How to clean the kitchen hood from grease: the best home remedies

A kitchen hood is an indispensable item in every kitchen. Thanks to it all odors and grease do not settle on the kitchen furniture. But it is important to remember to take good care of it so that it does not get clogged and is as good as new, even after a year.

The editors of FoodOboz share with you useful tips on how to properly care for your hood and what to wash and clean it, so as not to damage it.

Before cleaning the hood, it must be partially disassembled. The first thing to do is to unplug it, then remove the bottom panel, behind which there is a grease filter - it is a removable metal mesh.

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The next thing to do is to wash well one by one:

• bottom panel
• grease filter
• inner surface
• outside surface
• control panel

What to wash parts and the hood with

1. Laundry soap

In order to wash the grease from the grease filter well, you will only need to soap up the brush with laundry soap and wash well. You can also wash it in the dishwasher.

2. Baking soda

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You can clean the stainless steel hood grate very well if it is moderately dirty. All you need to do is pour water into a large 10-liter saucepan, add 1/2 cup of baking soda and bring the water to a boil. After directly into the pot drop the grid and boil for another 30 minutes. After that, you need to wash it well under running water using a stiff non-metallic brush.

3. Vinegar

It is very good at dissolving grease that has set in. You just need to rub the vinegar on the grid, put it in a bag and leave it for 15 minutes, then rinse with water.

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