One of my favorite parts of this job is the cleaning up. I know, some of you might think I’m cuckoo for admitting that. But it’s true. I love those moments in the day when everything goes back in its place and the surfaces are all wiped down and shining.
Then there are the times when we get even a little MORE cleaning done. How exciting is that?? (I know…I’m easily entertained.)
Before our next round of groups arrives, we did some extra cleaning the other day. Our first experiment was the walk-in cooler (fridge). I wanted to see if 6 of us could get *one half of it done in under 10 minutes.
Yep. Yep, we did.
I could have leapt and danced with excitement.
The other thing that happened?
Travis and Ben shined up the stove.
Isn’t it pretty? It makes my heart sing to see a shiny stove!
This stove is a hardworking, well-used piece of equipment in this kitchen. It gets used nearly every day, starting with the grill every morning (for scrambled eggs).
We experimented and researched ways to clean the grill.
There are all kinds of opinions and products out there.
Many of them are chemicals whose smell could knock out a horse. We weren’t keen on using those.
So, you know what we use?
This…
grapefruit juice.
Totally natural…and it works just as well as (or better than!) all those harsh, smelly chemicals. Not to mention…MUCH cheaper!!
Having said that, cleaning the grill and shining up the stove takes a lot more than the right cleaning solution. It takes elbow grease.
In great amounts.
{Thanks, Travis and Ben!}
**Why did we clean only half of the cooler, you ask?: I moved all the items to one side. Then we completely removed the empty shelves and scrubbed them, along with the floor and walls in that area. The next time we do “cleaning day,” we’ll do the other half.
