De Barra begins by saying that those with dishwashers can take out the filter and rinse it during this time, followed by doing a dishwasher deep clean.

“Pop a cup of vinegar on one basket, a cup of bicarbonate soda on the other and select a long, hot wash,” she writes. “It’ll clean, deodorise and reduce limescale on the parts you see and the ones you don’t. This is a monthly job.”

Next up, the bestselling author suggests removing the cooker hood grease filter and washing it unless it’s disposable. “This gets loaded up with grease when you cook, even if it’s not turned on,” she warns.

Speaking of cookers, de Barra suggests checking if your cooker hoods are extractors or circulating. “If it’s the latter, you need to change carbon filter (the bit that neutralises the food odours before the air comes back into the room).”

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