Easy Cooking Clean-Up

November 15, 2010

With timesaving tricks of the trade and Glad® trash bags, everyday kitchen cleaning has never been simpler. Speed up your clean up routine with easy tips and get the basics for what can and can’t go down your garbage disposal.

Cooking Clean-Up Tips & Tricks

Line the Trashcan: For easy clean-up now and later, line the trash can with an additional trash bag. Next time you take out the garbage, you’ll save a few moments because the can is already lined.

Tip: Trashcans can quickly fill up with smelly scraps, but that doesn’t mean your kitchen can’t stay fresh. Glad® OdorShield® with Febreze® Freshness trash bags neutralize strong food odors. Choose from three scents: Fresh Clean, Fresh Lemon and Fresh Vanilla.

Put Away Ingredients: As soon as you’re done with that sugar or spice, seal the container and return it to its proper place. You’ll avoid accidents—no more spilt milk in the flour jar—and have fewer things to put away after mealtime.

Tip: Wipe up splashes and spills as they occur so you don’t have to spend precious time after the meal scrubbing away at hardened batter or grease.

Clear the Table: If you take care of it right after you eat, it won’t weigh on your mind later. Keep it quick by using a large plastic tub (like the ones seen in restaurants) to transport everything from table to sink in one easy trip.
Scrape Your Plates: Before you rinse and wash your dishes, scrape off large bits of food into a trashcan lined with Glad OdorShield with Febreze Freshness trash bags.

Tip: To neutralize unwanted garbage odors and prevent messy clean-ups, choose Glad ForceFlex® OdorShield with Febreze Freshness trash bags. They have a unique diamond texture that stretches around objects to prevent rips and tears, plus a stretchable drawstring that grips the can and stays in place.

Ask for Help: Chances are you weren’t the only one enjoying a home-cooked meal, so have other members of your household assist with the clean-up. For example, kids can clear the table while you handle the dishes.

Garbage Disposal Basics
If you have a garbage disposal, be mindful of what goes in it—many have small motors that can only handle so much. As a general rule, toss the following scraps into a can lined with Glad OdorShield with Febreze Freshness trash bags instead:

Grains (especially pasta and rice)
Egg shells
Banana peels
Vegetable skins (particularly from onions, garlic, peppers and potatoes)
Tea bags
Stringy vegetables (such as asparagus and celery)
Stone fruit pits (from apricots, peaches and plums)
Meat

For more product information, visit glad.com.

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