Who has the time to scrub and clean all day? If you are like so many of us busy moms, then you didn’t raise your hand. Cleaning your kitchen should be fast and easy, giving you time for other things…like enjoying your family. Granted, there will be times when you will have to give your kitchen a good scrubbing and deep cleaning to get it sparkling clean, but in general, once that initial deep cleaning is done, your future cleaning should be maintenance only.

Kitchens are often the hub of a home and one of the busiest rooms in a house. It’s no wonder that it can also be one of the messiest rooms in the house, too. However, ridding your kitchen of grease spills and grime is as easy as following a few of the simple tips and technique listed below.

1. To start, you will need the following cleaning materials: buckets or other containers, brushes, rubber gloves, and cleansers.
2. Create your own kitchen cleaner and kitchen brighteners to clean up grease, grime, baked on stains and spills and to brighten countertops and back splashes.
3. Use straight vinegar for shiny countertops daily. For a nice, fresh smell, try cider vinegar.
4. Apply a baking soda and water paste to remove stains from laminate countertops. Apply, allow to dry, then rub off and rinse.
5. With a paste of one part bleach and 3 parts baking soda, you can easily tackle tough stains.
6. Use a tile and grout cleaner and a toothbrush to remove dirt and mildew from tile grout.
7. Help your white appliances or enamel sinks that are starting to yellow with a little kitchen brightener.
8. Remove skid marks on linoleum floors with a spot of toothpaste just before mopping the floors
9. Remove hard water build-up in a teapot by pouring in 2 cups of vinegar and then bringing it to a boil. Let the vinegar simmer for 10 minutes and rinse the teapot thoroughly.
10. Use olive oil to clean stainless steel kitchen sinks.

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