The kitchen is the place where something is constantly fried, baked and cooked. For a good half of the dishes, you need to use fatty oils. The latter, with strong heating, begin to smoke, and fumes settle on the furniture.
Such plaque is additionally mixed with dust and other dirt, completely fixed on the surface. After that, it is extremely difficult to wash the kitchen of fat on the cabinets, but still possible. Seasoned housewives have long identified a number of effective procedures for themselves, while novice cooks experience serious problems with this business.
So, let's try to figure out how to wash the kitchen from fat on the cabinets and do it as painlessly as possible for furniture and for the hostess herself. Consider the recommendations of professionals regarding a particular surface, as well as deal with detergents.
General tips
If you are serious about cleaning the kitchen from grease on the cabinets, the first thing you should do is listen to the advice of experienced specialists. First of all, test all methods and detergents on an inconspicuous piece of furniture.
Work on a small and inconspicuous area, then wipe it dry and wait a couple of minutes. If nothing happened with the color, gloss and coating in general, and the coating has disappeared, then you can safely use this detergent for the kitchen from fat.
For hard-to-reach spots, it is better to use a regular toothbrush, rather than picking cracks with rags wound around your finger. The same goes for decorative surfaces with many bends. In very narrow places you can use a knife wrapped in cloth.
To clean the kitchen from grease on the cabinets, use good and new sponges, with a clean abrasive side. From a greasy tool, the sense is zero and it will do more harm than help. On sale you can find sponges with reinforced abrasive part. They cost more than the classic options, but noticeably more effective than the latter.
After removing grease from glass, cabinets and other kitchen attributes, it is necessary to wipe everything clean with a damp rag of microfiber, and then dry with a new rag of the same material. This will remove the remnants of detergents and avoid the appearance of unpleasant stains.
How often to wash the kitchen?
As for the frequency of cleaning, here you need to maintain a certain balance, which will keep your kitchen clean and will not expose furniture to excessive abrasion. General cleaning with the use of serious cleaning products should be carried out no more than once or twice a year.
Routine prophylaxis should be organized approximately every two months. Use mild detergents. Timely procedures will remove fat in the kitchen from the cabinets and no longer think about it. Naturally, here we are talking about the average house or apartment, and not about cafes, restaurants and other public catering, where you need to "generalize" almost every week.
Next, we analyze the features of different coatings.
Wooden kitchen
This is one of the most fastidious types of furniture that requires delicate care. A good half of folk remedies, such as vinegar, ethanol, peroxide and ammonia can harm. The same can be said of aggressive alkali-based industrial chemistry. For example, the widely sought-after means of Silite Beng, Cif Power and Mr. Muscle for the kitchen are not suitable here.
Manufacturers of such kitchens strongly recommend processing furniture only with specialized pH neutral detergents. The safest solution is warm water with soap in a percentage of 5 to 95. Wood furniture is not an expensive pleasure, so ideally it is better to entrust the cleaning to special cleaning services.
If you decide to wash such a kitchen, then listen to the advice of professionals. During harvesting, do not move against or across the wood pattern, but only along. Pores in this way will be cleansed much more efficiently.
It is also worth avoiding high humidity rags. Water for a tree is not the best companion. After thorough cleaning, it is necessary to treat the surface of the furniture with polish or special protective wax. This will protect the tree from the local microclimate.
Kitchen made of MDF, particleboard and plastic
It’s not so important what kind of chemistry you use, for example, “Mr. Muscle” for the kitchen or folk remedies, the main thing is the presence of alkali in the composition. It is this component that perfectly copes with almost any dirt and greasy deposits, including.
Before applying any anti-grease for the kitchen, it must be moistened. Water significantly accelerates the chemical reaction and facilitates cleaning. A spray gun is best suited for these purposes. How to clean the kitchen of chipboard from fat, as well as other materials, we will consider below.
Industrial chemistry
Folk remedies do not always cope with the tasks, especially in complex and neglected cases. Although harmful (for the most part), but extremely effective chemistry comes to the rescue. Let's see how to wash MDF from fat, as well as other surfaces.
"Shumanit"
The tool was developed by the Israeli brand "Bugs". On sale you can find a gel or spray with a volume of 500 ml to 3 liters. Judging by consumer reviews, the Shumanit grease remover is the best this segment can offer.
The tool is extremely effective in dealing with any deposits. In addition, cleaning will take you a minimum of effort and time. The patented formula “Shumanita” copes with the most old-fashioned dirt, where the rest of the funds pass.
The only negative that consumers often complain about is a pronounced and unpleasant odor, as well as a suspiciously vague description of the composition on the package. But our "Roskachestvo" approved the product for use with some reservations: use with chemical gloves and a protective mask.
Cillit Bang Anti Fat
Silit Beng is a relatively inexpensive cleaning agent that helps remove greasy residue and other contaminants. Unlike the previous product, this one does not have such a pronounced unpleasant odor, plus it boasts an economical expense.
"Silit Beng" copes with old spots. However, some consumers note that a “lock” is needed to more efficiently remove stubborn dirt. That is, leave the detergent for a while so that it is well absorbed and reacts with fat.
