7 tips to save time cleaning for holiday guests

Even if you do not make fun for the holidays, you probably do not want to have to spend more time in the kitchen. That's what Consumer Reports readers have told us in a recent survey. Some tips that can speed up a midweek meal, and if you take good habits now, you will be ready to handle more, when you receive your next dinner. Here are some ways to make cleaning a little less painful:

Organized. Lost lost precious minutes looking and decluttering counters, so that they can be used for food preparation. Try to put things into their own hands. Cutting boards and knives are sharp near the food preparation area. Check your cleaner, make sure values and have on absorbent paper. The Bounty DuraTowel was higher in our tests.

Clean as you go. When preparing meals, washing dishes, cutting boards, knives and other equipment as you go. Do not stack dirty dishes or cups on the counter, put them in the dishwasher immediately. Rinsing wine glasses and set them aside for hand washing later.

Choose a fast court. The disadvantage of water-saving devices and energy is a cycle time will be approximately 3 hours. Some models are faster than $ 700 Bosch Ascenta SHX3AR7 [5] UC $ 730, which had a relatively strong number 95 minutes in our tests; a cycle of 30 minutes works for lighter loads. Many dishwashers have a shorter cycle.

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Skip the pre-rinse. Most modern dishwashers do not need. You save time and can reduce annual water consumption of your home by up to 6500 gallons.

Let purpose cleaner installed. The manufacturers of these products are often "spray and wipe" statements. But let stand based on our tests for a few minutes, a better cleaning power that could save time in our spray cleaner with superior long-term rating. It is Seventh Generation Natural All Purpose Cleaner . But our first class clean all original Pine-Sol was the only liquid that leave no trace leaves on a reflective surface.

Smoothtops quick cleaning. Cleaning is easy with smooth top stoves. But the food that contains sugar, such as tomato sauce or caramel sauce can bind to the glass when cool. Therefore spills immediately. For routine care, use a cleaner specifically designed for smoothtops. Cerama Bryte Cooktop and magical value and the power of our combined tests.

Consider a small vacuum. You can deep carpet cleaning does not provide a regular vacuum, but are for harvesting cereals, crumbs and other debris from the soil surface in the kitchen. Tops in our tests was the Shark SV780 Pet Perfect II , $ 60, hand vac. Both peaks are high stick vacuum Dyson but it costs $ 500 and $ 550. So you may want to consider the third rocket Shark HV302 , $ 180. Or consider a vacuum cleaner robot. We test new but the Neato XV-21 , $ 400, made our list of options. And watching him can work to brighten any party.

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