Cleaning is vital to do all around the kitchen, but one spot most households miss due to being hidden is the filters in extractor fans.
A cooker hood plays a key role in keeping your kitchen at its best as it removes grease, steam and unpleasant cooking odours.
Yellow-stained extractor fan filters are a common sight in many kitchens, hidden under the hood of the extractor.
We tend to forget that the cooker hood can only extract the fumes from food if it is kept clean and is free of grease and grime.
Apart from the nasty yellow stains, two clear signs to show that it is time to clean your extractor fan are if you notice that you’re finding smells lingering and condensation is building up in your kitchen when you are cooking on the hob.
Now there is an easy tip on how to remove the grime and fat by using two things that most people already have in their kitchens without any elbow grease involved.
All you need is some tin foil and soda ash, also known as washing soda or soda crystals, which can be in powder or liquid form.
Line your sink with foil shiny side up, add the soda crystals and warm water then put your filters into the sink.
Let the filters soak for between five and ten minutes and they will come out grease-free.
If you are curious about this extractor fan cleaning tip and wondering why you need tin foil, here’s why:
The foil reacts with the soda crystals so all the grease dissolves away and attaches itself to the foil.
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