ARE YOUR KITCHEN TILES ALWAYS DIRTY?

If you are the proud owner of a typical Indian Kitchen, you know there possibly isn’t a way to keep your Kitchen tiles sparkly clean as they looked like in the catalogue of the tile company that sold it to you. Your kitchen is practically the most difficult place to keep clean and maintain. Traditionally, the kitchen was always situated in an open space for fire cooking, but in big towns with cloistered living spaces, the kitchen is no longer a secluded unit. With concept kitchens and high end service kitchens, cleanliness is fundamental. With cooking Indian food come lots of spices, fragrance and fumes which accumulate on tiles, slabs and walls and need cleaning from time to time. Here are some tips to keep kitchen tiles clean.

1.       Use Vinegar – Water

A solution of White kitchen vinegar diluted with water should be able to do the trick. Spread this solution on your kitchen tiles slab or wall tiles and let it stand for a couple of minutes. This trick may involve a little scrub cleaning so keep your cleaning gloves handy.

2.       Cleaning Grout

The real problem with cleaning wall tiles or floor tiles is the accumulation of grout. Grout is a layer or dirt which accumulates on the tile surface and is almost impossible to be seen with the naked eye. However, this layer of grout keeps attracting more and more dirt, making cleaning a tedious process with no end. Use a commercially sold ‘buff’ to get rid of grout for a long time.

3.       Rinse detergent thoroughly

Most of us use detergent to clean Kitchen Tile surface. It is very important to rinse the tile surface thoroughly after scrubbing. If detergent is left on the wall tiles or floor tiles, it may lead to soap scum which doesn’t solve the problems associated with tile cleaning.

4.       The dreaded Haldi stains

No matter how great a spice haldi maybe, there is absolutely no excuse to tolerate the stains. Turmeric stains are the most difficult to get rid of. Plus, the use of Haldi is widespread and almost every other recipe uses Haldi which makes it very difficult to abandon it altogether. So here’s a simple habit that would help keep your kitchen tile clean – Clean spills immediately. If you let dirt stand for long, the deeper it would stain. Even something as simple as orange juice or sugar syrup should be cleaned immediately to prevent stickiness.

5.       Avoid using soap to clean tiles

This on one hand may seem like a handicap because soap is the most popular cleaning agent we have known for the longest time – but remember that soap always leaves scum behind and it may be good idea to not use soap at all when cleaning wall tiles or floor tiles. Tiles have the tendency to accumulate things that they come in contact with. If you really need something stronger like soap to clean tiles, use a dilute mixture of ammonia water. Whatever you may be cleaning, whether wall tiles or floor tiles, remember to put on a pair of protective gloves.