With lots of cooking comes lots of cleanup, which means our BA editors spend ample time testing the best cleaning products while they disinfecting counters, mop hardwood floors, and scrub grimy pots and pans. While there’s no way around the whole “cleaning” part of things, there are tools that make such tasks easier. Below we’ve rounded up some of our all-time favorite cleaning products. Not only will they make your cleaning chores more efficient, they’ll also make them more—dare I say—fun. At least that’s what we keep telling ourselves.
Zeppoli Classic Kitchen Towels
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the best kitchen towels cost around $2 each. These Zeppoli cotton kitchen towels are thin, ultra-absorbent, and quick-drying. They’re the apex of high-quality towel functionality, and BA editors use them for everything from wiping up splatters to drying dishes to pressing water out of tofu. They also double as table linens.
Zeppoli Classic Kitchen Towels, 15-Pack
Dyson V12 Detect Slim
When my Epicurious colleagues put 15 popular vacuum cleaners to the test, the Dyson V12 Detect Slim took the title of best cordless vacuum cleaner. This is senior commerce writer Emily Farris’ favorite Dyson stick vacuum because it’s smaller, more lightweight, and has a handful of user-friendly features. Users will appreciate that the LCD display shows the remaining battery life while cleaning, and that it can detect debris and automatically adjust suction power.
Dyson V12 Detect Slim Vacuum
Kamenoko Tawashi Scrub Brush
If you’re looking for a do-it-all scrubber, you need this brush. It’s made of palm fibers that are tougher than standard scouring pads but gentle enough not to scuff your Le Creuset Dutch oven. It has replaced all of BA contributor Christina Chaey’s kitchen sponges.
Kamenoko Tawashi Scrubber
O-Cedar EasyWring Spin Mop and Bucket
This viral TikTok spin mop is not a gimmick—there is truly no better way to mop your floors. Here’s what makes this product so great: the bucket features a foot pedal that spins a built-in wringer, offering hands-free squeezing and moisture control. The microfiber mop head is triangle-shaped, making it a breeze to steer and clean hard-to-reach corners. It’s also detachable and machine washable, so you can reuse it again and again.
O-Cedar EasyWring Spin Mop and Bucket
Casabella Waterblock Gloves
Dishwashing isn’t so bad when you’ve got a pair of our favorite pink gloves. They’re thick and durable, yet perfectly flexible—and the folds prevent dish soap and water from dripping down your wrists.
Casabella Waterblock Gloves
The gloves in action.
Saint Olio Nº 2 Neroli Aromatic Cleaner
Saint Olio’s Nº 2 neroli all-purpose cleaner is a medley of geranium, rose, and orange blossom, and it makes BA contributor Stephanie Loo’s apartment smell like a hotel. If you’re skeptical of natural cleaners, don’t be. Loo says it’s just as effective as the high-power, commercial cleaning chemicals she uses to scrub the stainless-steel countertops in professional kitchens.
Skura Sponge
Is it even a list of the best cleaning tools if it doesn’t include the Skura Style sponge? It’s the best dish sponge according to the BA test kitchen because it never gets smelly—we can thank its antimicrobial materials for that. You’ll know it’s time to swap it out when the logos begin to fade.
Roomba i3
The quickest path to becoming a clean-as-you-go cook? A robot vacuum. While you make dinner, the Roomba i3 will map your entire home and get your floor cleaner than it’s ever been before.
Simplehuman Steel Frame Dish Rack
This large-but-sleek rack will keep your just-washed dishes neatly organized as they dry. We love that it can fit a Dutch oven, fragile wine glasses, sharp knives, and eight plates with room to spare.
Simplehuman Steel Frame Dish Rack
Blueland Clean Essentials Kit
“Blueland’s soap and cleaning supplies smell like the lingering scent of orange peels on your fingertips after you peel a ripe Sumo,” writes BA contributor Emily Shultz. Besides the citrusy aroma, there’s a lot to love about the eco-friendly subscription service, including the reusable spray bottles—and the fact that just a small spritz of multi-surface, all-purpose cleaner is enough to banish grease from your cooktop.
Blueland Clean Essentials Kit
The Ringer Stainless Steel Cast Iron Cleaner
You could use coarse kosher salt and a paper towel, but contributor Christina Chaey swears that the best way to rid your cast-iron skillet of the most stubborn gunk is to use the Ringer, a swatch of stainless steel chainmail that’s ideal for heavy-duty scrubbing.
