Are you guilty of any of these kitchen sins?
It’s official: cleaning the oven is Liverpool’s least favourite kitchen chore- and by quite some margin. This is according to the latest research from furniture fittings and architectural ironmongery specialists Häfele. The survey, which canvassed the opinions of over 2000 respondents in the UK, revealed that nearly three in four Liverpool-based respondents (72%) ranked the task as the worst of all the kitchen duties.
Cleaning the hob and washing up came in at joint second place, trailing behind with just 21% of the vote each. Emptying the dishwasher was the least-hated kitchen chore, chosen by just three percent of respondents.
A saintly six percent of those polled claimed to enjoy all kitchen chores.
The survey also polled respondents on how often they perform various cleaning tasks and the results made for interesting reading.
Despite the fact that experts say ovens should be cleaned every six months, almost a fifth of those polled (16%) admit to doing so less frequently (with a shocking five percent admitting they never bother with the hated kitchen task!)
At the other end of the scale, a squeaky clean two percent of respondents claim to clean their oven every day.
Expert advice also suggests floors should be mopped once a week- and swept every day- yet 17% of respondents admit to doing it just once a month-or less.
Most worryingly, 14% of respondents claim to only clean the fridge, a potential breeding ground for harmful bacteria including Salmonella, every six months or less.
Chloë Thacker, Marketing Director, Häfele UK, comments: “As our lives are getting busier, time is becoming increasingly precious so it’s no surprise that some kitchen tasks are taking a back seat.
“That’s why we’re seeing rising demand for innovative solutions that can help keep homes hygienic with less time and effort, such as self-cleaning, pyrolitic ovens or plinth-mounted vacuum cleaners, which suck up swept debris, eliminating the need for dustpans and brushes.”
