Why Your Kitchen Needs a Paint Brush
I hate crumbs. Worse than spills or even sticky spots, crumbs are scattered, clinging, and hiding in crevices and behind microwaves, where they can dodge a damp dishcloth or paper towel. But they, fortunately, are defeated with an old or cheap brush.
Look at the brush and now the broom and you can see why it works. A paint brush is very similar in shape to a broom. The handle, the bristles – everything is there! However, unlike your broomstick, the paintbrush is small enough for you to hold in your hand and sweep crumbs and crumbs off the countertops, microwave ovens, between any grout, and off the cabinet floor. under your sink. (Can you imagine if you tried to do this with a normal sized broom? You would look like a fool!)
And yes, I know they make small hand brooms, but most of them are still too big and clumsy for the thorough cleaning that I love to do around my appliances. I need to get there, in the dark, where the evil (crumbs) lurk. Speaking of technique, there is a second paint application tool you might want to find at a hardware store. This little bro:
This little thing is great for cleaning stuck corners and grooves, but it is indispensable if you have an Instant Pot. I like to use mine to get inside the edge of my pressure cooker where debris and grease can collect, but it can be used to clean any small, neglected area in your kitchen – you can use it dry to soak up small pools of oil and liquid, or wet it with water or a cleaner and scrub.
Obviously none of these things should be expensive, but you don’t want your brush to be so cheap that it loses stubble all over the place, so buy with the slightest discerning eye. If you scatter the stubble among the crumbs, that’s not the point.