I was never really taught/trained/mentored into thorough Pesach cleaning. Cleaning was punishment, torture ad nauseum etc. When I finish cleaning for Passover, my house isn't as clean as most are all year.
One thing I'm very strict, even obsessive about are the dishes and cutlery. I have no desire for a house so clean "you can eat off the floor." But if I see anything that could be unwashed, missed dirt on a fork or plate... back to the sink it goes. No, we don't have a dishwasher.
For lots of other cleaning jobs, from the toilets, to the molding or to the tiles on the wall, I make use of brushes. Sprays are forbidden, and rubber gloves are the "fashion look" for cleaning.
There's lots more to do...
Last year I bought a hand-held steam-maker (shots a concentrated stream of steam).(Not the hugely expensive steam iron, but something much cheaper.) I have found it invaluable for getting to hard-to reach encrusted dirt, especially greasy stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the idea, but steam frightens me. Where did you find it?
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