To not wipe worktops every day?

[fascinated]

Just that, really.

Prompted by the d&v thread. Obviously if I’ve cut meat or esp chicken on them they get wiped with washing up liquid, but I don’t shine em, bleach em, or antibac them ever. They get a rub down with regular washing up liquid when they look dirty. Can be days! Minger?

How often do you wipe them?

[carolinelucaseshandbag]

Why why WHY all the anti-bac???? It's pointless and bad for us and the environment. I have some Detol in the cupboard that gets used only iif we have a cat / dog / fox poo incident. For everything else, soap and water is fine. Most liquid soap seems to be "anti-bac" these days too. Argh!!!!

[uncomfortablydumb53]

Every time I wash up, with a soapy cloth, before I wash plates etc

[astralweaks]

@MarshaBradyo

Every night spray with Method, can’t leave it part of closing up the kitchen

You lock your kitchen?

[MarshaBradyo]

Ha no just a phrase we just say kitchen’s closed to the dc so more mess isn’t made. Eldest doesn’t always do this though.

But I have a routine every night before lights go out and fire door closed (usually open)

[mrsbyers]

Couple of times a day , mostly just with soapy water as use chopping boards to prepare all food stuffs which get washed after each use too. If husband has been cooking I’ll use a cleaning spray as he tends to make a mess

[astralweaks]

Ok!

[Oblomov19]

Loads of posters wipe many times per day?

Like those that wash a towel after every use? Only on MN!

I have 4 big glass chopping boards on my work surface. And I still use a plastic chopping board on top of those, which goes in the dishwasher every day!

[raspberrymolakoff]

I used to clean them daily with dettol antibacterial spray but am trying to reduce plastic so have given it up. I have always used chopping boards which are washed each use. Has anyone found anything which isn't packaged in plastic for this job?

[astralweaks]

Chemical craziness. No wonder the planet is in trouble.

[megletthesecond]

I wipe mine down three times a day. After each meal prep.
Just hot water and a cloth.
No meat or fish ever prepared and I always use chopping boards.

[Lunaballoon]

I have always used chopping boards which are washed each use. Has anyone found anything which isn't packaged in plastic for this job?

I don’t understand the question. Why do you need a special product for this? Take the chopping board to the sink, give it a wipe with the dishcloth and rinse. Job done!

[Delatron]

Can anyone who uses anti-bac spray explain why? Is it ignorance? Do think it cleans better? Don’t you understand the current advice? Are you sucked in by marketing?

[GaaaaarlicBread]

@delatron I hold my hands up and say I am drawn in by advertisements of certain cleaning products like nips etc , but don’t use lots of cleaning solutions , just Zoflora which I use in bloody everything it’s great stuff !

[MrsPelligrinoPetrichor]

Hot soapy water for chopping boards.

[Lovemenorca]

I was doing my complete wipe down post dinner this evening and i thought of this thread.
Utterly baffling to me to not wipe down surfaces at least once a day. I just love walking in to my kitchen tomorrow knowing it’s not just tidy but actually properly clean.

[ClientListQueen]

@Lovemenorca I don't cook every day hence why I don't need to wipe down every day
I have my meals delivered so on a typical day I would have lunch at work which I make there, then come home and heat up a meal with frozen or steam veg. So no mess

[Lovemenorca]

@ClientListQueen

Sure you can appreciate that when I was thinking of this thread - I wasn’t thinking of someone who never cooks in their kitchen as they get all their meals delivered.
Not exactly a common scenario!

[ClientListQueen]

@Lovemenorca yeah I get that. TBH even if I cook, I don't specifically wipe everything, I just clean any mess as I go
Unless it's raw chicken and then I'm all over the cleaning! As immunocompromised

[Creepster]

It is bound to vary depending on each persons situation.
I only cook once a day and most of the mess is confined to the island and cooktop so they are cleaned more often than the area where the phone, tablet, and shopping list sits.
I remember when the kitchen was tiny and the kids were little. I scrubbed it down before and after every meal preparation.

[SpoonBlender]

Morning wipedown daily due to cats who know they're not supposed to go up there and don't - when there's anyone watching. So, not quite the intended lesson learned...

We keep our prep area clear though, so it's dead easy to give it a wipearound - just two fruitbowls and a bottle of cooking wine to move - and we use chopping boards anyway. The toaster/breadbin/kettle/etc are on another bit that doesn't get anything like as much cleaning.

[Osirus]

At least once a day with Method anti bac or general purpose spray.

And I consider myself quite grubby

[ArnoldWhatshisknickers]

On account of this thread I counted how many times the kitchen got wiped yesterday (yes, I am that sad).

Breakfast bar area twice by me after food preparation, kettle area 3 times by me due to spillages, whole kitchen once by my partner after he did the dishes. So 8 wipes in total, 7 just with a damp cloth and one with hot soapy water. That's probably a fairly typical number for us.

[Grumpyoldpersonwithcats]

I tend to remove cat(s) from kitchen surfaces before food preparation.

[Namaste6]

My worktop gets wiped down after every use. Each night, it gets a final wipe with hot water and with either eucalyptus or orange essential oil. I don't use bleach, sprays or wipes. Just hot water, ecover dish wash liquid and essential oils.

Ditch zoflora now. That stuff is incredibly toxic for people and the planet.