This post is all about how to clean your kitchen sink.
The kitchen sink is one of those places most people forget to clean. Why? It is easy to believe it’s not dirty since constant water and soap run through it when you wash dishes. Unfortunately, that is not the case, and it can actually get pretty gross.
But don’t worry—in this post, I will show you how to clean your sink in just four easy steps! So, if you have been looking for how to deep clean your kitchen sink and keep your kitchen sink clean, then this post is just what you have been looking for!
This post is all about how to clean your kitchen sink in four easy steps.
How To Clean Your Kitchen Sink
Full disclaimer: There are many ways to deep clean your kitchen sink. This is just how I clean mine. I have tried many ways over the years and found that this way gets my sink clean and shiny. That said, use my kitchen sink cleaning hacks at your own discretion.
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How To Clean A Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
Step 1: Clear the sink of all dishes and rinse.
Before deep cleaning the kitchen sink, empty it of all dishes, food scraps, etc.
Step 2: Use a few drops of dish soap to scrub the sink with a sponge.
Once your sink is nice and clear, add a few drops of dish soap and scrub it thoroughly with a sponge. Scrub every inch of the sink! Add additional dish soap if needed. And once you have washed your sink clean, rinse off the soap.
How To Make Your Stainless Steel Sink Shine
Step 3: Gently scrub the sink with Bar Keepers Friend, then Rinse Off.
Here is how to make your sink shine:
Pour a decent amount of Bar Keepers Friend cleaner on your sink. Then, lightly scrub your sink with a sponge, concentrating the most on stains. After washing, leave the Bar Keepers Friend on for at least 5 minutes, then rinse off thoroughly.
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Step 4: With a rag, dry and buff the sink to shine.
Once you have rinsed off the Bar Keepers Friend cleaner from the sink, dry and buff it to make it nice and shiny. Cleaning stainless steel sink with Bar Keepers Friend is seriously the best! It leaves you with a super shiny kitchen sink.
My kitchen sink is after rinsing, drying, and polishing it with a rag:
How To Clean Your Kitchen Faucet
Vinegar is the best and easiest way to clean your kitchen faucet, and it is one of my favorite kitchen sink cleaning hacks!
Use white distilled vinegar paired with a bag, rubber band, or hair tie. Pour white distilled vinegar into a bag. About 1 cup of vinegar should be enough. Tie the bag around the faucet spout with a rubber band (as shown below). Let it soak for at least an hour; this should help lift all the grimy stuff from the faucet spout. You can then use a sponge paired with a bit of dish soap to completely scrub off all the grime.
This should leave your faucet spout free of gunk and nice and clean again!
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Sink Cleaning Essentials
1. Dish Soap
2. Sponge
I usually use an old sponge to clean my sink. So, whenever I replace our dish sponge, I keep it to clean other areas of our home, such as the sink. I highly recommend doing that rather than buying designated sponges.
3. Bar Keepers Friend
Bar Keepers Friend is amazing, and I use it to clean many spaces in my home. I LOVE how clean it gets my sink and how it helps remove stains so easily! I linked this one from Walmart, but you can also View it on Amazon; it’s just a bit more expensive there!
4. Rags
These rags are the best, and I use them to clean all around our home. (except the bathroom) I love that they are all white, making it easier to wash them all at once and disinfect them. I use these to dry and buff the sink after the Bar Keepers Friend.
5. White Distilled Vinegar + Bags
As I shared earlier in this post, I usually get our vinegar at Walmart and tie sandwich bags around the sink. However, you can also use recycled bags if you have some handy ones. Ensure to tie the bag really tight with the rubber band so the vinegar doesn’t spill.
And there you have it! Hope this helps you get your kitchen sink nice and clean and keep it that way!
This post was all about how to clean your kitchen sink.
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