“Mr. Muscle Expert for the kitchen”
It is also an inexpensive fat loss treatment. The product copes with recent dirt and grease stains. The product is suitable for all types of furniture, with the exception of wooden headsets. "Mr. Muscle" has a pleasant smell of citrus and ergonomic packaging.
The spray is convenient to use and, unlike powder products, it penetrates everywhere. Like any other chemistry, “Mr. Muscle” does not have the best effect on the skin. Therefore, the cleaning procedure is best done with gloves. In an extreme case, treat your hands with a special cream.
Like Silite Beng, Mr. Muscle has to be soaked when it comes to old spots. Judging by consumer reviews, 10 minutes is more than enough for a normal reaction.
Cif power shine
The tool comes in the format of a cleaning cream with microspheres. On sale you can find products with both a “flik-flak” type cap and a regular spray gun. Sif Power is a universal product that is equally suitable for cleaning household appliances and furniture.
Judging by the reviews, some housewives manage to successfully wipe the fat from the kitchen sets from wood. Such experiments are quite dangerous, but the composition of the product really includes a minimum of aggressive components that more or less accurately affect the fibers of such furniture.
It is also worth noting that Sif Power can be used without serious protection, such as masks and special gloves for hazardous chemicals.
"Efsto Antinagar"
This is a domestic product for removing almost all types of body fat. The first thing that attracts the tool is a more than affordable cost. Along with a good rate of return, Efsto can be bought one and a half, or even two times cheaper than the advertised chemistry.
Naturally, with old greasy spots, the product copes with great difficulty. In difficult cases, you may need to re-soak the surface. The local composition can not be called so aggressive, so ordinary, not specialized, uncomfortable gloves are suitable for working with it.
Folk remedies
Mistresses have been using soda, salt, ethanol and vinegar for more than a dozen years to remove greasy stains. All these elements are highly soluble in water, do not leave an unpleasant odor and are relatively safe for humans.
But here you need to understand that with such means you can remove only minor pollution. Alas, they cannot cope with chronic fat stains. So for general cleaning folk remedies will not work.
Soda
This is one of the best folk remedies for getting rid of fat, or rather a tandem of soda and laundry soap. Both products are alkaline, which means they will prevent the subsidence of fat molecules on the surface. You can use them separately, but when paired they are noticeably more effective.
Recipe:
- Rub the soap on a coarse grater (about 3 tablespoons in volume).
- Add soda to it (1 tbsp. L.) And stir it with water until a paste forms.
- We process the mixture of kitchen sets and other problematic surfaces.
- In the case of severe contamination, you can additionally walk with soda powder.
- Leave the applied composition for 15-20 minutes.
- Wash off the rest with warm water and wipe dry with a rag.
If the water in the tap is too hard, then it is better to boil it or add special tablets that are used in dishwashers. It is also worth noting that laundry soap needs to be selected with a high content of fatty acids - more than 70%.
Vinegar and Ethanol
These elements by themselves do a good job of greasy stains and plus disinfect the surface. If the mud is old, then for greater effectiveness it is better to use special recipes.
The remedy for fat on vinegar and ethanol:
- We dilute table vinegar and ethanol (90%) with water in the proportions of 1: 1: 2, respectively.
- If you do not tolerate the smell of these elements, then you can add essential oils (sage, lemon, tea tree, etc.).
- Pour the resulting composition into the spray bottle and shake well.
- Treat problem areas.
- Leave the liquid on the “lock” for 15-20 minutes.
- Rinse off with a damp cloth and wipe the furniture dry.
Pharmacy products
Surely many housewives working with baking know how well ammonia cleans the oven. Similarly, the tool acts on furniture. Ammonia is especially effective on glass, tile and mirror surfaces. In addition, this tool does not leave stains and gives the furniture a beautiful shine.
3% hydrogen peroxide can be bought at almost any pharmacy. This is one of the most effective bleach substitutes. Local ingredients destroy fat cells and destroy bacteria, fungi and mold. So, in addition to cleaning, peroxide can also be called a disinfectant.
To wash kitchen cabinets from grease stains, it is necessary to mix 1 tablespoon ammonia with a liter of water. The resulting liquid must be poured into a spray bottle and treat problem areas. Five minutes later, you can already wash off the composition and wipe the furniture dry.
If we are talking about old spots, then it is better to use a composition of baking soda and peroxide, mixing them in such a way as to make a paste. After processing it is necessary to leave the surface for 10 minutes, after which it should be abundantly moistened with water, removing residual dirt and detergent.
It is also worth noting that all these procedures must be carried out with protective gloves. Under certain conditions, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide will be dangerous, so there’s no need for extra risk. If you have small children in your house, then they should in no way be involved in cleaning.
It will be useful to organize through ventilation of the kitchen so that unpleasant odors and other elements are not concentrated in one room. In addition, ammonia is an explosive substance, so you can not leave it near the stove. After cleaning, do not rush to close the window, let the smells completely disappear.