Cleaning

Please Stop Ignoring the Food Splatters in Your Microwave

Here’s how to clean it up, quickly and easily.

Nina Moskowitz

I Never Thought I Would Say This, But I Love My Mop

Thank you, TikTok, for changing my relationship to cleaning.

Irina Groushevaia

You’ve Waited Long Enough to Clean Your Stovetop

Whether you’ve got a gas, coil, or glass-top stove, here's how to get it done.

Li Goldstein

When’s the Last Time You Cleaned Your Dishwasher Filter?

First step: Locate dishwasher filter. Second step: Make it sparkle.

Sam Stone

Think Your Kitchen Is Clean? Think Again

Here are the spots you’ve (okay, we’ve) been missing—plus the best cleaning tools to get the job done.

Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors

Reviews

I Splurged for the Fanciest Dishwasher, and It Was Worth It

My Miele dishwasher cleaned a pot coated with burned caramel. Need I say more?

Alex Beggs

How to Clean Any Kind of Coffee Maker

Whether you have a drip machine, French press, or Keurig, it’s almost certainly overdue for a spruce up.

Zoe Denenberg

What is Bar Keepers Friend?

Give your Dutch oven and sheet pans a new lease on life.

Alex Beggs

techniques

Cast Iron Gone Rusty? Try Soaking It in Vinegar

Your rusty cast-iron skillet is not beyond repair. Here are three steps to save it.

Julie Harans

Editors' Picks

The Test Kitchen Has a Favorite Sponge—and It Never Smells

Meet the magic, odorless wonder.

Gaby Melian

How to Clean Your Water Bottle—Because Yes, It's Filthy

Drinking water is good for you! Drinking mildew and mold is probably not.

Alma Avalle

If You Aspire To Be a Clean-As-You-Go Cook, You Need a Roomba

It’s the easiest path to a Type A personality.

Tiffany Hopkins

How to Clean Baking Sheets So They Shine Like the Top of the Chrysler Building

All the tips and tools you need—including two ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen.

Alyse Whitney

Everything Tastes Better When You Eat It Over the Sink

Tomato sauce pan scrapings! Blender blade hummus! A very ripe peach! Sink foods are the best, and these are the best sink foods.

Stephen Lurie

I Miss My Roommate, But I Really Miss Her Blueland Cleaning Products

They’re sustainably packaged, smell great, and actually work.

Emily Schultz

I’m Cooking and Doing Dishes Nonstop, and This Bamboo Pot Scraper Keeps Me Going

The Bambu pot scraper has been a longtime favorite in my kitchen, but recently I’ve gained a new appreciation for it.

Michele Outland

I Gave In and Got the Reusable Paper Towels

They're cute and eco-friendly but are they up to the task?

Alex Beggs

8 Tools to Make Washing the Dishes a Little Less Miserable

They can't make dishwashing fun, but they can make it better.

Sarah Jampel

The Only Kitchen Scrubbing Pad That Matters Is Homax Steel Wool

For the gunkiest stuff on my pots, pans, Dutch ovens, and baking sheets, I count on these steel wool pads.

Carla Lalli Music

4 Tools That Make Cleaning Your Kitchen Suck Less

Cleaning your kitchen is the worst, but these tools make it a lot easier.

Jesse Sparks

Your Junk Drawer Has Got to Go

IT'S CALLED JUNK FOR A REASON, PEOPLE!

Alex Beggs

Marie Kondo’s Kitchen Is So Tidy, She’s Trying to Fill It With Stuff

We talked to the declutter queen about the kitchen tools that spark the most joy.

Alex Beggs