Organized Jewish Home
Cleaning the house for Pesach
← Bedrooms:
o Master bedroom
o Baby room
o Kid’s room
o Kid’s room
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← Bathrooms
o Master
o Boys’
o Powder room
o Guest bath
← Basement: guest room, school room, laundry room.
o Tape off chametz in closet in guest room and freezer in laundry room
← Playroom:
o ALL bins/containers emptied and wiped
o Toys wiped
o Closet checked
o Bot floor
← Outside things
o Van: vacuum, replace suckers, check glove compartment and trunk, remove and wipe each carseat, check stroller
o Car: vacuum, trunk, glove compartment, vacuum carseats
o Check each stroller and diaper bag
← Porch
o Clean up and check for chametz
← Family Room
o Clean off desk
o Wipe down shelves
o Move and Bot under couches, chairs, tables
o Move couch cushions and vacuum
o Check in bins, drawers, cabinets
← Hallway and closet
o Check bins/cubbies
o Check drawers and wipe top
o Take out coats and check pockets
o Check closet bins
o Clean out purse
← Overall: Take out all trash and clean bins, replace bags,
To be done last:
← Living Room (about 2 hours)
o Remove everything from the cushion corner and vacuum
o Remove all couch cushions and vacuum, including cracks in backrest
o Check drawers, bins, and cabinets and wipe
o Thoroughly Bot the floor (LAST)
← Dining Room (3-4 hours)
o Remove crock pots and seal away
o Kasher black blech with boiling water, quickly wiped off. Clean off and wrap top of silver blech in heavy duty aluminum foil.
o Empty water container, wipe with antibacterial wipes, and refill with clean water.
o Wipe down sideboard and cover.
o Check wines
o Check drawers and close chametz off with tape and marker ID
o Remove meat dishes to cabinets and wipe down, line with newspaper: store Pesach stuff here in both cabinets
o Seal away all chametz stuff in display (top), kasher bechers/glasses: glasses just washed as normal
o Check cabinets and seal off whatever needed, possible partially one cabinet with newspaper or foil.
o Clean all chairs, including backs and wiping seats and cracks
o Wipe down table and pads. Then cover with plastic (elasticized tablecloth) or corrugated cardboard.
o Check wheeled table, wipe.
o Check benchers, clean out bencher box.
o Bot floor thoroughly
o Wash floor
General issues:
-Wiping should be done with some kind of solvent/cleaner to make any chametz inedible, just in case. Antibacterial wipes are OK, but windex or other cleaner works, too.
-Sinks, stoves, microwaves, and non-self-cleaning ovens (ours is self cleaning, so this isn’t an issue for our oven) need 24 hours between cleaning and kashering. They can’t be used during this time (cold water is OK in a sink), so plan ahead!
-Sephardim kasher glasses just with washing, so our fancy glasses should all be washed in the dishwasher and replaced where we can access them on Passover.
← Kitchen (**Remember sink/stove/microwave need to rest 24 hours after being cleaned before being koshered.** Will take a day, about 8 hours otherwise—but plan for the rest.)
1 day ahead of big turnover:
o Stove: First, run fan for a minute or two to dislodge anything. Clean grates, remove and soak knobs and other pieces on burners, and clean bottom thoroughly. Line bottom with heavy duty foil first, then replace burner components, knobs, and grates (Wait for 24 hour rest.)
o Microwave: Wipe out microwave. For stuck on stuff, put a GLASS (clear glass!) bowl inside with water and boil a few minutes, let steam sit and then wipe again. Can use dishwasher to clean off the glass tray on bottom. (24 hr rest required)
o Sink: Clean thoroughly, including running disposal, and cleaning faucet and drains (running drains through dishwasher is fine.) Do not use with hot water/hot things for 24 hours. (Use bathroom sink if needed.)
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o Wash in washing machine: All dishcloths, dishtowels, bibs, aprons, pot holders, highchair padding, rug by back door (don’t dry rug or padding, all others dryer).
o Table: Wipe down cover with plastic (elasticized tablecloth)
o Chairs/bench: Wipe down, including backs and spokes
o High chair: Remove padding (and bibs) and machine wash. Wash trays top and bottom. Wipe down entire chair including sides, foot rest, and legs.
o Nessie’s food bowl, tray; wipe and refill with Pesach food
o Pantry should be taped off and marked (middle), plus perhaps shelves/all of other two tall cabinets. Middle upper cabinet (treats) should be taped off, other two cleaned and lined (paper and cleaning).
o Wipe down glass door, refrigerator, and any fingerprints on the walls
o Clear off window sill and put away all scrubbers and sponges
o Clean off sides of microwave and put away chametz
o Counters: Clear off completely and cover with plastic pieces (marked). Tape down all along, including around sinks. (phone counter and end counter, too.)
o Wipe down walls behind the counters and stove
o Put away mixer, food processor, utensils, oils, dishrack, snacks, parve pans, etc.
o Clean/line drawer beneath oven, snack drawer, cloth drawer, and foil/bag drawer. Also pesachdik should be the thin cupboard to the right of the stove, the rightmost cabinet (maybe just bottom half) of the cupboard above the stove, and the parve pan cupboard (top) pullout beneath the phone counter. (Block the bottom with foil/newspaper.) Wipe the cupboards and the line with foil or newspaper.
o Clean out, line, and load the cabinet above the ovens, and as needed the cupboard above the microwave and/or the cabinet above the refrigerator.
o Tape off all other drawers and cabinets, and mark to make clear.
o DISHWASHER: Thoroughly wipe down inside, including gasket on bottom, gasket on top, walls, sprayers, etc. Run through full cycle with soap. Done!
o REFRIGERATOR: Remove the shelves, drawers, and trays and run through the dishwasher, the wipe down insides and shelves. We don’t line, but consolidate everything that we will keep that isn’t Pesachdik and tape it off with foil in left door (except bottom) and one drawer.
o FREEZER: Empty to downstairs freezer except ice cube trays, which should be emptied and cleaned. Wipe entire inside (top and bottom) and racks.
o OVEN: Wipe down ovens, including door, seal, cracks, etc and remove bottom liners. Self-clean will take care of small things, but get rid of big ones. Self-clean cycle for both, 1 hour or more. Wipe out ash, line with new liner, done! (no wait needed because self- cleaning). Wipe outside.
o Garbage can: wipe down inside and out, replace bag when kitchen turned over.
o STOVE: After 24 hour rest, run all burners on high for a few minutes. Wipe bottom and top of fan and light.
o MICROWAVE: After 24 hour rest, boil water in GLASS bowl again, 5 minutes, until microwave is full of steam. Done!
o SINK: Last thing in kitchen, after 24 hours free from heat. Pour boiling water from kettle over entire surface of sink.
o FLOORS: remove mats and wash down, preferably outside. Sweep or vacuum thoroughly, then mop, scrubbing at any spots. Replace mats only when dry.
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← Other things to do:
o Clean out Bot: filter, dirt catcher, brushes
o Clean out handvac
o Sweep outside where chametz has been eaten
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