How to clean up spill?
I've noticed some of the most difficult messes to cleanup happen in the kitchen. I opened the fridge and a large container of salsa fell out and spilled on the floor and beneath the fridge. It was chunky and a rag didn't absorb it well.
Lot's of things in the kitchen are partly solid and partly moist so it's not easy to pickup in one piece but to chunky to wipe up or wash away. Another example is spilled stew or cereal. Any advice on how to clean up things like this?
Best Answer
Dry stuff : vaccuum cleaner or broom.
Liquid stuff: rag, mop, paper towels,
Chunky stuff: rags, paper towels.
For chunky spills, you can use a food scrapper to help pickup the solid part of it, and after that use a mop to clean up the liquid part of it.
After that, just clean up floor with floor cleaner.
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Use dish soap or laundry detergent and warm water to wash the area 3 times—soap then water, soap then water, soap then water. Between each soap and water cycle, wipe the area dry with disposable rags, pads, or paper towel. Put everything used to wash the spill area into the first garbage bag.What is the best way to clean up a spill?
Liquid spills.What are the three 3 steps involved in cleaning up or removing a spill?
(a) control the source of the spill; (b) contain the spill; (c) isolate the area concerned (if appropriate); (d) contact the authorities (if appropriate); then (e) clean up the spill. Advice on how to manage a spill is included in the Material Data Safety Sheet (MSDS).How do you clean up spills on the floor?
Sweep up broken glass or other debris. Slop mop the area using an enzyme-based floor cleaner. Leave the chemical to 'cure' according to manufacturer guidelines. Leave the wet floor signs in place until the area is completely dry.Chemical Spill Cleanup - Floor Dry
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Use something that can "scrape" - old bench scraper, edge of a shovel, stiff straight edged piece of cardboard or packaging plastic or sheet metal, old ruler (or dethroned emperor) - to direct the bulk into a bag/newspaper/... Then, follow usual practices for liquid spills...
Answer 3
With sloppy, gooey messes, I've found that table salt can help to make the liquid more "solid". It's actually on the side of the Morton Salt container to clean up eggs.
You might also try a small amount of flour or corn starch to help soak up the juices too. It might seem to make a bigger mess, but it'll be easier to sweep or scoop up, rather than chasing around slippery juices.
Answer 4
For chunky stuff, I use a paper towel or rag to push the chunks onto a dustpan, and then empty it into the trash. I then clean it up as if it were a liquid mess.
I'll wring the rag out as I go and then shake it over the trash can to dislodge the chunks that stuck to it.
I find that using something absorbent reduces the amount of liquid that I end up pushing around and reduces the area and amount that I have to clean as a liquid.
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