The Kitchen Sink

Tips in the kitchen

I want to mention a few tips for the clean up crew! HAHA You know who I'm talking about!

Yep, you and me

So like my Lysol tip (keep the old bottle and half the new one and fill both with water) just in case you did not see it, you get two for one and yes it still cleans well

Here are a few more:

Put a 1/4 cup of 20 mule team powder in bottom of dishwasher in addition to dishwasher soap

Run the hot water faucet til hot, so the dishwasher starts on hot right away

Put your sink sponges in the top rack of dishwasher for extra life

Between kitchen trash can cleaning, spray a little smell good in the bottom before the new trash bag is put in

Save a small soap pump dispenser and put dawn or your favorite hand cleaner in it for beside the sink

Dollar store has sink wire drain catchers, very nice to use,when needed put them in lower rack of dishwasher

Spray Pam on your pizza pan, easy clean up

Cast iron skillets, this is my method, cold rub with a paper towel Crisco on all of inside of skillet

put in oven at 350 for 1/2 hour to an hour, turn oven off til cool, wipe excess off with paper towel and you are ready to cook without food sticking

NOTE: you can do this on top of stove just of course watch the kiddos

Remember to clean vent cover at the bottom of  refrigerator, but do not stop there, while the cover is off get your vacuum out and use the long tube attachment to suck up dust past the cover, there is more under there than you would think, I think twice a year is good

Remember baby locks for cabinets

I feel pretty smart about this one, lol. I bought a set of miscellaneous baby locks from Walmart. So I was putting them everywhere and it came with a toilet lid lock. This was flat and fat and self sticking and clasped like a seat belt.  I bake a lot and was so worried about my youngest to the point I didn't want to cook.

Yep that's right I put one side on the side of my brand new stove and the other side on the oven door!

And yes I would do it again! It didn't hurt a thing!

Oh what a relief it was!!!

I also used one of these locks on a single door refrigerator (for the little ones) that we use by the back door for drinks in the summer

So if you upgrade your refrigerator try and find a convenient place by the (in and out door) for the summer traffic. This really is worth the extra electric. Less wear and tear on your home plus your main refrigerator food does not take a toll on the heat of open and close. The kids and hubbys also appreciate the luxury of not upsetting us! 

I hope some of these tips make it to your kitchen

See you soon

Enjoy