Dirty Talk

To easily remove burned on grease, pan drippings etc. from stove burner grids, soak them in a strong solution of hot water and laundry ammonia. I use a Dutch oven covered with a lid to protect against the fumes. You can leave it outside if you want. Soak them until the spills just wipe off. If your grids are very bad, you can soak them overnight. It doesn't hurt them.

I love a clean house. We have 2 cats who are NOT allowed on kitchen surfaces. We all know that cats do what they want, when you are not looking. So, before I cook, I take my dish rag and run it under hot water with dishwashing liquid. I carefully add a splash of my mixture of 1 gal. of water to 1 Tbsp of household bleach to the dish rag. I wipe down all the kitchen surfaces with the rag. I also use that method as I'm cooking to catch spills and again when I'm finished cooking. I don't sit down to eat until the kitchen is clean, and as many pans as possible are clean. I enjoy eating much more, knowing the kitchen is clean. When we're finished eating, all that's left are the dishes we ate from. They're rinsed and put in the dishwasher. I can spend the rest of the evening doing whatever I like.

To keep my drip pans on the stove clean I wrap them in almuinum foil. I replace them monthly. Use the heavy duty stuff for durability. You can also place a sheet in the bottom the oven to catch spills. If yours is a gas stove, just cut holes in the foil and place under racks.

Taking out the trash is a pain. I hate it. I layer several bags in my small trash cans. When I take out the trash, there is already a bag there! I don't have to go back and put one in. It also keeps spills in your trash cans from getting to the bottom. I also place some plain, dry kitty litter in the bottom of my kitchen trash bin. It absorbs odor and liquid spills.

Good tip about using cat litter in your bathroom on here - I use it to soak up oil spills in the garage. Just pour it over, leave it a day or so and then hoover or sweep it up.

To clean any spills in the oven, sprinkle with automatic dishwasher powder, cover with wet paper towels let stand for a few hours, then clean with a damp sponge

To clean any spills in the oven, sprinkle with automatic dishwasher powder, cover with wet paper towels let stand for a few hours, then clean with a damp sponge