After a delicious meal everyone is happy. All except the extractor hood. We show you, step by step, how to clean it.
When we prepare to prepare the best dishes in the style of a chef, the family is delighted, licking their fingers with pleasure. But of those creations, who gets the worst of it? Where does the grease and smoke go? The biggest weight is carried by the extractor hood and nobody wants to clean it.
Although that is its function, after all. If you take a look under the hood from time to time, you will see that what accumulates there is not much fun. And less if you let a considerable time pass to clean it.
Plus, that sticky, greasy gunk ends up clogging the filter. So the main function of the hood loses its effectiveness.
The good news is that with these steps and tips, cleaning the kitchen range hood is not a difficult job. Keep in mind that this must meet to extend the life of the appliance. Keep going!
Step by step to clean the kitchen extractor hood
First, you must start by removing the filters from the hood. These are fine mesh screens that are located at the bottom of the appliance.
We will start by explaining step by step how to remove grease from filters. Then we will show you how to clean the surface of the range hood.
But first, we list the instruments and products you will need. They are the following:
- Soap.
- Gloves.
- Hot water.
- White vinegar.
- Microfiber cloth.
- scrub sponge
- Sodium bicarbonate.
- Brush (avoid those with hard bristles so as not to damage the filter).
1. Clean filters
To leave the filters as new, follow these instructions:
- Make a mixture in the sink with hot water, soap, a little vinegar and 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
- Then soak the filter. Every once in a while, turn it over so that the fat comes off on the other side.
- Once the temperature of the water has dropped, proceed to rub with a brush until all the fat is extracted.
- Rinse with plenty of waterdry with the microfiber cloth and place it outdoors to finish drying.
2. Clean the surface
So that there are no traces of fat, you can’t overlook cleaning the top of the hood. It doesn’t matter if you have a stainless steel or glass hood. The method that we will explain below is effective for both:
- In a bucket, make a mixture with warm water, soap and some baking.
- With the help of the scouring pad, scrub the surface area of the hood.
- Proceed to remove the remains with warm water and the microfiber cloth.
- Then, with a clean cloth rinse with vinegar. This will make the bell shiny.
- Let it air dry and begins to arm the bell.
How often should the extractor hood be cleaned?
It is recommended that every time you cook you pass a cloth with vinegar on the surface. In this way, you prevent the fat from accumulating and making it more difficult to remove after a while.
On the other hand, deep cleaning is necessary to do it every month or 2 months at most. Thus, you guarantee the durability of the filters.
Vinegar: an effective product for this task
Have you ever heard the advice to clean on clean? It may sound strange, even a bit incoherent. But if you stop to think about it, you will see that it is the key to keeping fat at bay.
An effective method, which even makes your kitchen look shiny, is to use vinegar. This one not only works for the stove, but also for the range hood.
On the other hand, a companion that gives good results when it comes to removing dirt is lemon juice. Take half of this citrus, rub it on the surface of the kitchen and you will see how the fat comes off.
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