When planning a general cleaning of the kitchen before Christmas, it pays to focus on what is often left out or postponed in the heat of daily duties. This is dried grease that accumulates in various places in the kitchen. Here are some tips to remove dried grease from baking sheets, stoves, hoods and ovens.

In addition to decorating the house and the Christmas tree preparations for the holiday season are mainly focused on the preparation of Christmas meals. But before we start cooking and baking cakes, we should focus on cleaning the kitchen thoroughly.

  • Dried grease in the oven or on baking sheets will not make your cakes tastier.
  • On the other hand, a dirty hood will not be able to effectively remove cooking odors.
  • And the old grease in the fryer will not add flavor to our Christmas dishes.

Therefore, we recommend how to effectively clean dried fat using home methods.

What dissolves dried fat?

Chemical cleaners available in stores can remove dried grease. However, it is important to remember that equipment used in the kitchen, such as pans or baking trays, are in direct contact with food, so treating them with strong detergents for fear of chemicals getting into the food may not be the best idea. To help, there are ecological products available in every household that successfully remove dried grease and are natural and harmless to health.

Examples of homemade grease removal products include:

  • baking soda
  • vinegar
  • citric acid/lemon
  • salt
  • hydrogen peroxide

How do I remove dried fat from a baking tray?

Dried fat on a baking sheet is not only unsightly, but also unhealthy.

Get to know them:

  • Sprinkle the baking sheet with dried fat evenly with table salt. Then put the tray in the preheated oven and remove it only when the salt turns brown – the salt absorbed the fat during heating. Then remove the layer of salt from the sheet with a kitchen towel and wash the sheet thoroughly with water and dishwashing detergent.
  • Mix baking soda with a little water to create a scrub-like consistency. Spread the prepared solution on a baking sheet and use a cloth or sponge to rub it on the places where the dried grease sticks. The mixture should dissolve quickly. Rinse the cleaned plate thoroughly with warm water.
  • Place the tray with the dried grease in the sink, cover with water, add baking soda. Wait an hour and then clean the baking tray with dishwashing liquid. Dirt and dried grease should be easily removed from the sheet.

We can proceed in the same way also in the case of removing dried grease from the pan. Do not forget that you must not rub Teflon with a wire brush.

Dried fat in the oven – how to clean it?

  • Inside the oven it is good to wet clean with dishwashing liquid, water and vinegar or baking soda. Use a damp sponge to clean the center of the oven, focusing on dried spots.
  • The inside of the door you can clean with vinegar and water. Don’t forget to clean the glass panel with a microfiber cloth. You can soak the grill covered in grease with baking soda and when the dirt softens, use a sponge to remove it.
  • A clever solution is also to use a cube in the dishwasher. Dissolve it in a bowl with a little water and then spread the resulting mixture in the oven. After a while, wash everything thoroughly with warm water and dry with a cloth. Your oven will shine like new.
  • Cleaning the hood start by cleaning the outside of the appliance. Mix water and vinegar in a ratio of 1:1, spray the hood from above and remove dust and grease. Then remove the filter grids and place them in the sink, spray liberally with the previously prepared solution of water and vinegar and let it work for a few minutes. Finally, rinse with water and dry.
  • Another way to clean greasy grates from the hoodis to sprinkle them with baking soda and spray them with vinegar. After 10-15 minutes, thoroughly wash the grids with water and dishwashing detergent and then dry them.
  • Using a solution of water and vinegar, you can also clean the grease on the tiles next to the stove. Just spray our mixture on the dirty places, wait a few minutes and then wipe them with a cloth.

Fat in the microwave

Vinegar or lemon water will also help clean microwave grease. It is a good idea to start by removing the plate from the appliance; water and dishwashing detergent should be enough to clean it. To clean the center of the microwave oven we recommend trying a simple trick.

  1. Put a mixture of water and vinegar or lemon in a glass bowl.
  2. Then set the microwave to high power and heat the water for a few minutes. The steam created by the heating will soften the dirt and allow it to be easily removed from the walls.
  3. After that, just wipe the inside of the microwave oven with a cloth to make it sparkling clean.

An added bonus is that the lemon freshens the smell inside.

How to clean the fryer?

You can easily remove dried fat from the fryer with home methods.

  1. First, drain the old oil from the appliance.
  2. Pour water and vinegar in a 2:1 ratio into the pan.
  3. Turn on the fryer and set the temperature to about 70-80 degrees.
  4. Switch off the appliance after 10 minutes. During this time, the warm solution dissolves the dried fat.
  5. Pour out the contaminated water and then wipe the inside of the fryer with a clean cloth.

You can also easily clean the inside of the fryer with baking soda.

  1. Just sprinkle the inside of the appliance with baking soda, add a few drops of dishwashing detergent and pour boiling water over it.
  2. Let the mixture work for a while, then pour everything out, clean and rinse under cold water.

If the burnt-on remains are still not removed from the walls, you can remove them with a sponge or a plastic spatula. Using a solution of water and vinegar, also wipe the outside of the fryer.

  • If dried grease still sticks to the fryer basket, try cleaning it with a paste of water, baking soda and citric acid. Apply the mixture to the strainer and leave it on for a few minutes, then scrub the basket thoroughly under running water.

According to our tips, you can easily get rid of dried grease from the kitchen with home methods. The mentioned solutions are cheap and effective, and the products needed to prepare homemade cleaning products are available in practically every household.

Pour the spices down the drain. The kitchen will be filled with a beautiful aroma