A kitchen cleaning checklist, by how often
The daily stuff takes care of itself. It’s the fridge, the filters and the oven that sneak up on you. Here’s everything, with how often it actually needs doing.
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Every week
Wipe the hob and counters
Move things, wipe under them.
Clean the sink and tap
Limescale comes off easily while it’s new.
Wipe the handles
Fridge, oven, cupboards. Everyone touches them.
Swap the tea towels
Sooner if they smell.
Every 2 weeks
Clean the microwave
A bowl of water and lemon, five minutes.
Swap the sponge
Or put it through the dishwasher.
Mop the floor
Under the table too.
Every month
Clear out the fridge
Check the dates, wipe the shelves.
Clean the dishwasher filter
Cleaner dishes, and it stops the smell.
Descale the kettle
More often if your water is hard.
Wash the bin
Inside and the lid.
Empty the toaster crumb tray
Less smoke, fewer surprises.
Every 3 months
Clean the oven
Easier four times a year than once.
Clean the extractor fan filter
Most metal ones can go in the dishwasher.
Wipe the cupboard fronts
Especially the ones near the hob.
Go through the spice shelf
Bin what’s years out of date.
Twice a year
Defrost the freezer
When the drawers start to stick.
Pull out the fridge and clean behind
And vacuum the coils if you can reach them.
Clear out the cupboards
Wipe the shelves, use up what’s at the back.
Keeping it going
Let small jobs ride along
Wipe the counters every week, and every other time the microwave comes too. One tap does both.
Keep the how-to in a note
Which filter, which descaler, how long to soak it. A note on the chore means you never look it up twice.
Out of sight until it’s due
The oven doesn’t need to nag you for three months. It shows up when it’s time, then disappears again.
Share the kitchen
Everyone in the house sees the same list, and anyone can tick anything off.
Keep this list in Chores Machine
Add the chores once, say how often, and forget about them. Each one stays out of sight until it is due, then one tap clears it.
No account needed to start.
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