You can use harmless and healthy methods to remove grease and oil stains created when cooking on kitchen cabinets.
Cleaning grease stains in cabinets and kitchens
Avoiding oil stains on the stove while cooking is inevitable. Over time, these stains make the kitchen look ugly. Areas most affected by these oil stains are: cabinets, hoods and stoves.
Cleaning these oil stains from kitchen utensils with a dry or damp cloth will only waste time and energy. Many chemical cleaners do not work well in combination with the dust on the device, and in addition, ammonia-based cleaners are harmful to health. In this article, we will discuss the appropriate solutions for cleaning oil stains created on kitchen appliances.
Basic and effective techniques
1- Dip a paper towel in a little mineral oil.
2- Clean the oil surface of your hood and stove with this paper towel to remove oil stains. If there is a high concentration of oily substances and other substances combined with oil, you can add some baking soda to the mineral oil and apply it on the desired areas.
3- Using another paper towel, clean the desired surface again to remove the oil left on it, this will help you to clean the desired device more easily next time and will make To make the desired surface look more glossy.
4- Then mix equal amounts of warm water and white vinegar.
5 – With a cloth or sponge, clean your kitchen cabinets with this solution and remove light oil stains created on them. For harder stains, apply white vinegar directly and finally clean your desired surfaces with a damp cloth with cold water.
6- You can also use a combination of hot water and baking soda to clean your kitchen hood filter, and to use this method, it is enough to boil some water in a pot and then add baking soda in a small amount and Stir well until well combined, then dip the hood filter into it and clean it with a cloth.
7- If the oil is not well cleaned, repeat this process and finally wash the hood filter with hot water.
You can also clean your exhaust fan, stove and kitchen cabinets with a cloth towel and a solution of hot water and baking soda.
Use of vegetable oils
If you do not have mineral oil available, you can use vegetable oils in the same way. Vegetable oil is a safe, effective and natural substance for cleaning stainless steel and wooden items from oil stains. However, it is better to use mineral oil to clean the desired surfaces, because using vegetable oil may make your kitchen utensils yellow and sticky after a while.
Use baking soda paste
Another easy way to get rid of kitchen oil stains is to use baking soda and hydrogen peroxide as a degreaser, especially to clean the hood.
In addition, the combination of lemon and soda has a great effect on removing fat stains.
Use dishwashing soap
Dishwashing soap is an alkaline product that in combination with hot water will have degreasing properties. Fill your sink with hot tap water, add a tablespoon of dish soap, and use a sponge to make circular motions to remove oil stains from your cabinets. Then wash your cabinets with cold water.
Low quality metal cabinets lose their color or rust if washed too much, so drying them is as important as cleaning them.
After cleaning your cabinets, protect your cabinets with vegetable oils such as lemon oil, oak oil, pine, maple and other oils and prevent further contamination on it.
A way to get rid of oil stains
1- To clean and remove oil stains from the wall surface, determine the path of the oil sprayed on the wall and wipe the stains in the direction in which they were sprayed, because this will make it easier to remove stains.
2- Remove oil and other stains with a soft cloth with high absorption power that does not cause scratches on the wall.
3- Pull the fabric from one side of the wall to the other or from top to bottom and avoid cleaning the surfaces in a circle. Wipe the surfaces with a towel immediately after each cooking.
4- After each cleaning of metal surfaces, wipe it completely with a dry cloth because water can destroy the metal over time.
Other applications for removing kitchen contaminants
Candle wax
By using candle wax, you will be able to remove many impurities created on your kitchen tiles and ceramics.
Rice water
Using rice water to remove grease stains on the stove is an easy, economical and environmentally friendly method. Simply rub the rice water on the surface of your stove and allow it to dry, then easily wipe off any stains on the stove with a damp cloth.
detergents
A mixture of warm water and detergent is very effective in cleaning oil stains, but be careful because the chemical composition of these substances may damage your skin.
Lemon and baking soda
The combination of lemon and baking soda is a great combination to remove newly created fat stains.
Hot water
If the oil stain is fresh, you can use hot water to immediately remove grease stains from the stove, floor or other kitchen utensils.
Use baking soda to remove oil stains
As we said in the section on wet housekeeping secrets, to remove hard stains, mix a glass of lukewarm water (240 ml) with a glass of baking soda to form a paste, then knead the dough using a cloth. Or rub a sponge on the stains and wipe the dough off the surfaces with a clean cloth.
Mix vinegar and water to clean grease levels
To clean greasy surfaces, mix equal amounts of vinegar and lukewarm water and pour into a sprayer and spray on the stains, then wait 5 minutes for the vinegar mixture to dissolve the stains. Finally, wipe the surfaces on which you sprinkled vinegar with a damp cloth and use a dry cloth to dry it.
Polishing on metal surfaces using olive oil
Dip a tablespoon of olive oil into a soft cloth or cotton ball to coat your metal surfaces so that they do not stain and have shiny metal surfaces. You can use metal polishes instead of olive oil.
Other tips for removing grease stains
Clean your kitchen hood at least once every two weeks to prevent grease and dirt stains from accumulating on it.
Ideally, the hood filter should be cleaned once a month.
Some filters can be washed in the dishwasher.
While cooking, cover the pot and pan with the lid as much as possible and do not put your greasy hands on the kitchen cabinets.
Do not use hard, wire brushes or even coarse sponges to clean metal surfaces as they will scratch metal surfaces.
Get rid of stains on the wall quickly to get rid of stains.
Use a non-chloride cleaner to clean fingerprint surfaces.
