The kitchen is one of the rooms in the house that requires the most maintenance, since its use is usually daily and intensive and products with great potential to get dirty are handled there.
In this maintenance it is important to clean the utensils and also the spaces, with special dedication to the sink, appliances and work surfaces, but also the kitchen cabinets in which, inevitably, grease and food remains accumulate, especially all raw ingredients.
Kitchen cabinets are usually one of the spaces more careless because of the belief that they do not get dirty as intensively, and, to a certain extent, this is the case if it is purchased, for example, with the sink. However, this should not be an excuse to forget them completely and never wash them.
Ingredients and pans accumulate in these cabinets and are not always 100% clean, so failure to act in this sense can attract pests and accumulate germs without needing to.
Furthermore, in the wet populations Close to the sea, as there are so many on the Spanish coast, pests are generated more frequently, such as moths, cockroaches and even rodents, lovers of this atmosphere.
Relative frequency
The frequency of cleaning these cabinets depends a lot. of use that is done in the kitchen: a room that spends the day full of vapors is not the same as a kitchen that is more of an exhibition in which cooking is only done on Sundays for the batch cooking.
As in Spain kitchens tend to accumulate a lot of traffic, a good measure is to clean these cabinets every three months (if used very intensively) or half a year if used more moderately.
Let’s do it
For a deep cleaning of the space it is important, first of all, empty the cabinets completely, so that the entire surface can be accessed and the status of all the products can be verified.
This step can be used to check Expiry datesdiscard opened or soaked products and renew the stocks of rice, legumes and infusions stored in asses for weeks.
If the cabinets have removable shelves or drawers, it is advisable to remove them and turn them aroundto ensure that everything they contain falls.
In any case, the most important step is to first pass a damp cloth that traps dust and possible food remains, getting into the corners.
Once the remains have been removed, wash with a cloth with soap and water, and rinse. An even better option is to make a water and vinegar preparation cleaning agent (or baking soda) and wash the closet with it, so that it acts as a bactericide and natural brightener.
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Finally, you have to dry the area well with kitchen paper or a dry cloth, leaving it ready to put the products back in order. It is important to ensure that this is very dry to prevent mold from forming and any paper or cardboard packaging from getting wet.
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