A country-wide lockdown has made staying at home and spending most of our time in the Kitchen to prepare meals, to try new recipes and to experiment to satiate the craving for street food.
However, we cannot ignore the fact that the coronavirus pandemic has hijacked the entire globe and this has increased our vigilance to take safety measures and precautions to safeguards ourselves & family from this dangerous virus. The precautionary steps have become imperative in whatever task we do, wherever we go or whatever we use and the kitchen is not of the parlance, particularly when we bring cooking ingredients & items from outside, because coronavirus has the potency to exist on any surface for a few days.
Few Cleaning Tips For Kitchen During COVID 19 Pandemic
Use Soap & Water
Use of soap & water is a simple yet very potent method to decontaminate & antisepticize your hands before you enter in your kitchen and start cooking. Soap & water is also an effective technique to sanitize & sterilize the kitchen before as well as after the cooking.
Use of Disinfecting Cleaners or Alcohol-based Hand Rub
Undoubtedly, the combination of soap and water works well to disinfect the kitchen and surfaces, yet the use of disinfecting sterilizers or a cleaner is suggested to get rid of obstinate viruses like COVID 19, permanently from every single corner of the kitchen.
Products like hydrogen peroxide or bleach that have 70% alcohol solutions promise 100% disinfected kitchen floors & slabs.
Alcohol-based hand rubs work amazingly well in deterging the fingers & nails.
Avoid Natural Cleaning Products
Avoid depending on natural disinfecting components such as salt, vinegar, lemon. Although these natural products are goods for basic cleaning purposes, they are not potent enough to kill the stubborn & death-calling viruses like Corona.
Use High-quality Detergent and Dishwasher
Using a high-quality detergent is a great idea to disinfect the dishes and utensils. And if you have a dishwasher, you can use it more often because the upsurge in temperature ensures the eradication of the Corona Virus which has lesser chances to survive in hot temperatures.
Make sure to put the sponges that you use to wipe out the utensils, in with the dishwasher round for thorough cleaning.
Use Paper towels
Try to use paper towels, whenever convenient, and dispose of them off in the trash can. This will knock off the viruses from taking shelter in your kitchen. However, the use of reusable napkins & towels is also fair enough if you disinfect them in the high heat of the washing machine or dishwasher.
Air Drying
Avoid using your kitchen just after the sensitization with water. After cleaning the floor and surfaces, leave the kitchen for air drying. Wet surfaces & dishes have chances to get recontaminated due to bacterial growth in wet & moist.
You can apply these simple tips and keep your kitchen free of COVID 19.
