The kitchen is one, if not the busiest part of the house. Due to the number of dishes that need to be washed in the kitchen sink every week, the kitchen sink drain is bound to accumulate food leftovers, grimes, residue, and dirt while washing the dishes.
Nobody wants a smelly kitchen sink or a clogging sink drain. It defeats the purpose of cleaning the plates if the kitchen sink itself is dirty enough to influence the clean dishes. Simply cleaning the kitchen drain sink and treating it as a one-off chore may not be the best way to tackle this, but to consistently maintain the level of cleanliness of the kitchen sink drain at least once a week.
In this guide, we have gathered simple and actionable methods to help you clean the kitchen sink drain in your kitchen using materials that are easily found in-store or in your house.
Below is the list of materials you will need to clean the kitchen sink drain:
- Rubber Gloves
- Soft scrubber/sponge
- Dish Soap
- White Vinegar
- Baking Soda
- Lemon
- Rock Salt
- Ice
- Hydrogen peroxide (For white kitchen sink)
Clean Kitchen Sink
There may be different types of a sink for every kitchen— from the stainless steel kitchen sink, white kitchen sink, and porcelain kitchen sink. You might think that cleaning the kitchen sink is as simple as scrubbing with soap, which may be true; However, It is good to know the difference and variations in cleaning it, depending on the type of sink you may have.
Before you start cleaning the kitchen sink, make sure to clear out your kitchen sink from plates, dishes, mugs, food debris, etc. Grab your gloves and turn on the water to give the sink a pre-rinse to clear out anything within the kitchen sink.
- Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
- White Kitchen Sink
#1 Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
One of the most common types of sink is the stainless steel sink. When cleaning stainless steel sink, you will need to avoid using bleaches and abrasive scrubbers as they can deteriorate the stainless steel’s finish. Rust and stains are the common signs of deterioration we want to avoid.
Sprinkle in the baking soda to coat it around the kitchen sink. Once the stainless kitchen sink is coated with baking soda, Add in dish soap and hot water to your sponge and use this to scrub it on the stainless kitchen sink.
Work your way from the top to bottom, scrubbing it from the sides and sliding it down to push the grimes down to the drain. When necessary, keep adding hot water and dish soap to your sponges, and repeat the process until the stainless steel kitchen sink is free from dirt and grimes.
After scrubbing, rinse the kitchen sink with water to remove all the excess soap and baking soda.
#2 White Kitchen Sink
White kitchen sinks can commonly get stains and rust from all the food, coffee, and wine that has come through the white kitchen sink. Cleaning a white kitchen sink requires —baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and a scrubber or sponge.
Start cleaning the white kitchen sink by using a wet cloth to dampen the white kitchen sink all over. Once the sink is damp, sprinkle the baking soda to coat it all over the white kitchen sink. Add in drops of hydrogen peroxide around the baking soda. Then start scrubbing the white kitchen sink with the mixture.
After scrubbing the white kitchen sink, rinse it with water until the mixture is drained down the sink.
Clean Kitchen Sink Drain
Cleaning your kitchen sink is not enough. The kitchen sink drain can accumulate all kinds of food waste resulting in an unpleasant smell in your drain sink.
There are different reasons why it is essential to clean the kitchen drain sink of our kitchen regularly. Consequences of not doing so may vary from clogging the kitchen sink drain to having an accumulated smell in the kitchen sink drain. We have gathered different methods for cleaning the kitchen sink drain using simple materials within the house.
- Clean Kitchen Sink Drain with Baking Soda and White Vinegar
- Cleaning out the disposal
Step #1: Clean Kitchen Sink Drain with Baking Soda and White Vinegar
A simple yet effective method of cleaning the kitchen sink drain is by using baking soda and white vinegar.
Start by putting a cup of baking soda on the kitchen sink drain. The baking soda helps remove the build-up within the sink drain. Next is to boil 4 cups of white vinegar, which will help deodorize the kitchen sink drain. Once the white vinegar reaches its boiling point, slowly pour it down to the kitchen sink drain.
After pouring the white vinegar, this should form a white foam of bubbles as it starts to combine with the baking soda. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes to thoroughly clean and deodorize the kitchen sink drain.
After approximately 15 minutes, boil some water to use it to wash away all the mixture within the kitchen sink drain.
Step #2: Clean out the disposal
Clean the garbage disposal with rock salt, ice cubes, and lemon wedges. Pour in running water and turn your garbage disposal until all of the ice is gone from the garbage disposal. The ice and salt help remove all the grimes in your garbage disposal at the same time, deodorize it with the use of lemon wedges.
Conclusion
A clean and well-maintained kitchen sink drain helps you avoid the situation wherein the sink drain gets clogged, and the accumulation of the smell within the kitchen sink drain. Following this guide helps you with a cost-effective method to clean your kitchen using materials that are easily found in-store or in your house.
