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How to Clean a Stand Mixer

October 26, 2014 //  by Jillian//  54 Comments

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How to Clean a Stand Mixer

How to clean a stand mixer

Around the holidays my kitchen goes from residential to commercial. Almost daily I’m cranking out pies, cakes, cookies, candies, and more. All of these delights end up in the hands of friends, neighbors, and co-workers, or as part of a holiday spread.I love making things for others, but the last thing I want to do is get someone sick because I didn’t clean something thoroughly enough. That’s why I like to give my pots, pans, and Kitchen Aid stand mixer a deep-cleaning before the holidays hit. Today I’m sharing with you my secret to cleaning your stand mixer.

Are you ready for my secret?

Okay, lock your doors, close the curtains, and be sure no one is reading over your shoulder. Here it goes:

Dawn. That’s it folks, Dawn. It has all of the grease and gunk-fighting power you need to tackle your stand mixer.

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All I used to clean my stand mixer was a bowl, warm water, Dawn, a kitchen sponge, and a couple of Q-tips. Here’s what you do:

  • Apply a squirt of Dawn to a sponge/dish cloth under warm running water. (I let the extra suds collect in my bowl.)
  • Scrub the greasy surface, and watch Dawn put grease and gunk in its place.
  • Dry the surface with a paper towel and that’s it.
  • Use the Q-tips to get into little crevices of the stand mixer.

And that’s it. In no time you’ll have a sparkling, clean stand mixer. Here are some before and after shots:

Cleaning Kitchen Aid 1

I had some caked-on grease on the side of my stand mixer, nothing Dawn and a little elbow grease couldn’t solve!

Cleaning Kitchen Aid 2

I don’t know about you, but I always forget to wipe down the under part of my stand mixer. As you can see, it desperately needed a good cleaning.

Cleaning Kitchen Aid 3

Don’t forget about the bowl cradle, grease and gunk love to collect down here.

Cleaning Kitchen Aid 4

That’s it, folks. That’s How to Clean a Stand Mixer!


Want some more inspiration for using Dawn in your home?

Check out the #DawnBeyondTheSink page where you’ll find a lot of helpful ideas, tips and uses!

 

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  1. annie

    November 7, 2014 at 3:57 AM

    I HATE cleaning my oven! I rarely do it but when I do its an all day job. I need a self cleaning oven lol

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  2. nikki nicole

    November 7, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    Worst kitchen cleaning job is the oven….

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  3. Cheryl Newton

    November 9, 2014 at 3:36 PM

    I’d have to say, it’s cleaning my stainless-steel fridge. It’s actually easy (I use Pledge spray in the orange can), but leaves the tile in front of it slippery. Even when I put down a towel.

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  4. Tina

    November 12, 2014 at 6:47 PM

    The worst cleaning in the kitchen is the stove and around it. Grease and grime are tough to clean. bacon grease is the worst.

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  5. Jenysa

    November 15, 2014 at 9:36 AM

    My worst Kitchen Cleaning job is my oven.

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  6. Hollie Jahnke

    November 17, 2014 at 7:29 AM

    My worst kitchen cleaning job is the inside of the oven. It’s awful to clean!

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  7. Allison (Spontaneous Tomato)

    November 19, 2014 at 11:04 AM

    I hate cleaning the narrow space between my oven and my counter.

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  8. Lace

    May 2, 2017 at 11:53 AM

    With success I’ve unscrewed the bowl cradle, the metal kitchaid “label” band, etc. and clean underneath all that also!

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    • Jillian

      May 2, 2017 at 8:53 PM

      Yay! I’m so glad this worked for you!

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