ServicesKitchen Cleaning
Kitchen Cleaning in Los Angeles
We take the kitchen apart in the right order: hood filters and cabinet tops first, appliances next, counters and floors last. Grease film, mineral scale and crumbs come out of the places a quick wipe misses, and your vent fan and fridge work less to do their jobs.
A Clean Built Around Grease, Scale and Airflow
Cooking puts fine droplets of oil into the air. Most land within a few feet of the range, on the hood, the backsplash, the cabinet doors above the stove and the tops of the upper cabinets. That oil holds dust, turns tacky, then darkens and hardens. Ordinary all-purpose spray smears it around. We use a degreaser matched to the surface, let it dwell long enough to break the oil down, then rinse and dry so no residue is left to catch new dirt.
Some of this work affects how your kitchen runs, not just how it looks. A range hood with clogged mesh filters moves less air, so heat and cooking smells hang in the room longer. A refrigerator door gasket coated in sticky residue can stop sealing evenly, and the compressor runs more to make up for it. We clean those parts as part of the job.
Kitchen cleaning works on its own between visits, or as an add-on when the rest of your home is on a regular cleaning schedule. If every room needs this level of attention, our deep cleaning page covers the whole house.
What Our Kitchen Cleaning Covers
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Range hood and filters
We remove the metal mesh or baffle filters, soak them in hot degreasing solution and rinse until the mesh is open again. The hood shell, underside and light lens get degreased by hand.
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Oven, stovetop and burners
We clean grates, drip pans, burner caps and knobs off the cooktop, then work the oven interior and door glass. Glass and ceramic cooktops get a scraper and a non-scratch cleaner so the surface is not etched.
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Refrigerator and door seals
Shelves and drawers come out for washing, and the interior is wiped with a food-safe cleaner. We clean the folds of the rubber door gasket, where spills dry and keep the seal from closing flat, and vacuum the front toe-kick grille where dust collects.
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Cabinet fronts, tops and hardware
Grease film on doors and pulls is removed with a cleaner suited to the finish, whether painted, stained wood or laminate. The tops of upper cabinets, where the heaviest buildup usually sits, are included.
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Sink, faucet and fixtures
Los Angeles water is hard, so white mineral scale builds on aerators, faucet bases and around the drain. We descale with a mild acid cleaner that is safe for the fixture finish, then polish the basin.
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Counters, backsplash and floor
Counters are cleared, cleaned and dried with products safe for granite, quartz, tile or butcher block. Grout lines on the backsplash get scrubbed, and we finish with the floor, including the edges along the cabinet bases.
Questions about Kitchen Cleaning?
Call(213) 449-4724When Your Kitchen Is Due for a Real Clean
A sticky film near the stove
Run a hand over the cabinets beside the range. A tacky feel or a patchy, dull shine means cooking oil has settled and hardened there, and each week it sits makes it tougher to lift.
The hood fan is loud but weak
Packed mesh filters force the fan to push against resistance. The motor sounds busy, yet smoke and cooking odors stay in the room after dinner.
Smoke when the oven heats up
Old spills baked onto the oven floor start smoking once the temperature climbs, and the smell spreads through the room. That layer needs real scrubbing, not a light wipe.
White crust on the faucet
Hard-water scale around the aerator and faucet base holds onto grime and can cut down water flow. Dish soap will not dissolve it.
The fridge door doesn't close firmly
Dried drips in the rubber gasket stop it from sitting flat against the cabinet. Once the seal is clean, the door closes snugly and holds the cold in.
How the Job Runs on the Day
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Walkthrough and surface check
We look at your counters, cabinet finish, cooktop type and appliances before we open a bottle. That tells us which cleaners are safe on each surface and where the heaviest buildup is.
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Soak first, top down
Hood filters, burner grates and fridge shelves go into soaking solution right away so the degreaser has time to work. Meanwhile we clean from the top of the room down: cabinet tops, hood, upper doors, backsplash.
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Appliances and fixtures
Next come the oven, cooktop and refrigerator, then the sink and faucet. Soaked parts are rinsed, dried and put back where they belong.
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Counters, floor and a final look
Counters and the floor are done last so nothing drips onto a clean surface. We walk the kitchen with you, point out anything that did not fully come clean, such as etched stone or permanently stained grout, and explain why.
What Sets the Price of a Kitchen Clean
We price each kitchen on the work it actually needs, not a flat rate for every room. Describe your kitchen on the phone and we give you a free quote that names any add-ons, so you know what is covered before we show up.
- Square footage and floor plan
- Extra surface means extra time, so a center island, a second sink basin or a wall of upper cabinets moves the number up. A compact galley kitchen in an apartment moves it down.
- Time since the last thorough clean
- Grease from last week comes off in one pass. Oil that has sat for months turns dark and hard, and it needs longer soak times and repeated work to lift.
- Appliance interiors
- Working inside the oven and refrigerator takes up a good share of the visit. A double wall oven, a garage fridge or a built-in microwave each adds to the total.
- Counter and cabinet materials
- Marble, unsealed wood and specialty finishes call for milder products and slower, more careful work, which can lengthen the job.
Kitchen Cleaning Questions
Do I need to empty the fridge before you come?
It helps if you remove anything perishable you want to keep cold, or plan the clean for just before a grocery run. We take out shelves and drawers to wash them, so a mostly empty fridge lets us clean it properly. Anything left inside is put back where we found it.
Will your cleaners damage my quartz or granite counters?
No. We use pH-neutral cleaners on stone and quartz, because acidic or strongly alkaline products can dull the polish or wear down sealer on granite. If we see existing etching, we tell you rather than trying to scrub it out.
Do you clean self-cleaning ovens?
Yes, by hand. Many people prefer that to the high-heat self-clean cycle, which produces smoke and odor in the house. We do not run the self-clean cycle ourselves.
How does a clean kitchen help with energy use?
A few parts matter. Clear hood filters let the fan move air without straining, and clean door gaskets help the refrigerator hold its temperature with less compressor run time. A clean kitchen won't change your utility bill much on its own, but these parts work as designed when they are not clogged.
Can you combine this with cleaning the rest of the house?
Yes. Many customers add a kitchen clean to regular cleaning, or book it before a move-in cleaning or move-out cleaning. Mention it when you call and we include it in the same free quote.
Get the Grease Out of Your Kitchen
Give us a rough idea of the room's size, which appliances you want cleaned inside and what your counters are made of. We will walk you through the steps of the job and the price on the same call, and the quote is free.