Kitchen Deep-Clean Ideas Calendar

Deep cleaning the kitchen is a lot of work. Use our guide to deep clean your kitchen either in one go, or throughout the month. We’ve created a 30-item guide that breaks down the deep clean into specific tasks.

If you’re pushed for time, our mini decluttering wins for the kitchen can be really useful, as are our 10-minute surface decluttering suggestions.

As part of your deep clean, you could also clean the pantry and take stock of everything being stored. Once you’ve cleaned the kitchen, these organization tools and refrigerator organization ideas can keep everything organized and easy to find.

As part of your spring clean, you can use this bathroom checklist, these living room cleaning ideas, and this plan to declutter the garage. We’ve also got ideas for other rooms of the house.

If you’re ready for a deep clean, you can get this calendar as a printable simply by scrolling to the bottom of this article.

Kitchen Deep-Clean Ideas

Below you’ll find all of the specific tasks listed. However and whenever you complete them is entirely up to you. You can set aside an afternoon, evening, or day, or make it a daily challenge.

Throw out expired food.

Clean the fridge, wiping down the shelves and drawers.

Reorganize the fridge sections in a way that works for you.

Get fridge containers/organizers if needed.

Get a fridge deodorizer/freshener.

Tidy and organize the spice cabinet or shelf.

Tidy and organize the canned goods.

Deep clean the pantry, organizing it into sections.

Get more storage containers to organize the pantry.

Come up with an under-the-sink storage system.

Create a coffee/tea section.

Get a recipe folder or binder for your printed recipes.

Deep clean the oven.

Deep clean the air fryer.

Replace old kitchen towels with fresh ones.

Reorganize your countertop space.

Clean all the remaining small appliances (including descaling).

Reorganize the utensil drawer.

Replace the vent/hood filters.

Clean or replace the water filter and/or ice maker filter.

Wipe down light fixtures (and replace light bulbs if needed).

Deep clean the window sills and frames.

Wipe the tile grout/deep clean the backsplash.

Clean the bread box and any storage containers.

Check the smoke detector and other sensors/alarms.

Organize your reusable grocery bags (wash if necessary).

Clean inside the kitchen cabinets and polish the outside.

Defrost freezer (if needed).

Shake out and refill the flour, sugar, and other such containers.

Do a quick regular kitchen clean to fully reset the rest of the kitchen.

Get the Kitchen Deep-Clean Printable here.

We hope you find the kitchen deep clean calendar useful. You can try it over 30 days, or check off lots of the ideas in one afternoon.

Finally, you can get inspiration from this ‘make your home cozy for fall’ printable and this ‘decluttering ideas for September’ calendar printable, too.