the surface to disinfect them!
4. Clean kitchen utensils with oil-absorbing paper
You’ve probably had headaches trying to clean a grill that’s too difficult to scrub? Or a pot that’s blackened and needs to be soaked for days to be completely clean? Now you just need to use oil-absorbing paper: wet the paper with water and place it on the surface of the grill, let it sit overnight. The dirt will come off easily and surprisingly!