In addition to being the source of co-worker disagreements (you’ve seen the signs posted, right?), a dirty office kitchen gives your clients and vendors a bad first impression and your employees a host of sick days. That’s why holiday weekends, extended shut-downs, and summers are the perfect opportunity for your employees (or a professional cleaning service) to tackle your office kitchen deep-clean checklist that’ll impress everyone at your company (and keep them healthy!).
- Wash dishes
- Wipe down and sanitize countertops
- “Elbow grease clean” your sink
- Sanitize the faucet
- Maintain your garbage disposal
- Clean out your refrigerator (let everyone know when so they can remove their items from the fridge!)
- Wipe down every shelf
- Pull out any drawers and scrub them out
- Vacuum behind the refrigerator
- Dust down the top of the refrigerator
- Sanitize the door handle
- Wipe down the front of the refrigerator
- Mop the floor
- Vacuum rugs
- Clean down tables
- Remove cobwebs & dust tops of cabinets
- Sanitize door knobs
- Wash windows
- Clean the stove (if applicable)
- Clean the oven
- Wipe down the stove top
- Sanitize all surfaces and handles
- Clean out crumbs from the toaster and wipe down (don’t forget to unplug it first)
- Make any repairs (tables, cabinets, chairs, etc.) to kitchen furniture and items
