Our Kitchen Detail Cleaning Checklist will help you get your kitchen ready for the Fall cooking season.
It’s amazing how much grease and grime and build up in a busy kitchen, isn’t it! We know you won’t have a lot of free time during the busy fall cooking season. Our Kitchen Detail Cleaning Checklist will help you get ready ahead of time. The list is a free printable at the end of this post.
We love to work smarter, not harder and we know you do too so I’m including 12 Things in the Kitchen You Can Put in the Dishwasher to save you lots of time!
Be sure to print our Spring Cleaning Checklist if you are brave enough to give the whole house a thorough cleaning before the holiday season!
Our 35 Crockpot Recipes With 5 Ingredients or Less collection can also help you get through any busy season!
12 Things in the kitchen you can put in the dishwasher
- Switch plate cover & Outlet covers
- Vent hood filters & covers (check your manufacture directions first)
- Stove top drip pans
- Glass canisters (not the rubber gaskets)
- Coffee carafe (top rack)
- Glass lighting globes/covers
- Salt & Pepper shakers (dry completely before use)
- Trash can lid
- Floor vent grate
- Dish scrubbers
- Sink stoppers
- Stove knobs (I put them in the silverware tray)
This is how we do it when professionally cleaning for our clients:
Start at the top and work your way down so do the cobwebs on the ceiling and wall corners first.
Next, go ahead and gather up all the things you can put in the dishwasher and get it going. This will include your light fixture covers which are on the ceiling so still working from top down. Now, you’ll be satisfied that you’re such a work horse accomplishing multiple items at once!
You may choose to do the major appliances all in one day. I’m not such a glutton for punishment so I do the stove one Saturday and the refrigerator/freezer the next.
When you get to the counters, start on the left of the stove and work your way around the room. Be sure to pull everything away from the walls and clean behind those things. Don’t forget to wash anything and everything you keep sitting out on your counters such as canisters, picture frames, lamps, small appliances etc.
Check each completed task off the list as you go! There is a certain amount of satisfaction to be derived from checking items off a list!
Print the free Kitchen Detail Cleaning Checklist now.
Now that you have our easy checklist, you can make plans to get your kitchen ready for the busy fall cooking season! I’m making plans now to tackle the oven and detail the stove!
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Jennifer says
This is a great list and I had never thought to put so many little things in the dishwasher. Great idea! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
Alli @ Tornadough Alli says
This is a great list! What would make it even better is if I had a dish washer to use to clean all the things instead of doing it by hand 🙁 I am going to have to use this list when I do my deep cleaning this fall! Thank you for sharing with us at #ThrowbackThursday we hope to see you again this week!
Joyce Warren says
Oh! I just love the fall cleaning checklist! 🙂 I do a deep clean every spring and every autumn so this is really useful for me! Thanks! The post is really nice!
Beverly Roderick says
This is full of great tips for tasks that sometimes can seem daunting. I’m a big list maker,too and checking things off as I go does give a sense of accomplishment. Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for partying with us at Snickerdoodle.
Jess says
This is definitely a great list!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Patti says
Hi Shirley,
Great list. You make it all seem so do-able! It’s funny how it never occurred to me that you can put other things in the dishwasher. (smack on head) Thanks for linking up to our Tips & Tricks this week. I know you will be helping a lot of people with this info.
Patti
Shirley Wood says
Oh it took me YEARS to realize I could put things other than dishes and cookware in the dishwasher! So glad you found that helpful!
Lauree says
Great list! One time-saver tip I have is regarding the top of your cabinets (if your cabinets don’t go all the way to the ceiling). It can get really grimy up there! I used to use brown paper I picked up at Lowes in a 12″ roll to line the top of the cabinets. When detail cleaning time comes around I’d just toss that wipe down the edges and put down fresh paper. Now I use some old placemats which I just wash and put back in place. Either works great.
I put all kinds of things in the dishwasher – candle holders, toothbrush holders, soap dishes, the shower caddy, the laundry detergent scoop, any glass (not china) decorative containers that will fit, etc.
Thanks for your extensive list!
Shirley Wood says
LOVE that idea of putting the paper on the top of the cabinets! It does get grimy up there too.
I put things from all over the house in my dishwasher too, including the toothbrush holders!
sue says
A comprehensive list – when can you come to my house LOL:) Thank you for sharing and linking up with us at #WednesdaysWisdom.
sue says
Oh this is great and just what I need to do some Spring Cleaning as it is Springtime where I live. You have inspired me to clean! Thanks for sharing with us at #AnythingGoes link up.
Shirley Wood says
Thank you so much Sue! I know it’s spring time in Australia! We’re enjoying nice cool fall weather right now and getting ready for a busy holiday season.
Cassandra Mullins says
Great list. I made one by myself but I lost it. You can only imagine how often I have used it 🙂 Now I am going to use yours. Thank you for sharing. Greetings!
Shirley Wood says
Gina, I’m so glad you found our list to be helpful! I hope you Pinned it so you can find it any time! Thanks so much for stopping by!