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How to Keep Kitchen Towels Smelling Fresh

There’s a very good chance your hamper situation is making things worse.

You Should Be Using a Bottom Sink Rack

It protects your sink, your dishes, and your sponge.

Use Steam to Clean the Grimiest Spots in Your Kitchen

It’s a safe, eco-friendly alternative to harsh chemicals, and it’s honestly kinda fun.

5 Spots in the Kitchen I Clean With This Affordable Food-Safe Powder

You’ll never have to buy a pricey descaling solution again.

I Can’t Stop Talking About This Vinegar-Based Cleaning Spray

It’s safe for food-prep surfaces, and it will leave your glass stovetop streak-free.

7 Reasons to Spring-Clean Your Kitchen Before Thanksgiving

Your future self will thank you. Especially if you’re hosting.

The Best Pan Scraper Is Actually a Plastic Putty Knife

Here’s what happened when I used a cheap drywall tool on my dirtiest dishes.

What Is Dish Spray? And Which One Is Best?

Our cleaning columnist explains why it’s so effective and ranks nine popular options.

The Absolute Best Cloths for Streak-Free Glassware (and Eyeglasses)

I never leave home without one. They’re stashed all over my house.

Why You Need Two Different Spray Cleaners for the Kitchen

It turns out that all-purpose stuff is really only for some purposes.

How to Deep Clean Your Gas or Charcoal Grill

This is the way.

Are We Still Defrosting Freezers in 2023?

If you have a newer model, this probably isn’t something you need to worry about. But you can’t completely ignore your freezer, either.

39 Tools to Make Spring Cleaning Your Kitchen More Fun

Including a few super-functional “fashion” accessories.

Let’s Spring Clean Your Kitchen’s Secret Dirty Spots  

It’s time to de-gunk those places you probably haven’t touched in months (if ever). 

The 3 Things Everyone Should Have Under the Kitchen Sink

One can save you lots of trouble. And money.

I’m Obsessed With This Tiny Broom for My Kitchen Counters

It’s the only thing that’s helped me break my paper towel habit and it works better in corners and crevices, too.

23 Tools to Help You Clean As You Cook

Keep your counters tidy with tiny trash cans, big dish brushes, sprayable dish soap, and the tried-and-true bench scraper.

This Old-School Floor Sweeper Doesn’t Suck

I had to know if something without a motor could clean my floors as well as my pricey Dyson, and the answer is: sometimes.

26 Staff-Favorite Cleaning Tools and Products for a Cleaner Kitchen in 2023 

Colorful dish scrubbies, microfiber cloths for streak-free glass, and tiny trash receptacles are just some of our favorites.

A Pine-Scented Dish Soap Buying Guide

Because washing all those holiday dishes is more fun with a festive fragrance.