Do it in 15 minutes: Which areas of the kitchen are enough to clean to make it look clean?

Lynsey Crombie, TV presenter, blogger and bestselling cleaning author, knows how to have a clean kitchen in no time. According to her, it is above all a matter of clearly defining your priorities. So this is what you have to do when you don’t have time to “generalize”.

According to Lynsey, washing dishes in the kitchen is the first step in cleaning: it helps remove the most visible clutter and makes it easier to wipe down all surfaces. If you have a dishwasher, you will quickly cope with this task. She is not there ? Here are some tips that will help you quickly deal with a mountain of dirty dishes and pots.

High-quality kitchen cleaning is impossible without it: the countertop is the largest surface that first attracts attention. How long it will take to wash it depends on the situation: in more difficult cases, Linsey advises washing the surface first with a solution of detergent and water, then treating it with a disinfectant spray.

A dirty sink can spoil the impression of the most luxurious kitchen. Fortunately, washing it doesn’t take much time. “Mix vinegar and dishwashing liquid in a 1:1 ratio, apply the resulting solution in the sink, leave for five minutes, then rinse with clean water,” advises Lynsey.

So you have five minutes! Lynsey reminds us that cleaning the kitchen also means combating unpleasant odors, so spend the free time emptying the trash. Does it continue to emit an unpleasant miasma? Take the spray you prepared for the sink, spray it on the walls of the tank using a spray bottle, leave it on for five minutes, then wash it off.

Of course, not everything! According to Crombie, there are only two appliances to focus on: cleaning the stove and washing the refrigerator are essential – these are the most visible surfaces. Professional cleaner Liam Dickerson recommends using a solution of hot water and washing-up liquid – either way, they’ll get the job done quickly.

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Have you finished cleaning your kitchen surfaces? Grab a vacuum cleaner or start sweeping the kitchen if you don’t have one. That’s right: According to Dickerson, wet cleaning the kitchen if you’re short on time will be useless – after all, you don’t have time to wait for the floors to dry. Water should only be used locally to remove visible stains.

This is the last step: it’s time to make the kitchen comfortable. Now is the time to collect your dirty sponges and dishcloths and replace them with new ones (in the case of towels, freshly laundered dishcloths). You can also light an aromatic candle in the kitchen or plug in an electric aroma diffuser – or simply brew a cup of coffee, the smell of which is no less pleasant than that of essential oils.

According to Lynsey, it’s not worth wasting your time on:

Either you will do all of this during spring cleaning, or you will break the list into small tasks that you will gradually “close”.

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