{"id":44632,"date":"2020-05-05T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=44632"},"modified":"2020-05-05T16:53:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T21:53:02","slug":"clean-these-forgotten-kitchen-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=44632","title":{"rendered":"Clean These Forgotten Kitchen Items"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are using your kitchen a lot lately, then clean these forgotten kitchen items.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hey everyone.\u00a0 We had such a gloomy day in Lexington yesterday that I decided to give our stove a deep cleaning.\u00a0 When you do as much cooking as I am doing right now, things get dirty faster.\u00a0 I bet all of you are doing a lot more cooking in your kitchens, too.\u00a0 I am loving every minute of it – the cooking, that is.\u00a0 In fact, if you’re new to our blog, then here is a month of<\/strong> meals<\/strong><\/a><\/span> we shared last month.\u00a0 Now, I am on to cooking from a new list of dinner ideas, and Jordan and I are both loving this cookbook.<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 So, while I was in the kitchen anyway,\u00a0 I decided to show some love to some appliances and other things that don’t get cleaned on a regular basis.\u00a0 While I was at it, I thought you might like to see what I cleaned, just in case you need to spend some time spiffing up your kitchen, too.\u00a0 So, according to my experience, we all need to clean these forgotten kitchen items.\u00a0 And the good thing is, none of them took very long, but they sure are shining now.<\/p>\n

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Stove Fan<\/h2>\n

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The stove fan is kind of the Rodney Dangerfield of most kitchens.\u00a0 It gets no respect.\u00a0 We have a beautiful hood over our fan, but I really don’t pay much attention to the fan.\u00a0 Well, it showed.\u00a0 There was a grease and grime build up that surprised me mostly because the only time I fry anything is when I am making our Sunday brunch.\u00a0 Apparently, bacon can generate a lot of splatters on more than just the stove and its surround.\u00a0 The nice thing about cleaning a stove fan is that most of them just pop right out.\u00a0 Then you can clean it in a dishwasher cycle, or you can let it soak it in a full of sudsy warm water.\u00a0 I recommend using Dawn for its grease-cutting powers. (Because it was a dreary day, I had to have the overhead lights on when taking photos.\u00a0 The lights created a blue glare on the hood.)<\/p>\n

Faucet<\/h2>\n

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Most of us wipe our faucet every single time we clean up the kitchen, I bet.\u00a0 However, do you pay much attention to the place where the faucet and the countertops meet?\u00a0 Gunk can build up there, but it’s simple to clean.\u00a0 Just wrap a damp wash cloth around a knife, and put the point in the crease where the faucet and counter meet.\u00a0 It’s an easy task.<\/p>\n

Flatware Drawer<\/h2>\n

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Even though we only put clean forks, spoons and knives into our flatware drawer, crumbs seem to make their way into the compartments.\u00a0 Clean out this drawer by removing all of the flatware, and use a hand-held vacuum to clean out the crumbs.\u00a0 Then wipe it out with sudsy water.<\/p>\n

Microwave<\/h2>\n

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If not cleaned on a regular basis, microwaves can get nasty and germ-laden.\u00a0 A microwave is easy to clean by putting a cup of water in it, and run the oven on high for three minutes.\u00a0 Add a wedge of lemon if you want to create a nice fragrance.\u00a0 After the three minutes are over, leave the door closed for at least five minutes, and the steam will loosen any food that has dried on the interior.\u00a0 Then just use a damp cloth to wipe it down.\u00a0 All of the stuck-on food will wipe right off, and it will smell fresh, too.<\/p>\n

Toaster<\/h2>\n

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The toaster is a kitchen work horse, and other than a wipe-down of the exterior, mine doesn’t get a lot of love.\u00a0 Well, yesterday, I gave it a good cleaning.\u00a0 After unplugging it, I removed and washed the tray on the bottom.\u00a0 I used sudsy water to wash the outside and even scoured out some areas that had random food stuck to them.\u00a0 How did that happen?????\u00a0 Then I used a small brush and loosened up the crumbs that were stuck to the interior.\u00a0 Finally, I gently shook it, and all of the crumbs just fell out.\u00a0 Afterwards, it looks just like new. Oh, and you can buy a similar Dualit toaster here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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These tasks might sound daunting, but all of it took just an hour.\u00a0 Oh, and that included giving the stove a very thorough cleaning. If you are spending more time in your kitchen these days, then by all means, clean these forgotten kitchen items.<\/p>\n

Take care.<\/p>\n

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If you are using your kitchen a lot lately, then clean these forgotten kitchen items. Hey everyone.\u00a0 We had such a gloomy day in Lexington yesterday that I decided to give our stove a deep cleaning.\u00a0 When you do as much cooking as I am doing right now, things get dirty faster.\u00a0 I bet all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44632"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44632"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44655,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44632\/revisions\/44655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}