The Best Cleaning Products (2024) for Your Kitchen

Saint Olio’s Nº 2 neroli all-purpose cleaner is a medley of geranium, rose, and orange blossom, and it makes BA contributor Stephanie Loo’s apartment smell like a hotel. If you’re skeptical of natural cleaners, don’t be. Loo says it’s just as effective as the high-power, commercial cleaning chemicals she uses to scrub the stainless-steel countertops in professional kitchens.

Is it even a list of the best cleaning tools if it doesn’t include the Skura Style sponge? It’s the best dish sponge according to the BA test kitchen because it never gets smelly—we can thank its antimicrobial materials for that. You’ll know it’s time to swap it out when the logos begin to fade.

The quickest path to becoming a clean-as-you-go cook? A robot vacuum. While you make dinner, the Roomba i3 will map your entire home and get your floor cleaner than it’s ever been before.

This large-but-sleek rack will keep your just-washed dishes neatly organized as they dry. We love that it can fit a Dutch oven, fragile wine glasses, sharp knives, and eight plates with room to spare.

“Blueland’s soap and cleaning supplies smell like the lingering scent of orange peels on your fingertips after you peel a ripe Sumo,” writes BA contributor Emily Shultz. Besides the citrusy aroma, there’s a lot to love about the eco-friendly subscription service, including the reusable spray bottles—and the fact that just a small spritz of multi-surface, all-purpose cleaner is enough to banish grease from your cooktop.

You could use coarse kosher salt and a paper towel, but contributor Christina Chaey swears that the best way to rid your cast-iron skillet of the most stubborn gunk is to use the Ringer, a swatch of stainless steel chainmail that’s ideal for heavy-duty scrubbing.

Unlike regular regular brooms and Swiffers, the Muji system broom is equipped with a stellar combo: A telescoping pole, a removable swivel head, and stiff-but-flexible bristles for reaching even the most narrow spaces between the stove and cabinet, beneath the couch, and under the fridge.

These ultra-fine microfiber cloths are your quickest (and only?) route to impeccably spotless, streak-free glassware. They’re 84% polyester and 16% nylon, and unlike typical microfiber they’re woven, not shaggy. You’ll also find them useful for wiping down your stainless steel appliances and laptop screens, too.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your water bottle is filthy. Show it some love (and get rid of the mildew lurking under the cap) with a weekly scrub with this bottle brush, which has a combination of gentle and abrasive bristles that’ll target all the nooks and crannies.

If you really want to combat mineral build-up and “off” water bottle smells, digital operations associate Alma Avalle recommends reaching for these easy-to-use, fizzy cleaning tablets that are free of harsh chemicals.

Even the toughest fish and garlic odors are no match for this hand scrub, which contains finely ground walnut shell and pumice stone to remove fish scales and stuck-on gunk, plus a mixture of coconut oil and cocoa butter to moisturize your skin. In addition to hand-washing, you can use it to deodorize cutting boards, too—a trick recipe developer Rachel Dolfi learned while testing batch after batch of salt cod.

For areas a robot vacuum cannot reach—like your countertops, pantry shelves, and the space behind your toaster—consider this Brad Leone favorite. The Black and Decker Dustbuster quickly and efficiently sucks up bits of herbs, stray sprinkling of seasoning, and spilled flour.

You could make a DIY vinegar-and-soap solution to get rid of fruit flies in your kitchen—or you could buy this fly trap, which comes with a scented liquid that lures and traps flying pests. Place it near your fruit bowl and notice a reduction in fruit flies in a couple days.

If you’re experiencing more significant fruit fly issues, consider an insect trap like Katchy, which has a light that draws flies towards it throughout the night. The bugs get sucked into the trap by the unit’s fan, never to leave again.

So you want a sparkling kitchen but you don’t want to use harsh chemicals or expend a lot of elbow grease? Your cleaning solution is steam. It’ll work on almost any nonporous surface. We’ve put this machine to work on greasy stovetop gunk, dirty tile and grout, mineral buildup at the base of the faucet, and even the rock-hard mystery goo on the back of the fridge shelf.

“Steel wool is a scrub pad on steroids,” writes BA contributor Carla Lalli Music, who keeps a 12-pack of the Homax brand stocked at all times for deep cleans. You’ll appreciate having these scrubbies on deck for tough jobs like cleaning sheet pans and grill grates.

When baking soda or gentle cleansers just won’t cut it, you need to break out the hard stuff, a.k.a. Bar Keepers Friend. This powdered surface cleaner uses a combo of oxalic acid, mild abrasives, and detergents to tackle serious projects like calcium build up and rust stains, and it removes grease and grime from all manner of cookware.

We love thin kitchen towels for tucking into our aprons and microfiber cleaning cloths for polishing wine glasses, but for mega messes, like bubbled-over dal or coffee pot mishaps, you’ll need a super-absorbent, heavy-duty towel. We like this set from Williams Sonoma.

It turns out, the best product for getting red wine rings off stone countertops is actually a fabric stain remover, says associate editor Zoe Denenberg. Denfunkify not only lifts stubborn stains off her bathrobe and couch upholstery, but it also tackles the wrath of spilled turmeric on her Corian counter. It may not be marketed as a multipurpose cleaner, but trust us—it is.

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