Is your kitchen as clean as possible ahead of Xmas?

Genuine question, why would you think a deep clean would stop food poisoning? Do you worry about giving yourself food poisoning from the state of your house on a day to day basis?

I totally get why people want a clean house over the festive season, but not to the extent of getting anxious about it or to the extent that they miss out of doing something fun instead.

I'll do a thorough clean after I've finished baking tomorrow. It's clean enough to bake in, but it'll be totally clean once I'm done, ahead of hosting for 2 days.

I doubt a deep clean is necessary to avoid food poisoning. Come to think of it, I'm not sure I've ever done a 'deep' clean personally.

No. It's just our normal clean, not done anything special anywhere just because it's Christmas.

My son cooked mince pies yesterday and a gingerbread train today. Luckily I am not cooking Christmas dinner here as I fear it may never recover. Am consoling myself with mince pies.

I do a deep clean before Christmas because I'm usually cooking for other people and don't want to give anyone food poisoning; I'm not so bothered about what they think.

Are they oven inspectors? Kim and Aggie?

I've literally never stayed at someone's house and looked at the oven door to see how clean it is.

My cleaner was in today to do a thorough deep clean while I meal prepped and everything is ready to go. I wouldn't be able to fully relax and enjoy anything if the house wasn't deep cleaned before this festive period

I'm very much team DH here

Nope. I have no fucks to give. I may regret a few things as I prepare to depart this mortal coil. But failure to do more cleaning will not be one of 'em.

Besides, I'm at work. And I think the Christmas cleaning fairy has finished for the holidays! Ain't nobody else gonna do it! 😳

Nah.

The floors were hoovered this morning, and the kitchen could do with a mop, but it's too cold for it to dry quickly.

The worktops are ok, I might scrub them tomorrow. They get wiped before I prep anything.

Inside the cupboards/fridge/freezers are pretty organised and neat. I know where everything is DH has no clue more or less.

One thing I do need to do tomorrow is clean the windows - inside and out. They're filthy.

Yrs because we have visitors

I booked an oven clean for the beginning of the month so it was done then. I’ve just cleaned the top of the cooker and will wipe down the outside in a bit.

Today is my cleaning day. If it’s not done this afternoon it’s not getting done.

But we don’t have anyone coming to stay till new year.

Nope, it's as clean as it usually is.

No time to do a proper deep clean, there's definitely dust in the corners, and on the book shelves.

All food prep areas clean, ovens clean enough, and the table is set already.

Close enough.

The food I ate from my oven didn’t make me ill yesterday so it won’t make me ill on Wednesday.

The kitchen is always tidy as we don’t have any appliances apart from microwave and kettle, so not much on the sides. DH cleaned the worktops and hob yesterday as he made curry for tea and splattered everywhere.

Could I wipe the cupboard doors and clean the oven? I could. Do I intend to sacrifice a minute of Baileys and crisps to do it? Categorically not.

Ours is not bad. DH has been cleaning it for the last week. He likes 0.a lean and t9-idykitchen to cook Christmas dinner in.

I haven't cleaned much more than my usual routine. I did clean the oven because it had been 6 months so needed it....but added it to my normal cleaning routine.

I wanted to paint the water marks from the bathroom leak on the ceiling but never got there. I wouldn't stop a christmas activity to do it though

I do understand your position. I'd be the same except living in a building site for 4+ years has made me more relaxed. I simply can't keep the house the way I'd like to, and I've learnt that it's not a huge deal. I've had to get used to doing what I can and still being able to enjoy things, otherwise my life life would have been on hold this whole time.

Mine is clean, but not to the extent I worry about tiny things. I can understand your DH being annoyed, you sound like my Mum, she will always be cleaning rather than enjoy the people she has around her.

Please put down the cleaning stuff and do something fun with your DC. They will remember this when they are older.

Not very clean here, will do it as I go. Big jobs like cleaning inside cupboards and fridges were done a week or two ago

No I need to get mine sorted tonight. Got crap on top of the cupboards that needs sorted. Want to clean my oven and microwave, got washing that needs folded and put away in baskets and clean the floor. Did the fridge yesterday before I went shopping.

Pretty clean, I did the oven about a week ago and did mean to give it another go....it's good enough that it isn't smoking when I turn it on now 🤣. The rest is clean because I've been scrubbing away all morning.

Nope. DH has been doing building work for 8 weeks; there's dust everywhere and piles of equipment. I'm ill and DH is resting, so nothing will get done.

Ordinarily it'd bother me because I like things to be neat and tidy and I can't enjoy festivities with a big mess everywhere. But this year I really don't mind. It helps that we've not got guests and we're doing Christmas at ILs.

Are they coming to spend time with you?
Or are they coming to inspect your oven and dishwasher?

If they're coming to spend time with you, bollocks to the kitchen.
If they're inspectors coming to issue a "this kitchen is cleaned to a high standard" certificate, tell them to fuck off until the middle of never.

I can understand why you feel that way, but I think it's toxic. Woman are judged by their capacity to live in an absolutely spotless house, so having guests see your house is a normal lived in house is a threat to a woman's identity and societal value in a way it isn't for men.