Cooking Clean
The award to the cleanest cook does not go to those who rub the most, but to those who cook clean. Take note of these tricks to keep your kitchen clean when you cook.
SPOON REST: Use a spoon rest or keep an empty plate by the side of the stove to use as spoon rest.
SPEED CLEANING: Peel fruits and vegetables over a paper or kitchen towel. Tidying up when you finish is a breeze, just pick the paper and throw it into the trash.
breadcrumbs and flour: Put breadcrumbs or flour on kitchen foil instead of a plate; if there are leftovers, it will be easy to store them, and if all it is finished, throw the foil away and there is no dish to wash. You can also do this with flour.
flour: To coat meat pieces in flour, put them in a bag with the flour, close the top, and shake the bag. This way, you will need to use less flour, you'll get perfectly coated meat pieces, and no washing up, as you can throw the bag when you are done.
Floor: Keep always a clean towel or rag under the sink and clean immediately even the tiniest drop on your floor, before anyone steps on it. Remember to wash kitchen towels once a week, even if they look perfectly clean.
RUG: Set a rug right in front of the stove. It wil protect the floor form spills and splatters.
COVER THE STOVETOP IN FOIL: If your stove is electric or gas, cover the top in foil. First, spray lightly with a general purpose cleaning liquid to make the foil stick better and last longer. Also cover those sources of heat not in use when the food you are cooking splatters.
Splatter not: Sprinkle salt on the bottom of the roasting pan and splatter will be reduced to a minimum, keeping your oven clean and preventing any burnt smell.
Kitchen roll: Priceless to wipe out grease from the stove top, or from a pan before washing it up. Kitchen roll will save you plenty of tea towel and kitchen cloth washing, and if you used recycled paper, it shouldn't be hard on the environment.
Untangled tongs: Prevent your tongs from tangling with other cooking utensils in your draw by wrapping them in a paper towel tube.
Scratch free non-stick: Insert plastic lids or kitchen paper towels between each piece.
Lemon or vinegar: To eliminate fruit and vegetable stains on your hands rub them first with lemon or vinegar, wash your hands with soap afterwards. Finish with pumice stone for very difficult stains.
Vinegar: White spots on your recipients, cookware and electric kettle disappear if you fill them with water and add a good amount of vinegar. For heavy deposits, leave it to soak for a couple of days.
