Brilio.net - Kitchen towels are often used to clean areas that are prone to dirt, such as stoves and their surroundings, from oil and grease stains from cooking. Although the kitchen area can be clean, kitchen towels can actually become very dirty. If not cleaned regularly, kitchen towels can become dirty, smelly, and even become a nest for bacteria, which can potentially be harmful to health.
In addition, cleaning the kitchen with a dirty cloth can make the area smell. Therefore, kitchen cloths should be cleaned every two weeks to prevent odors and stubborn stains. If the cloth is full of stains, especially oil and grease, it needs a special way to clean it.
Fortunately, a YouTube user named Evy Bellia once shared a tutorial on how to quickly clean a kitchen towel. In just a matter of minutes, oil and grease stains can be removed. The process also does not require extra effort.
As reported by BrilioFood , Sunday (11/24), it only takes two ingredients to clean this kitchen cloth. Evy Bellia uses citric acid and washing soap and citric acid only. These two ingredients can be easily obtained at the nearest grocery store, you know.
photo: YouTube/Evy Bellia
Well, for the process, just prepare a bucket. Then put a kitchen cloth in the bucket. Immediately put in half a sachet of citric acid and enough dish soap.
"This citric acid is only around Rp. 1,000 at the shop. I use it when the cloth is still dry," said Evy Bellia.
For the dishwashing soap itself, Evy uses a small package that costs Rp2,000. So the total capital spent to buy cleaning materials is only Rp3,000. Quite affordable, right?
photo: YouTube/Evy Bellia
After adding the citric acid and dish soap, pour hot water until the cloth is submerged. Then stir so that all the ingredients dissolve. When stirring, you can use a tool such as wood or a stick to be safer and the skin is not exposed to hot water.
photo: YouTube/Evy Bellia
When stirred, the dirt and grease on the cloth began to fade. This is evident from the condition of the water which immediately turned cloudy and brown. However, for maximum results, soak and let the cloth sit for 10-15 minutes.
Once soaked, lift and rinse with running water. In the video, Evy Bellia adds liquid soap that is usually used to wash clothes. The addition of this ingredient is optional. If you want the kitchen cloth to smell better, you can wash it with this liquid soap.
photo: YouTube/Evy Bellia
Now, at this stage, wash the kitchen cloth by squeezing and rubbing it a little in a small bucket. Finally, rinse the cloth with running water. Then wring it out and dry it in the sun.
This washed kitchen towel looks cleaner. There are no oil or grease stains. So clean, this kitchen towel looks like new. So it is safer and more comfortable to use again.
photo: YouTube/Evy Bellia