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- The dishwasher and oven are among the appliance workhorses in a home that need to be cleaned regularly. What are the best cleaners for your appliances?
- LemiShine Multi-Purpose Appliance Cleaner can tackle the crud and odor in your washing machine, dishwasher, and garbage disposal.
How can you demand that your appliances perform at their best if they are dirty? Expecting fresh, clean clothes from a smelly washer or sparkling plates from a dishwasher crusted with hard water minerals is a fool's errand. All you'll get is frustration and chronic disappointment.
Luckily, there are easy-to-use products available that can restore appliances back to their prime. Many of them use natural ingredients and are not toxic to the environment or your lungs. Just a seasonal cleaning will usually remove the build-up and flush away odors, allowing the appliances to do their jobs well. Of course, if your household has some big messes, you may need to clean the appliances more often.
Along with my own housekeeping, I've been testing cleaning products for decades as a home economist for companies and publications. You can be assured that I'm always looking for the most effective, easiest to use, and best value in products. After cleaning for a living, the last thing I want to do is work harder when I get home.
Here are the best cleaning products you can buy for kitchen and laundry appliances:
- Best appliance cleaner overall: LemiShine Multi-Purpose Appliance Cleaner
- Best dishwasher cleaner: Finish In-Wash Dishwasher Cleaner
- Best garbage disposal cleaner: CLR Garbage Disposal Foaming Cleaner + Freshener
- Best washer cleaner: LemiShine Washing Machine Cleaner
- Best oven cleaner: Easy Off Professional Max Fume Free Oven Cleaner
- Best glass stovetop cleaner: Weiman Cooktop Cleaner Max
Read on in the slides below to discover our top picks to clean dishwashers, garbage disposals, ovens and cooktops, and washing machines.
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