Clean Up Tips

Try to clean as you go by pouring liquids at the sink and peeling food over the trash can. Smaller messes are always easier to clean than bigger ones. Line your oven, burner plates and roasting pans with foil, and your microwave with waxed paper to make clean up a breeze. To make dishes easier, line baking pans and casserole dishes with foil. Mould the foil over the bottom of the pan then pop the pre-formed foil into the pan! Fill the sink with hot soapy water and clean as you go. Fill pots with

Try to clean as you go by pouring liquids at the sink and peeling food over the trash can. Smaller messes are always easier to clean than bigger ones.
Line your oven, burner plates and roasting pans with foil, and your microwave with waxed paper to make clean up a breeze.
To make dishes easier, line baking pans and casserole dishes with foil. Mould the foil over the bottom of the pan then pop the pre-formed foil into the pan!
Fill the sink with hot soapy water and clean as you go.
Fill pots with water after serving food onto plates - they'll soak while you eat and make clean up less work.
Empty the dishwasher before cooking dinner - so the dirty dishes can go right in after the meal.
Line the sink with newspaper and peel fruits and veggies over it. For easy clean up, just gather up the paper and throw it away.
For no-mess marinating, put meat and marinade in a resealable plastic bag. Turn bag occasionally while meat is marinating. Or, freeze the bag of meat and marinade and when it thaws in the refrigerator the meat will marinade itself.
Use cookware that is made to go in the freezer, microwave or oven.
Whip out grease debris from pans with paper towel before washing.
Use an old toothbrush to clean small spaces, like the holes of a garlic press or strainers.

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