Some of our favorite recipes, like making breaded cutlets, homemade burgers, or making tortilla chips for chilaquiles, are those that we enjoy the most, but they can also leave our kitchen the messiest with grease.
Commercial grease cleaners can solve this, but what happens when you run out or if you prefer something more natural that doesn’t contain chemicals? Fortunately, there are several ways to combat grease using things you already have at home.
Below, we provide five homemade tricks to easily eliminate grease from the kitchen while utilizing items you already have in your pantry.
With flour
If you've just had a grease accident and the liquid is fresh, it's easier to clean it up right away rather than waiting until it becomes a sticky problem. Sprinkle flour over the spill, and it will absorb the grease, so you can easily clean it up afterward. Just make sure the oil is cool before touching it. This trick works very well for a spill that hasn't dried yet.
Baking soda and water
At Kiwilimón, we are strong believers in the superpowers of baking soda, and we love using it to
clean the kitchen, but also to
remove blackheads or
rough skin, so of course we also have a kitchen trick to remove grease with it.
Mixed with water, you can use baking soda to eliminate tarnish from copper, juice and coffee stains from surfaces, and of course, tough grease. Baking soda is an alkaline, so it does a great job of dissolving grease, plus it is gentle on your hands or the surfaces you are cleaning.
Simply mix 3 tablespoons of baking soda with 1 cup of water. Use the solution on a sponge to scrub light grease stains from hard surfaces like countertops, linoleum, the stove, and even pots and pans.
Salt and isopropyl alcohol
This specific trick works to remove grease from non-washable fabrics, such as carpets, chair cushions, and rugs. All you have to do is mix 1 part salt with 4 parts isopropyl alcohol. Then, with a cloth, rub the solution vigorously on the stain until it lifts. Once the grease is gone and the solution dries, vacuum up the excess salt and use a damp cloth to clean any marks that may remain.