Muji Cleaning System Broom
Unlike regular regular brooms and Swiffers, the Muji system broom is equipped with a stellar combo: A telescoping pole, a removable swivel head, and stiff-but-flexible bristles for reaching even the most narrow spaces between the stove and cabinet, beneath the couch, and under the fridge.
Muji Cleaning System Broom
Mr. Siga Ultra Fine Microfiber Cloths for Glass
These ultra-fine microfiber cloths are your quickest (and only?) route to impeccably spotless, streak-free glassware. They’re 84% polyester and 16% nylon, and unlike typical microfiber they’re woven, not shaggy. You’ll also find them useful for wiping down your stainless steel appliances and laptop screens, too.
Mr. Siga Ultra Fine Microfiber Cloths for Glass, Pack of 6
Oxo Bottle Brush
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your water bottle is filthy. Show it some love (and get rid of the mildew lurking under the cap) with a weekly scrub with this bottle brush, which has a combination of gentle and abrasive bristles that’ll target all the nooks and crannies.
Bottle Bright Bottle Cleaning Tablets
If you really want to combat mineral build-up and “off” water bottle smells, digital operations associate Alma Avalle recommends reaching for these easy-to-use, fizzy cleaning tablets that are free of harsh chemicals.
Bottle Bright Bottle Cleaning Tablets
MacKenzie’s Fisherman Hand Scrub
Even the toughest fish and garlic odors are no match for this hand scrub, which contains finely ground walnut shell and pumice stone to remove fish scales and stuck-on gunk, plus a mixture of coconut oil and cocoa butter to moisturize your skin. In addition to hand-washing, you can use it to deodorize cutting boards, too—a trick recipe developer Rachel Dolfi learned while testing batch after batch of salt cod.
MacKenzie’s Fisherman Hand Scrub
Black+Decker Dustbuster Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
For areas a robot vacuum cannot reach—like your countertops, pantry shelves, and the space behind your toaster—consider this Brad Leone favorite. The Black and Decker Dustbuster quickly and efficiently sucks up bits of herbs, stray sprinkling of seasoning, and spilled flour.
Black+Decker Dustbuster Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
Terro Fruit Fly Apple Trap
You could make a DIY vinegar-and-soap solution to get rid of fruit flies in your kitchen—or you could buy this fly trap, which comes with a scented liquid that lures and traps flying pests. Place it near your fruit bowl and notice a reduction in fruit flies in a couple days.
Terro Fruit Fly Apple Trap
Katchy Indoor Fruit Fly Trap
If you’re experiencing more significant fruit fly issues, consider an insect trap like Katchy, which has a light that draws flies towards it throughout the night. The bugs get sucked into the trap by the unit’s fan, never to leave again.
Katchy Indoor Fruit Fly Trap
Bissell SteamShot Hard Surface Steam Cleaner
So you want a sparkling kitchen but you don’t want to use harsh chemicals or expend a lot of elbow grease? Your cleaning solution is steam. It’ll work on almost any nonporous surface. We’ve put this machine to work on greasy stovetop gunk, dirty tile and grout, mineral buildup at the base of the faucet, and even the rock-hard mystery goo on the back of the fridge shelf.
Bissell SteamShot Hard Surface Steam Cleaner
Homax Steel Wool
“Steel wool is a scrub pad on steroids,” writes BA contributor Carla Lalli Music, who keeps a 12-pack of the Homax brand stocked at all times for deep cleans. You’ll appreciate having these scrubbies on deck for tough jobs like cleaning sheet pans and grill grates.
Bar Keepers Friend
When baking soda or gentle cleansers just won’t cut it, you need to break out the hard stuff, a.k.a. Bar Keepers Friend. This powdered surface cleaner uses a combo of oxalic acid, mild abrasives, and detergents to tackle serious projects like calcium build up and rust stains, and it removes grease and grime from all manner of cookware.
Williams Sonoma Classic Logo Towel
We love thin kitchen towels for tucking into our aprons and microfiber cleaning cloths for polishing wine glasses, but for mega messes, like bubbled-over dal or coffee pot mishaps, you’ll need a super-absorbent, heavy-duty towel. We like this set from Williams Sonoma.
Williams Sonoma Classic Logo Towels (Set of 4)
Defunkify
It turns out, the best product for getting red wine rings off stone countertops is actually a fabric stain remover, says associate editor Zoe Denenberg. Denfunkify not only lifts stubborn stains off her bathrobe and couch upholstery, but it also tackles the wrath of spilled turmeric on her Corian counter. It may not be marketed as a multipurpose cleaner, but trust us—it is.
Defunkify Stain Remover Spray (Pack of 2)
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