Many of us suffer from a real issue whilst cooking, the problem of keeping the kitchen even slightly clean whilst making a basic meal. Although if you are like me and constantly have to remind your significant other that ‘messy cooks are the best cooks’ we have brought some top ‘clean whilst you go’ cleaning tips to prevent them pulling their hair out after you’ve been in the kitchen.

How to Keep your Kitchen Clean whilst Cooking:

Before you start grab the largest bowl you can find – Having a ‘mega bowl’ to hand will help you put all of your scraps in one place. Keeping them in a bowl and not on the chopping board will alleviate any dropping on the floor and further cleaning at a later date. It’ll also make it easy to stick them in the food bin for recycling! Use a splatter screen behind your frying pan – If your cooker doesn’t have one naturally you can go and buy such magic things but you can also use tempered glass cutting boards. Saving the splatter from hitting the wall behind will save you a lot of time when cleaning up and stop your tiles from getting grubby in the long term as well. Fill a spray bottle with some soapy water – This is a trick I use on a daily basis. Whenever you are doing any type of preparation or even whilst cooking, keep a sponge and spray bottle near you. If you spill anything on the work tops or something sprays onto the wall you can clean it immediately, stopping any stains or marks that will get worse if left. I leave mine by the side of my frying pan to stop me forgetting. Although less of a tip to stop your kitchen getting mucky whist you cook but more of a tip to protect the things you love we had to include this one. If you are using your favourite cooking book, recipe guide or even your mobile to help you cook, stick it under a large saucepan lid. Anything that gets spilled will go on the top of the lid meaning your favourite object(s) get protected. After all its easier to wipe bolognaise off of a glass lid than getting it out of the speaker of your new iPhone. Start with a clean kitchen! Starting with a clean kitchen will help minimise the job during or afterwards. If you start cooking and are only contributing to the overall mess you are far less to actually clean up the mess you just made!

Hopefully these helpful little tips will help you keep your kitchen clean whilst cooking and minimise the stress of your significant other to walk in and see flour everywhere!

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