• Food
  • Family
  • Beauty & Health
  • Style
  • Great Women
  • Events/Win
  • Food
    • Eating Out
    • Cooking Tips
    • Festive Food
    • Asian Recipes
    • Food
    • Celebrity Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Healthy Recipes
    • Quick & Easy Recipes
    • Western Recipes
  • Family
    • Family
    • Save Money
    • Parenting
    • Sex & Marriage
    • Travel
  • Beauty & Health
    • Beauty & Health
    • Skincare
    • Makeup
    • Hair
    • Awards
    • Diet & Nutrition
    • Fitness
    • Wellness
  • Spa Awards 2022
  • Style
  • Great Women
    • Career
    • Great Women of Our Time
    • Real Life
  • Entertainment
  • EVENTS/WIN
  • #SchoolForLife
  • Hair Awards
  • Great Escape
  • Explore Singapore
  • Also available at:
Privacy Menu
SPH Media

Copyright © 2022 SPH Media Limited. Co. Regn. No. 202120748H. All rights reserved.

  • Food
  • Family
  • Beauty & Health
  • Style
  • Great Women
  • Events/Win

Home Ideas

You Should Be Cleaning These 7 Things In Your Kitchen Every Day

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Home Ideas

You Should Be Cleaning These 7 Things In Your Kitchen Every Day

April 4, 2019

Our busy lives can make it hard for us to stick to a cleaning routine, our time is finite after all… but these seven items are vital to clean daily and forgetting about them can have serious health ramifications. Concentrate on these seven household items and areas to keep your kitchen in tip top shape every day:

WATCH THIS VIDEO TOO:

This Handstick Vacuum Cleaner Makes Cleaning Your Whole House Effortless

READ MORE:
The 10 Dirtiest Spots In Your Kitchen – Revealed!
18 Last-Minute Speed Cleaning Tips And Kitchen Hacks Before Guests Arrive
Give Your Bathroom A Deeper Clean With These Nifty Tips

https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/gallery/style/home-ideas/cleaning-kitchen-every-day/
You Should Be Cleaning These 7 Things In Your Kitchen Every Day
1. Dirty Dishes
image

Associate Professor Barbara Mullan from Curtin University’s school of psychology told ABC: “Bacteria will stay alive on surfaces, even clean surfaces, for up to four days. So on dishes that have contamination like food particles, bacteria can stay alive for a very long time.”

The only solution? “Try to keep on top of the dishes,” she said.

2. Kitchen Sink
image

Dr Kelly A. Reynolds, PhD, an environmental microbiologist at the University of Arizona’s Zuckerman College of Public Health in Tucson told Woman’s Day: “There can be millions of pathogens (disease-causing germs) clinging to the sink and the seal of the drain,” says Dr. Reynolds.

Same as previous, if you keep on top of cleaning your kitchen sink there shouldn’t be a problem.

3. Coffee Machine
image

Your coffee maker can very quickly become a hot bed of warm, moist bacteria growth. A dirty coffee maker can also affect the taste of the brew, making your coffee taste oily and/or chalky.

Try cleaning your coffee maker by running a cycle with diluted vinegar and water.

4. Microwave
image

It’s a myth that your microwave kills all the bacteria inside when you use it. “Bacteria are resilient and can lie dormant if you’re not regularly disinfecting the surface,” says Dr. Reynolds.

Make sure you’re wiping out the microwave daily, and clean up spills as they happen to stop microbes from multiplying.

READ MORE: These Microwave Hacks That Will Give Better Tasting Food

5. The Floor
image

Do not forget about your kitchen floor, unless you want to meet an invasion of the bug variety. Your kitchen floors are the first place bugs enter and dwell when hygiene levels slip (no judgment, it happens).

All you have to do is a quick 5-minute daily sweep and bulk it up to a 10 minute or so sweep every second day.

6. Rubbish Bin
image

It’s where trash goes in and trash comes out, but one thing that doesn’t budget is the bin itself. And let’s be honest, not everything that enters the rubbish bin makes it directly into the bin; sometimes there’s a bit of spillage and splatter, especially around the lid and rim.

Besides being more careful when you and your household members dispose of trash, it’s a good idea to spray disinfectant and wipe down your trash bin daily.

Photo: 123RF
7. Counter Tops
image

Grease, spills, crumbs and other food bits tend to accumulate over the course of the day, and especially after cooking. This attracts pests like lizards, ants and cockroaches that nobody wants to have in their home. So it’s wise to give your counter tops a wipe-down at the end of the day or, better yet, disinfect them with an all-purpose cleaner.

READ MORE:
Here’s How Often You Should Be Cleaning Your Office Desk
10 Golden Rules For A Healthier Kitchen And Lifestyle
This Handy Cleaning Tool Will Leave Your Home Spick And Span In No Time

Photo: Pexels

Text: Now To Love / Additional reporting: Elizabeth Liew

  • TAGS:
  • cleaning tips
  • Home Cleaning
  • home health
  • Kitchen
SHARE THIS ON

What’s Hot

Home Ideas

10 Genius Space-Saving Furniture Pieces ...

Home Ideas

The Essential Baking Tools You Need In Y...

Home Ideas

The Essential Baking Tools You Need In Y...

Home Ideas

Flying Insects In Singapore And Non-Toxi...

Home Ideas

This 40-year-old Flat On Bain Street Shi...

Home Ideas

18 Practical and Stylish Furniture for Y...

Don’t Miss These
  • Family Planning A Stay-Home Party This NDP? Score Up To 50 Per C...
  • Awards Feeling Stressed And Bloated? This Lymphatic Drainage Tre...
  • Eating Out How This Self-Made Food Entrepreneur Is Encouraging Singa...
Editor’s Picks
  • Organising A KonMari Consultant's Hack For Saving Time & Money At Home
  • Home Ideas 10 Genius Space-Saving Furniture Pieces Perfect For Small HDBs And Condos
  • Style 10 Clever Tips To Organise Your Wardrobe From Sortorial Founder Debby Kwong
  • Home Ideas The Essential Baking Tools You Need In Your Kitchen
  • Home Ideas A Step By Step Guide To An HDB Resale Viewing
  • Home Ideas The Essential Baking Tools You Need In Your Kitchen
Don't Miss Out Ever Again!
Tips & tricks to stay sane + win invites to our events!

By signing up, you indicate that you have read and agreed with our Privacy Statement
Footer Menu
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Conditions of Access
  • PDPA
  • Privacy Policy
?>">
SPH Magazine

Copyright © 2022 SPH Media Limited. Co. Regn. No. 202120748H. All rights reserved.