The kitchen is a place where everyone is comfortable and cozy. Having barely woken up, we hurry there to drink a cup of strong invigorating coffee or aromatic tea. This is where the whole family comes together for dinner. Until late in the evening, each of the households more than once looked at the kitchen in search of something tasty.
In order to maintain cleanliness in the most popular room in the house, you need a lot of strength and patience, because fat and soot settle on almost all surfaces.
What are the spots?
The appearance of numerous stains in the kitchen, of course, is justified. Even with a hood, the ubiquitous fat settles during cooking on furniture, curtains, window sills, a table and even a TV screen. Covered with dust, the layer of fat not only looks, to put it mildly, not aesthetically pleasing, but also serves as an excellent medium for the reproduction of microbes and bacteria.
Unfortunately, there is no universal tool for combating various types of pollution on all surfaces. If you want the kitchen to sparkle and shine, you will have to look for a special approach to each material.
Cleaning the kitchen from dirt is easy. Most likely, oily spots cause the hassle. They show off on household appliances, and on furniture, and on the countertop. If it is not possible to wipe them in time, the problem becomes more complicated, because it is much more difficult to wash old fat. Often you have to look for a means of removing limescale, which covers the faucet and the metal sink with an ugly gray crust.
Funds
To deal with fat in the kitchen, all the achievements of the chemical industry are called on. They really quickly and effectively remove pollution.If you use them in accordance with the instructions, problems with surface damage can be avoided.
Many housewives, out of fear of potential harm from the use of household chemicals, prefer alternative methods. The fact that folk recipes have been preserved in our century of high technology, speaks of their effectiveness. It should be remembered that they are also far from harmless to the surfaces being cleaned, therefore you must absolutely clearly understand what means you can clean this or that material.
For example, a popular recipe for cleansing fat with soda is absolutely unsuitable for glossy and polished surfaces. Soda - albeit soft, but still an abrasive that can leave serious scratches.
Purchased Compounds
The variety of grease removers is not only amazing, but also extremely difficult to choose. There are quite budget options and quite expensive means. Different brands often hide products with very similar composition. It should be noted that any manufacturer has tools designed for different types of surfaces: cleaning glass, metal, furniture, plastic, etc. Before applying a specific gel or paste, you need to carefully study the instructions for use.
Universal detergents, of course, are also on the market, but they should also be used with caution so as not to spoil the furniture, ceiling or laminate.
Aggressive household chemicals can harm not only kitchen surfaces, but also the health and beauty of the hostess. Therefore, we close the delicate handles with rubber gloves, and when working with some products we can’t do without a mask because of the pungent odor.
Folk methods
There are a lot of folk remedies for getting rid of fat in the kitchen, because all the abundance of household chemicals fell on us not so long ago. Our grandmothers were perfectly able to maintain cleanliness without any newfangled sprays and gels.
Folk remedies attract with their safety, after all, household chemicals aggressively affect both the skin of the hands and on the treated surfaces.
Many people know the ability of baking soda to break down fat perfectly. The gruel of soda and water is applied to the contaminated surface, left for a quarter of an hour, then wiped with a damp cloth. Mustard powder is equally effective. It is poured onto a surface moistened with water, left for the same period of time, then washed off.
Lemon juice and soda do a great job cleaning the oven and microwave. Vinegar is also capable of degreasing the surface. If you add a few drops of lemon juice to it, the kitchen will become not only cleaner, but also filled with a wonderful citrus aroma.
To remove the stale fat from the tile, just wipe it with diluted ammonia in water. In order to clean the wooden kitchen, make slurry of salt and vegetable oil. Plastic is treated with hydrogen peroxide, which is applied to contaminated areas for 10 minutes, then washed off well.
Many housewives use tooth powder and laundry soap to process surfaces in the kitchen.
Surface features
Before you engage in general cleaning, you have to determine what surfaces you have to deal with in the kitchen.
If you use purchased detergents, you must carefully read the instructions for use, otherwise, instead of the radiant cleanliness of the kitchen, it is easy to get spoiled furniture. Folk remedies are also not so harmless and are not suitable for all surfaces.
"Heavy artillery" in the form of a steam cleaner is contraindicated in MDF furniture. Steam and heat will definitely ruin such a headset, it will swell and exfoliate. But wood, plastic, tile and even the joints between the tiles, it may well lead to the perfect order.
MDF kitchen cabinets can be coated with PVC film, painted or laminated. Depending on the type of facade you need to choose a detergent.
A laminated board can lose its luster if you make every effort to wipe the stain. A large amount of moisture can cause the material to delaminate. Using soda to clean such cabinets is strongly discouraged. The most harmless way to care for them is to wash them with laundry soap dissolved in water.
Moisture is not so bad for a PVC film, but do not try detergents on such surfaces that contain acetone and other solvents. An interesting solution is the fight against fat with clay and vinegar, diluted in a ratio of 1: 2.
Acids, solvents, chlorine and abrasives are not suitable for furniture made of MDF with painted surfaces. In addition to clay and laundry soap, you can use a mixture of baking powder and vegetable oil or oil and soda. Mustard powder and cope with the removal of oily stains. By the way, it is suitable for absolutely all surfaces.
Do not rub greasy stains much, because even he is able to scratch the surface. These tips apply to fashionable furniture with patina.
Vodka diluted in half with water will help restore its former luster to a glossy kitchen. Sometimes vinegar is added to it. For this purpose, you can also add 1 tablespoon of ammonia in 1 liter of water. Wipe the gloss thoroughly with a dry cloth so that there are no stains.
