Kitchen Cleaning 🧹 Checklist ✅ : A Guide to a Healthier Home
The kitchen, often the heart of a home, can quickly become a breeding ground for bacteria and unpleasant odors if not appropriately maintained. To ensure a clean and healthy kitchen, it’s essential to prioritize regular cleaning of specific areas.
This habit also helps to keep the healthy choices the easy choices. When you open your refrigerator and it is full of fresh produce and it is not cluttered with jars filled with half consumed food and mold, it is easier to reach for the healthy choice.
Many of these tasks are recommended to be done once every 3 months, so if you set up a schedule to tackle one per month it will not feel like such an overwhelming task to clean the kitchen.
Let’s dive in…
Refrigerator:
- Frequency: Every 3 months
- Procedure: Remove all contents, clean shelves and drawers, discard expired items, and sanitize surfaces.
- Tip: Combine with a pantry cleanout for efficiency.
Pantry:
- Frequency: Every 3 months
- Procedure: Empty the pantry, check expiration dates, clean shelves, and reorganize items.
- Tip: Consider using labels or baskets to categorize items.
Oven:
- Frequency: Every 3 months
- Procedure: Remove racks, clean interior surfaces with a commercial oven cleaner, and replace racks.
- Tip: For a deeper clean, use baking soda and vinegar.
Coffee Maker:
- Frequency: Daily and weekly
- Procedure: Clean around the base, descale regularly, and replace the filter.
- Tip: According to the NSF, over half of coffee maker water reservoirs contain yeast and mold.
Dishwasher:
- Frequency: Monthly
- Procedure: Clean the filter, sprayers, and interior surfaces with a dishwasher cleaner.
- Tip: If you have hard water, clean more frequently to prevent mineral buildup.
Garbage Disposal:
- Frequency: Monthly
- Procedure: Clean the splash guard and remove any food debris.
- Tip: Use lemon or vinegar to freshen the disposal.
Behind the Refrigerator:
- Frequency: Twice per year
- Procedure: Move the refrigerator, clean behind it, and vacuum the coils.
- Tip: This can help improve energy efficiency.
By following this checklist and incorporating regular cleaning into your routine, you can maintain a clean, healthy, and efficient kitchen.
If you would like support and accountability in setting up habits that help you make the healthy choice the easy choice, schedule an appointment with Coach EJ and learn how Nutrition and Wellness Coaching can help you with more than just nutrition.
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