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Quick cleaning tasks to do before prepping and cooking Christmas dinner
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The most important part of Christmas Day has to be the food, and if you’re having lots of people over, you might be feeling a little stressed at the cooking jobs ahead.
Preparation is key – not just for the food but also making sure your house is in good shape for guests to stay. So, before you start the mammoth task of cooking Christmas dinner, you’ll want to do a few essential cleaning jobs first to make sure your appliances are in good working order and get your house hosting ready.
From the oven to the radiators, here are five cleaning jobs you need to do before you start cooking for Christmas.
1. Scrub the oven and air fryer
Over the festive season, yourovenand other appliances take a big hit. From Christmas dinners to leftovers and beyond, your oven will be on for hours at a time, as will yourair fryerif you’re using it for making the sides or reheating pre-made food. Before your oven and air fryer get put into use cooking Christmas dinner, take some time to give them a good scrub a few days before your guests arrive.
2. Tidy and stock the fridge and freezer
The Christmas food shop takes up a mountain of space in yourfridge freezer, and that’s not even including the food you have in there already for the lead-up to the big day. Before you do your big Christmas shop, remove everything from your fridge and give it a good clean. Make sure to go through the ingredients that were already inside and dispose of any empty or out-of-date items. Once its clean and dry (or as dry as a cold fridge can get), stock your fridge and freezer with the food and drinks you need for Christmas.
3. Bleed the radiators
If you’re having people over for Christmas, you’ll want to make sure that your heating is all sorted so they’re not freezing cold or boiling hot a la Monica and Rachel’s summer-themed Christmas party in Friends. Bleeding your radiators helps to release any trapped air inside them so your heating is more even and circulates around the house better.
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5. Shine the cutlery
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