How to Clean the Kitchen Sink

The entire kitchen can be clean but if the kitchen sink is dirty the rest of the kitchen just doesn't seem clean either. The kitchen sink is a focal point in the kitchen so a clean kitchen sink is important to the overall level of cleanliness in the entire room. Because it is heavily used, the kitchen sink quickly becomes soiled with food, grime and even rust if you have hard water. Clean the kitchen sink well and clean it often and the rest of the kitchen will seem cleaner too.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Empty the sink and remove everything from behind the sink. If you store your dish soap on the back of the sink, move it to the counter as you clean. If you keep a container of hand soap on the back of the sink, set it aside. Put away any dishes that may be sitting in the dish drainer and remove the dish drainer.

2. Wash the sink accessories before you wash the sink itself. Start with the dish drainer. If you look closely at the dish drainer you'll be surprised to notice the way dust accumulates along the various grooves. Use a scrub brush to wash away all of the dust from the hard to reach surfaces of the drainer. Rinse well and set the drainer aside.

3. Give the dish soap bottle and hand soap bottle a quick scrub with the scrub brush. Both of these bottles can become covered in a build up of soap drippings that are unsightly. Warm water and a quick scrubbing will easily remove them and make them sparkling clean when you return them to their places on the back of the kitchen sink. Once you've cleaned them, dry them with a kitchen towel and set them aside until you are done cleaning the rest of the sink.

4. Wet the entire sink and give it a preliminary cleaning. Use a scrub brush and a few drops of dish soap to scrub away all of the food particles that may have attached themselves to the sink. Once the obvious particles are removed from the sink you are ready to do a deeper clean.

5. Use a cleaning product approved for your kitchen sink. If your sink is stainless steel you can use an abrasive kitchen cleanser but if it is porcelain you'll need something that is approved for the more delicate surface to prevent scratching or etching. Whatever the sink is made of just check the label to make sure your cleaner is approved for it. Scrub the entire sink, the back of the sink, the faucet, and the area behind the faucet. Thoroughly rinse away all traces of the cleanser.

6. Dry the entire sink with a kitchen towel. Return the drainer and soap bottles to their designated locations. Admire your sparkling clean kitchen sink!

Tips & Warnings

• Rinse your kitchen sink after washing dishes to remove soap residue and food particles to help keep it clean longer.

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