Your kitchen is an important part of your home. It is where the food that goes into your body and the bodies of your loved one comes from. Therefore, you don’t have any other choice other than doing everything possible to keep the kitchen clean at all times. After all, there is no way that you can make food that is good for you and the people close to you in a dirty kitchen. However, in most cases, as people strive to clean their kitchens, they make very many mistakes. These kitchen cleaning mistakes make it impossible for their kitchens to be as clean as they want.
Here are 5 most common kitchen cleaning mistakes that you should avoid;
1. Thinking that every cleaning agent is a disinfectant
It is important to use a cleaning solution that is a disinfectant when cleaning you kitchens, especially when cleaning the countertops, sink and door handles to ensure that you get rid of microorganisms that can contaminate your food or cause diseases. Cleaning solutions are not all created equal. Therefore, it is a mistake to think that all cleaning solutions are disinfectants. Make sure that you read the label on a cleaning solution before buying it to know if it is really a disinfectant. Otherwise, you might be cleaning your kitchen thinking that you are using a disinfectant when in real sense the solution you are using is not a disinfectant.
2. Clean windows only during the sunny days
If you want to have sparkling clean windows, clean them during the sunny days. This is because when it is sunny, the cleaning solution dries up fast leaving no streaks on the glass. When you clean on the cold days on the other hand, there will be no enough heat to dry the windows quickly, hence, steak will develop. Apply your detergent on the windows and let it sit for a minute or two. Then use a sponge to work the solution on the glass. Do several strokes across the window while making sure that you keep the pressure even. Do this process inside and outside. If it’s sunny, you can be sure that you will have clear kitchen windows when you are done.
3. Scrubbing spills out carpets
From time to time, things will definitely spill on your kitchen carpet. Refrain from scrubbing every time something spills on the carpet. This is because scrubbing untwists carpet fibers causing it to become distorted. Even though scrubbing will help you get the dirt out of your carpet, it will not be possible to fix the carpet fibers after distortion. Once this damage is done, it is permanent. The best way to get rid of spill is by scrapping up whatever you can first using a spoon and the n blotting the area with a white paper towel or white cloth. When the spot is dry, you can then treat it using a stain remover. Make sure that you only use stain removers that do not fade the color of your carpet.
4. Using furniture polish after dusting
It is a big mistake to use furniture polish every time after dusting your kitchen furniture. Long gone are the days when furniture did not have protective coats. Since today’s furniture is coated, it is completely unnecessary to use polish after dusting. You should only polish if the piece in your kitchen was made a long time ago, before the art of coating furniture started.
5. Using lemon juice or vinegar on everything
There is so much emphasis on organic cleaning products today. It is okay to go natural, but you have to be careful how you use the organic products so that you don’t damage various things in your kitchen. Lemon and vinegar are good cleaning agents but they can damage surfaces such as limestone, marble, onyx and travertine. They can permanently dull surfaces made from stone. Vinegar and lemon are suitable for surfaces such as fiber glass and ceramic tiles. Hence, if you have natural stone surfaces in your kitchen, stick to the neutral solutions that are specifically designed to clean natural stones.
These are the 5 common mistakes that most people make when cleaning their kitchens. If you want to make your kitchen really clean without damaging anything in the process, make sure that you avoid these mistakes at all costs.