Caring for wooden furniture is quite complicated, but the beauty of natural wood is worth it. Excess moisture will damage the countertops and wooden cabinets, so you need to wash very carefully. From natural remedies, mustard powder, laundry soap and rice broth are suitable. The latter is sprayed with a spray gun and then wiped dry with a towel. True, such a tool is not able to remove chronic fat.
To preserve the appearance of a wooden headset as long as possible, do not neglect the polish. Wax not only masks scratches and scuffs, but also protects surfaces from moisture and grease.
Of folk remedies, a mixture of vinegar and olive oil is popular, which must be rubbed across the scratches.
Plastic surfaces are also difficult to care for. If the detergent contains acid or bleach, the plastic may lose color, abrasives leave scratches. Oily stains can easily be handled by ordinary dishwashing detergents, rice broth, laundry soap and mustard powder. Melamine sponges also clean plastic panels well.
To part with the fat on the glass will help a tool for cleaning windows and mirrors or a mixture of soda and vinegar. So that there are no stains on the glass, you can wipe it with an unnecessary newspaper.
In order to get rid of fat on the ceiling, you need to choose the right tool. The stretch ceiling can be washed with a slightly warm soap solution, in no case pushing the suspension structure! Only soft sponges or flannel will do.
For the best result, it is worth buying polishes for tensioning surfaces, as well as alcohol-containing products for facing materials.
Ceiling tiles come in many forms. Non-laminated tiles cannot be washed at all, they can be wiped with a dry cloth, dust can be removed with a vacuum cleaner, and a regular school eraser will cope with severe dirt. Laminated tiles can be washed with soap and water, and mirror and glass can be washed with glass detergents. The ceiling covered with a water emulsion can also be washed with a mild soapy solution with the addition of soda, but there is a high likelihood of stains and stains.
The fat that got on the walls also causes a lot of trouble. If the walls are painted, you can use detergents that break down fat. For wallpaper on the walls, this method is not suitable. Even washable wallpaper is difficult to wash from old fat, it is absorbed into the structure of the material. But you can remove children's creativity from the wallpaper using melamine sponge.
A practical solution that many housewives choose is a tiled apron. Despite its apparent strength, it is easy to damage with aggressive abrasives, means with solvents, metal washcloths, etc. It is perfectly washed with folk remedies. It is enough to finish the soda in water, spray with a spray gun. Then pour 20 ml of vinegar into one liter of water and spray this composition. After the reaction has passed and the bubbles disappear, you will need to wipe the tiles dry. A mixture of lemon juice, vinegar and vodka has also proven itself.
Normal whiteness will not only wash the tiles, but also bleach the seams between the tiles, 10-20 ml of this product is enough for one liter of water. Oxygen bleaches also do a good job of grease and dirt on the tiles.
In order for greasy spots to disappear from the laminate, you can use special detergents designed to care for such a floor. Another option is to try to cool the stain using ice in a bag, and then scrape it off with a plastic scraper.
If linoleum is lying on the floor, clean away with abrasives, chlorine, alkali, soda, solvents and bleaches. Not only the color of the material, but also its structure will suffer from them.
Soapy water will be enough to wash off the fat. Shine linoleum will return ordinary linseed oil.
But to wash TV from fat with folk remedies is not worth it. It is better to wash the case with a plastic cleaner to prevent moisture from getting inside. To wipe the screen, special napkins are useful.
Fat can be easily removed with oil soapy water. After such cleaning, the surface must be wiped dry.
Grease and soot remain even on outlets. They can be washed by first turning off the electricity in the apartment or by removing the plastic parts. In the first case, the rag must be very wrung out so that not a drop of moisture gets into the outlet.
And even in this case, it is better to let the outlet dry well before using it.
In the second case, you can safely wash them in the sink. To wipe off grease from sockets is capable of nail polish remover. Today, few people wash curtains with their hands, but before machine washing, you can try to remove greasy stains from tulle by treating it with a mixture of glycerol and ammonia in equal proportions.
How to wash quickly?
The fastest way to clean the kitchen from grease is regular cleaning. Clearing old fat is much more difficult than erasing newly formed spots and droplets. No matter how trite it may sound, the time spent on daily cleaning of surfaces from grease and soot is more than compensated when the need for general cleaning disappears. Sticky greasy deposits simply will not form. In practice, this condition is not always feasible, because most of us live in the framework of an eternal lack of time.
Wash the kitchen from grease, wash glass, stretch, glossy surfaces without streaks not as hard as it seems.
The main thing is not to rub hateful spots until the sweat. So furniture can suffer, and patience for a long time is not enough. You just need to give time to work on household chemicals or homemade products.
How to clean the surfaces covered with fat - by synthetic means or by simple grandmother's methods - is up to the hostess herself. Each of them has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Tips
Here is what the hostess needs to know:
- When starting cleaning, do not neglect to read the instructions for cleaning products and carefully study folk tips. Unpleasant surprises in the form of scratches, scuffs, bleached spots are not needed by anyone.
- Do not use a product designed to clean a completely different surface. At best, you won’t achieve the expected effect; at worst, spoil the coating.
- Remember the safety precautions: getting the cleaning solution in your eyes is an extremely unpleasant situation. This happens especially often when washing walls and ceilings. Rubber gloves, a mask when working with particularly aggressive compounds - a real need.
- Do not use metal sponges, scrapers, etc. For cleaning, only special napkins, flannel, and cloth are suitable.
- Thoroughly rinse off any remaining detergent, especially on surfaces that come in contact with food.
- Use to the maximum the means protecting kitchen surfaces from fat settling: various polishes, etc.
Proper and timely care of the kitchen will allow her to please the owners for a long time with her impeccable appearance, and the hostess will have time to prepare her favorite delicious dishes.
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