Cleaning & Organizing

Our expert tips and tricks to keep your kitchen spick and span.

Tupperware storage containers
The Best Way To Organize Food Storage Containers, According to Tupperware
Fruit flies on the surface of a cut orange
The Best Way To Get Rid of Fruit Flies, According to a Pest Control Expert
A person holding a blue water bottle next to a running faucet
How Often You Should Clean Your Reusable Water Bottle, According to Experts
Sliced tomatoes on a plate with small gnats on the surface
The Best Way To Get Rid of Gnats for Good, According to 5 Exterminators
Dishwasher
11 Things You Should Never Put In Your Dishwasher, According to Experts
A dishwasher slightly ajar, filled with plates, bowls, cups, and silverware
The One Simple Trick That Works Magic Inside My Dishwasher (It's Already in My Pantry)
dish soap
I Asked 3 Food Experts To Name the Best Dish Soap—They All Said the Same Brand
someone spraying the counters with a cleaning spray
The Best All-Purpose Cleaning Spray, According to 2 Pro Cleaners
Several ants gathered on a surface along a wall seam
How To Keep Ants Out of Your Kitchen, According to 5 Exterminators
A bottle of Owala leak proof built in straw tumbler on an isolated background.
The Best Way To Clean Your Water Bottle, According to Owala
Open dishwasher with loaded plates, bowls, cups, and cutlery
How To Make a Stinky Dishwasher Smell Fresh, According to Whirlpool
someone grabbing a bottle of Heinz distilled white vinegar
7 Things You Should Never Clean With Vinegar, According to a Scientist and a Cleaning Expert
A person cleaning a microwave interior with a cloth
This Is The Easiest, Most Natural Way To Clean Your Microwave
Closeup of a temperature control in the refrigerator
This Is the Best Temperature To Keep Your Fridge At, According to 2 Experts
A sunny, lived in kitchen
The Germiest Place in Your Kitchen You Probably Aren’t Cleaning
water going down the drain
6 Foods You Should Never Put Down Your Garbage Disposal, According To Plumbing Experts
Green olives and olive oil in a glass cruet
The Surprising Ingredient You Should Use To Clean Your Kitchen
Cleaning tools and supplies in open cabinet under a kitchen sink
The Best Way To Organize Under Your Kitchen Sink, According to a Pro
A glass jar of baking soda and a bottle of vinegar on a counter, with a cleaning brush and lemons scattered around
Why You Should Stop Mixing Baking Soda and Vinegar To Clean, According to a Scientist
Stainless steel sink with a garbage disposal
This Is the Best Way To Clean a Garbage Disposal, According to an Expert
An air fryer on a kitchen counter surrounded by other kitchen tools like a set of olive wood measuring spoons, a cutting board, and two coffee mugs
The One Thing You Should Never Do to Your Air Fryer, According to an Expert
Frontal view inside white, empty clean microwave oven interior
How To Make Sure Your Microwave Never Gets Dirty
A well-used baking sheet with a dark brown patina
Is the Dark Brown Buildup on Your Baking Sheets Safe? An Expert Weighs In
Photo of a clean kitchen, showing a kitchen sink with flowers, a basket of fruit, and a French press on the counter beside it
The One Little Kitchen Upgrade You Should Make Right Now, According to a Food Editor
A kitchen stove and built in microwave above it
You Need To Change Your Microwave Filter
Overhead view of a sliced up orange and a knife on a wooden cutting board
The #1 Habit You Should Break To Avoid Dull Knives, According to an Expert
A clean, modern-looking kitchen with lots of natural light
I Hired a Pro Organizer and Learned This One Trick That Changed My Life
Close up of two multicolored dishwasher detergent pods on a background of dish detergent powder
9 Surprising Things You Should Clean With Dishwasher Tablets
Yellow kitchen towels folded in a neat stack
How Often You Should Actually Wash Kitchen Towels, According to Experts
Two kitchen sponges next to a sink
How Often You Should Replace Your Kitchen Sponges, According to Experts
cabinets with glass doors, cups and glasses all stored neatly inside
Should You Store Cups Facing Up or Down? Experts Weigh In
scratched white plate
How To Make Your Scratched Dishes Look New Again, According to an Expert
A young man opening a refrigerator door in a kitchen with a microwave visible in the background
Does That Box of Baking Soda In Your Fridge Do Anything? I Asked 3 Pro Cleaners
kitchen sink
The Only Way To Prevent a Stinky Garbage Disposal, According to 2 Cleaning Pros
dishwasher
The One Thing You Should Never Put on the Bottom Dishwasher Rack
Dishwasher detergent tablet placed in the dishwasher's dispenser
The Popular Dishwasher Trick You Should Never Try
skillet in sink with sponge
The Easiest Way To Clean Stuck-on Food From Pots and Pans
dishwasher
Plumbing Experts Prefer Pods to Liquid Detergent—Here's Why
A hand reaching into a refrigerator to grab a takeout container
7 Foods You Aren't Refrigerating But Should
A person pulling a trash bag out of a trash can
I'll Never Tear a Trash Bag Again Thanks to This Ridiculously Easy Trick
A woman washing a plate in the kitchen sink
Are You Wasting Time and Money if You Hand-Wash Your Dishes?
Beautiful home kitchen with various tools, appliances, dishes, and cabinets
The 9 Things In Your Kitchen You Should Replace Sooner Than You Think
A dirty oven with oven mitts in the forefront
A Microbiologist Reveals the Easiest Way To Clean Your Oven Door
Rinse Aid compartment in dishwasher
You Shouldn't Skip Dishwasher Rinse Aid—Experts Explain Why
packages of scotch brite sponges and other kitchen cleaning supplies on store shelves
The One Way To Make Your Sponge Last Longer, According to Scotch-Brite
Knives in dishwasher
This Is What Your Dishwasher Does to Your Knives, According to the Experts
dirty pyrex
The 3 Cleaning Tricks That Will Actually Remove the Brown Stains on Your Pyrex Bakeware
Kid eating a pizza in car
8 Tips for Keeping Your Car Crumb-Free, According to a Cleaning Expert
Dirty grill
The Easiest Way To Clean Your Grill Is Already In Your Pantry
Cleaning solution sprayed onto a counter and wiped down with a towel
I Use This 2-Ingredient Cleaning Spray for Everything
From L to R: a Tarnished Silver Fork, a Spoon With Toothpaste, and a Polished Fork on the Counter for How to Clean Silver
This Non-Toxic Household Item Is the Secret to Perfectly Polished Silver
Grill Brush Used to Clean Gas Grill
How To Clean a Gas or Charcoal Grill
How to Clean a Cast Iron Skillet - woman scrubbing a cast iron skillet
This Is How You Should Clean Cast Iron, According to Lodge
Hand Wiping the Exterior of a Mounted Microwave
How to Clean a Microwave
Oiling a cutting board
How to Clean a Wood Cutting Board
Ask the Team
How Do You Clean Enamel Cookware?