Because chefs are cleaning wizards.
We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share their best cleaning tricks they learned working in restaurants.
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Use lemons to clean a greasy stovetop.
"Messy/greasy stovetop? Use fresh lemons — it acts as a degreaser. Just place a halved lemon between a washcloth (lemon facing down) and use it as a scrubber."
—d48f1b19f0
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Use hydrogen peroxide to remove stubborn stains from chef whites (and any other laundry you may have stained).
"Scrubbing with hydrogen peroxide and a few drops of dish soap before doing laundry will take any stain out of white chef coats."
—shananer
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Drape a towel over the bowl of your mixer to prevent flour from flying everywhere.
"Drape a kitchen towel or plastic wrap over a stand mixer (before turning it on) to help contain any flour or liquid that kicks up."
—NjBaltoMn
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Use boiling water to dissolve sugary bits stuck to the bottom of a pot.
"Sugar breaks down in hot water. Jam, honey, caramel, corn syrup, and even marshmallow will eventually break down in simmering water (and adding lemon juice will help dissolve any crystallized bits)."
—NjBaltoMn
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To clean dirty coffee pots, wash them in a solution of water, salt, and lemons.
"Clean the inside of a crusty coffee pot with hot water, salt, and lemon juice. Dump it all in, let it sit for a bit, swish swish, and dump."
—sarahb155
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Use metal scrubbies instead of sponges to clean stubborn messes .
"Use a metal sponge to clean tough messes off of metal pans."
—saviatchley
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Use microfiber cloths to polish glasses, and Shamwows for polishing silverware.
"Microfiber cloths for polishing glassware, Shamwows for silverware — trust me."
—patrickfc
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Soak silverware in hot water before polishing them to get rid of any water marks.
"When polishing silverware, if they're not straight out of the dishwasher, put them in a pitcher of hot water before polishing them to easily wipe off any water marks."
—joellekayt
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Polish stainless steel with Windex.
"Polish it off with a bit of paper towel and it'll look lovely. I use it to get my sinks looking beautiful and my taps, towel racks, and door handles shiny."
—misla9293
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Use cooking oil as a DIY adhesive remover for those stubborn sticky residues.
"In restaurants we have to label all of our products with tape or stickers, and sometimes the newbies throw them in the dishwasher without removing the stickers. To get the residue off, pour some oil on the container, rub it with a paper towel or rag, and rinse it off with soap and water."
—kendrarochelleh
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Let's get cleaning!
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