The ‘game-changing’ tricks for cleaning every kitchen appliance

A home hack star has shared how to clean the most popular kitchen appliances with only a few household ingredients and items. 

Perth mum-of-two, Carolina McCauley, uses combinations of water, baking soda, lemon, dish soap and vinegar to clean her kitchen.

Carolina begins her cleaning spree with the toasted sandwich maker and creates a solution to remove grime from the hot plates.

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 She adds equal amounts of vinegar and water to a spray bottle and applies the solution to the sandwich press, which is safe to use around food, and wipes the grime from the appliance

She adds equal amounts of vinegar and water to a spray bottle and applies the solution to the sandwich press, which is safe to use around food. 

The mum then wipes away the leftover grease and grime with a hand towel to reveal clean hot plates.

Next Carolina cleans her microwave by adding equal amounts of water and lemon juice to a heat-proof bowl.

Carolina cleans her microwave by adding equal amounts of water and lemon juice to a heat-proof bowl, she puts the bowl inside the microwave for five minutes and wipes away any mess

She places the bowl inside the microwave for five minutes while the steam coats the interior and wipes away any mess.  

To maintain a sparkling clean dishwasher and remove leftover marks or mess Carolina places one cup of vinegar inside and runs a quick cycle. 

This method results in a spotless dishwasher with every use as vinegar contains disinfectant properties that cut through grime, grease and bacteria. 

To maintain a sparkling clean dishwasher and remove leftover marks or mess Carolina adds one cup of vinegar and runs a quick cycle

Finally to clean her air fryer the mum adds baking soda and dish soap to the tray and adds boiling water to the mixture and let’s it sit in the fryer to cleanse, then rinses with water

Finally to clean her air fryer the mum-of-two adds a combination of baking soda and dish soap to the frying tray.

She adds boiling water to the mixture and let’s it sit in the air fryer to cleanse, then rinses thoroughly with water.  

Carolina’s cleaning tips will allow your most-used kitchen appliances to be left  spotless and sparkling clean, ready for their next use.