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What can I use to degrease my old white painted kitchen cabinets? I need something that doesn't take a lot of scrubbing.
Goo Gone is my favourite. I have horrible ventilation in my kitchen and it works great.
Oh, for the oven cleaner: You can fill a spray bottle with water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Mist when the oven is a tad arm, clean out with sponge.
Warm water and diluted vinegar would work.
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For my cabinets I use Dawn and vinegar in warm water and a rough sponge.
I would certainly start with the easiest/simplest solution first. Be sure to only do one door or drawer front at a time and see if you like the results.
Cleaning an oven is a back breaking job so matter how it is done or what is used so its for sure we do not need to be inhaling all those chemical fumes.
1) Fill/sprinkle the bottom of your oven with an even layer of baking soda -pour white vinegar over the baking soda. There will be a bubbling sound. Close the door and leave overnight if possible.
Then, wipe up the vinegar and soda with old rags or towels. You might have one or two areas to work on, but it won't be very much.
2) Combine water and baking soda in a spray bottle (shake well), spray it all over oven surfaces, and then use your oven. The heat makes all the dirt flake off with the baking soda, so when the oven cools down after baking, you can (usually) just wipe it down.
The best cleaner for anything in the kitchen that gets that really tacky grease and I mean everything from extractor hoods to cabinets is without a doubt mineral turpentine. It just cuts right though it but does smell a bit but open the windows and it will soon disappear. An old tea towel with turps....trust me it's gold!
My kitchen doors are wooden chestnut, but are hard to clean. They keep on getting splashed near the cooker and the slightest grease mark shows up really badly. Over the years I have cleaned them with certain cleaners, but when the sun shines you can still see the marks. Is there a cleaner that is quick and safe to use on wooden unit doors. Help.
By R Farrow
A bottle of Lemon Oil will take care of that. Just use per directions on deep cleaning wood.
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