How To Clean Your Kitchen In 15 Minutes (or less)

Don't let a messy kitchen stress you out! Follow these quick and easy tips to get your kitchen sparkling clean in just 15 minutes or less.

Okay, first up music and fresh air! Whenever we're doing our fast clean-up routine we open the windows and turn up the music, before we do anything else at all!

Then gather up your cleaning products and then set that timer for 15 minutes! Don't allow any distractions, just do your full 15 minutes of cleaning!

Cleaning Supplies Needed For Cleaning Your Kitchen In 15 Minutes

• Kitchen Roll (paper towels) - we buy these in bulk on Amazon as it's cheaper than picking them up at the supermarket!
• All Purpose Cleaner - we usually use the Method Anti-Bac Orange scented cleaner
• Microfiber Cleaning Cloths
• Dish Soap
• Sponges - for scrubbing the sink - we love to use Scrub Daddy sponges
• Rubber Gloves - not essential but good if you like to protect your hands
• Vacuum
• Spray Mop - when doing quick clean-ups using a spray mop just helps you to fit in time to mop.

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How To Clean Your Kitchen In 15 Minutes

Step 1 - Clear the kitchen counter tops

• Stack dirty dishes in the sink to soak or dishwasher ready to be washed. And if the dishwasher is a bit grubby... here's how to clean the dishwasher the easy way!
• Throw out any rubbish, and put away clutter, even if you just throw it in a clutter basket for moving later. 

Step 2 - Take out the trash and recycling

• Empty the bins and take out all the household recycling. 

Step 3 - Clean the kitchen counters

• Spray the work surfaces with kitchen cleaner, and then wipe away crumbs, grime and greasy smears with a damp microfiber cloth.
• Wipe the stove top.

Step 4 - Clean the sink and draining board

• Wash any dirty pots in hot soapy water.
• And then clear off the sink, spray with cleaner (or kitchen sink scrub like Pink Stuff) then scrub it clean, then rinse well with hot water and buff dry. I usually pour soda crystals, white vinegar and boiling water down the drain too.

Step 5 - Clean the floor

• Vacuum the kitchen floor. You can sweep with a broom if you prefer.
• Then do a quick mop using the spray mop for speed.

Step 6 - Finishing touches - if you have time!

• Wipe down the fridge handle with antibacterial spray.
• Put out a fresh clean towel for hands, and some kitchen towels for crockery.
• If you've time wipe any greasy fingerprints of doors and windows.

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How To Clean Your Kitchen In 15 Minutes - Tips That Really Help

Make Cleaning The Kitchen A Family Activity!

Everyone knows kids hate cleaning, but getting the kids to help out teaches them valuable cleaning skills for later life and more importantly makes cleaning up faster and easier.

Clearing The Plates

Getting your family into a habit of clearing their plates once they have eaten and loading them straight into the dishwasher, not leaving them on the countertop or sink for you to deal with!

Boost Moral

If you're trying to get the kids to clean up with you try to incentivise them with pocket money or any other type of reward like sweets, screen time - whatever motivates your kids!

Assign Jobs

Give each family member a job to do in the cleaning up process so you can divide the work and ultimately complete it faster!

Declutter

If your kitchen is super messy and cluttered - take time to really declutter and organise your space. This makes regular kitchen cleaning a whole lot easier!

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More Kitchen Cleaning Tips And Cleaning Checklists To Help You

• How To Clean The Kitchen In 5 Minutes
• How To Spring Clean The Kitchen
• How To Deep Clean The Kitchen
• How To Clean The Kitchen Sink
• How To Clean The Refrigerator
• How To Clean A Garbage Disposal
• How To Clean The Microwave (the easy way)

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