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June 22, 2025

The best way to clean your kitchen sink

A white sink with a black faucet neatly set up with cleaning utensils and products.
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After cooking dinner and washing a stack of dishes, skipping the chore of cleaning the sink itself can be tempting. We get it. But the unfortunate truth is you really should be cleaning your kitchen sink every time you do the dishes. This will help eliminate gnarly smells, plus kill pathogens from produce and raw meat. The good news: You probably already have everything you need — a sink strainer, dish soap, a sponge, and bleach — and it only takes two steps.

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