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.
