Please help me cure greasy, manky, sticky cupboards

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And thats it really!

I am ashamed to admit that while, on the surface, my kitchen looks clean (and the work surfaces and interiors etc are clean) I have wooden cupboard doors of shame!

Specifically above the cooker to the left and right. I do wipe them down, but I don't seem to be able to get rid of the gunk - most of which was there when we moved in 6 years ago and which I haven't really bothered about bar wiping down new mess, but now DS is growing and I have people round for coffee, I'd like to not have to shut them out of the kitchen.

What will remove this greasy sticky nightmare?

hot soapy water and elbow grease

or have you got a stream cleaner?

Microfibre cloths are good at getting grease off (I got a kitchen one from morrisons that has silver particles designed to kill bacteria). I also found a bottle of soda crystal solution in home bargains and it helps too (you could make your own solution using soda crystals and water but I was cheating!)

This stuff - it's totally amazing at that sort of job. Completely dissolves the grease. It will take the horrible film off just with a sponge.

Apparently the Astonish paste you can get in Lakeland is the same thing and much cheaper but I haven't used it so can't vouch for it.

Cif straight on the surface should do the trick.

Yes, Cif cream (not spray) is also excellent for getting off greasy dust build up, which is what it's likely to be.

something like this

The tops of our units were like this, I used neat Fairy liquid on a scourer first, then hot soapy water, then wiped down with neat Zoflora. I do the hot soapy water/neat Zoflora on the cupboards every few weeks and it seems to keep them nice, and I put clean newspaper on the tops of the units to avoid the grease buildup!

I use astonish paste on my pots/pans/inside of oven, etc and it is really good. Home bargains sell it for about 90p a pot

Cif, totally. And microfibre cloth not J-cloth.

What sort of cupboards are they? I mean, what are they made of?

I have this issue with the hood above my stove. It's just naaaaasty.

Astonish is brilliant, also Bar Keepers Friend which you can get in supermarkets.

It's horrid isn't it? I found cif helped, but not quite enough. What did work well was sugarsoap - it's very harsh so you have to wear gloves, but you can buy it from somewhere like b&q quite cheaply.

Flash Orange - plus quite a bit of elbow-grease!

Flash kitchen spray with bleach, very hot water.

oh god yeah, Flash with bleach is AMAZING stuff, cleans all sorts of ick. Takes the colour out of your cardigan though, so wear a pinny :)

Baby wipes!
They took all the greasy fudge of my extractor fan!

They're "wood" but not quite - more an MDF sort of wood rather than solid wood but not laminate - there's a grain on them as well as stupid detailing!

Steam cleaner did nothing. Cif spray ditto. Was a bit wary re cre cleaner but may do inconspicuous bit and try - but will need to buy some!

White vinegar.

or babywipes

If you're going to buy some then try the Astonish paste before you get the Cif cream - if it's the same as that Revive stuff then it does just as good a job and is much easier to rinse off.

Those microfibre E-cloths are excellent, and so is Astonish.

I have the same problem, is the astonish safe to use on high gloss white cupboards?

I would say yes. It's not abrasive at all - just looks like very, very thick soap really.

Have been out shopping and discovered a Home Bargins. I could spend a fortune in there!

Have bought their own cream cleanser and a HUGE bag of soda crystals and some microfibre cloths. All for under £3.00 - doesn't seem right!

Will see how it goes and report back!

Thanks suzi.