Only have a few minutes to get your kitchen sparkling? Get our tips for cleaning top to bottom in 10 minutes flat! Here’s how to clean your kitchen in a jiffy…
How to Clean Your Kitchen in Just 10 Minutes
An organized and clean kitchen is one of life’s simple pleasures. If kept up with, it’s something we all can enjoy with minimal effort. Here are my tips for achieving a clean kitchen in 10 minutes or less.
Minute 1: Remove and put away everything from the countertops that isn’t an absolute necessity. Spray an all natural cleaning spray or homemade kitchen cleaning solution onto countertops. Let sit.
Minutes 2-3: Load any dirty dishes into the dishwasher, and hand wash anything that was left to soak overnight. Start the dishwasher, and use a kitchen towel to dry any dishes that were hand washed, then return them to their proper cabinets. I like using a little homemade grout cleaner to scrub down the sink quickly!
Minute 4: Use paperless paper towels or a piece of scrap rag (I like to cut these into fourths) to wipe down the counter tops (paying close attention to the stove), anything that was stuck to the countertops should be loosened up by now. Allow any crumbs to simply fall onto the floor.
Minutes 5-6: Use the same scrap rag to dry up any water from washing the dishes. Wipe down any appliances, and if needed, the inside of the microwave. Make sure you also wipe down the faucets!
Minute 7: Sweep the kitchen floor, catching any crumbs or animal hair that may have happened to gather.
Minute 8: Check the trash can, if needed, empty and set the full bag aside. Tip: Keep spare bags in the bottom of the trash, so putting a fresh bag in is a breeze!
Minutes 9-10: Grab your Swiffer (no, I am not getting paid to tell you that), and take care of any stubborn spills. Mop yourself of the room, and kiss your clean kitchen goodbye on your way out! Enjoy your day not having to worry about any kitchen chores!
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How to Clean Your Kitchen in Just 10 Minutes
Materials
- Countertop Spray
- Cleaning Rag
- Broom
- Mop or Swiffer
Instructions
- Remove and put away everything from the countertops that isn’t an absolute necessity. Spray an all natural cleaning spray or homemade kitchen cleaning solution onto countertops. Let sit.
- Load any dirty dishes into the dishwasher, and hand wash anything that was left to soak overnight. Start the dishwasher, and use a kitchen towel to dry any dishes that were hand washed, then return them to their proper cabinets. I like using a little homemade grout cleaner to scrub down the sink quickly!
- Use paperless paper towels or a piece of scrap rag (I like to cut these into fourths) to wipe down the counter tops (paying close attention to the stove), anything that was stuck to the countertops should be loosened up by now. Allow any crumbs to simply fall onto the floor.
- Use the same scrap rag to dry up any water from washing the dishes. Wipe down any appliances, and if needed, the inside of the microwave. Make sure you also wipe down the faucets!
- Sweep the kitchen floor, catching any crumbs or animal hair that may have happened to gather.
- Check the trash can, if needed, empty and set the full bag aside. Tip: Keep spare bags in the bottom of the trash, so putting a fresh bag in is a breeze!
- Grab your Swiffer (no, I am not getting paid to tell you that), and take care of any stubborn spills. Mop yourself of the room, and kiss your clean kitchen goodbye on your way out! Enjoy your day not having to worry about any kitchen chores!
With a new kitchen in the works, I really need to put some effort into keeping it pretty and clean, instead of the catch-all space it used to be. I’ll be referring back to this, or heck, maybe I’ll even print it out and put it up on my fridge as a daily reminder to keep it clean! :)
lol I am so guilty of have a few spots that are "catch alls" in the house! Maybe I should turn this into a printable! You’re the second person who has thought of it! Thanks for coming over Iris!
These are great tips… With 3 young kids I feel like our kitchen is constantly collecting dirty dishes- but I so love the feeling of a clean kitchen! The only trouble is that it usually brings on the urge to bake something ;-)
Ha-ha, I completely agree – a clean kitchen is an invitation to use it!!
Great tips! I’m glad I found your blog! :)
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Great tips and I can’t wait to read more. I’m really glad you linked up to Totally Terrific Tuesday!
I absolutely love Terrific Tuesday!!! Thank you so much for coming over to my space of the web!
This is fabulous, Chloe! I’m in the middle of a kitchen renovation which is going to make it twice its size from our old kitchen, and comforted to know that I can still get it all taken care of in under 15 minutes. Keep it coming!! :)
Yay! So glad you liked! You’ll be able to do it! It’s just establishing the routine that’s difficult. What a dream to double the size of your kitchen! Congratulations!
Some great tips and a very simple and easy routine to get the kitchen tidy in no time. This is very, very similar to what I do and find I can get my kitchen clean very quickly and efficiently. Thank you for sharing this post with us at The Creative Corner Linkup! You’re my feature this week so please be sure to join us Sunday 6pm PST to check out your feature and share some more fabulous posts with us! :)
Maria, Thank you so much for the feature!! I love the Creative Corner! All of you girls have awesome blogs! It’s great to implement a routine, whatever it may be! It makes for light work! Hugs!