5 Details Every Premium Kitchen Cleaner Should Handle

If you’re paying premium rates for professional cleaning, you deserve more than just the basics. A quick wipe-down and sweep won’t cut it when you’re investing in top-level service. A truly premium cleaning goes beyond the surface and focuses on details that make your kitchen feel spotless, fresh, and cared for. Afterall, paying premium rates for cleaning, you should expect more than something you and your family could do in a few hours. Premium service is all about the details—the overlooked spots {the ones you see on the way out the door, and think – man I really have to get that} that transform your home from “mostly clean” to fresh, polished, and truly cared for. If you’re investing in a professional service, your cleaner should handle the little things that make a big difference in how your space looks and feels.

Here’s what your cleaner should be doing in the kitchen when you’re paying for premium service:

1. Toaster & Small Appliance Care

Your toaster and other small appliances should never be ignored. Premium service means your cleaner will:

Wipe down the outside to remove fingerprints, crumbs, and grease.
Empty the crumb tray so nothing is left to attract pests.
Clean the counter area around it where crumbs tend to collect.

When this is done and even the little details in your kitchen sparkle, you have a different mindset and feeling about yourself and it helps start, or end the day right!

2. Counter Fronts, Edges, and Backslashes

Premium cleaning doesn’t stop at the countertop surface. Your cleaner should also:

Wipe down the front edges where hands and spills often land.
Clean backsplashes and corners where grease splatters build up.
Make sure every surface feels smooth and fresh.

Yes this means that your cleaner will lift up or move EVERYTHING wipe or sanitize and then replace it back where you had it! This level of detail makes your kitchen feel brand new.

3. Chair Legs & Undersides

If crumbs, dust, and sticky spots are left behind on chair legs, it takes away from the rest of the clean. A premium cleaning should include:

Wiping down chair legs and bases.
Checking underneath for food crumbs or spills.
Making sure every part of your dining set looks cared for.

Your kitchen should look and feel complete, this includes sauce splashes on chair legs —not just clean where it’s most visible. The reality is pictured here for you, if your set up allows your chairs should be brought up, or at least completely moved away to clean properly!

4. Garbage Can Refresh

Garbage cans are often overlooked in basic cleaning, but in a premium service, they should be refreshed most every visit:

Wiping down the outside of the can.
Sanitizing the lid, handle, and foot pedal.
Replacing liners so it’s ready to go.

If this step is skipped it can make the room look and feel like it’s not been cleaned or care for in way too long! Also the small detail keeps odors away and leaves your kitchen feeling fresh.

5. Minor Organization

You don’t always have time to completely reset your kitchen every night or right before your cleaner comes. By the way cleaners don’t expect or hope that you do so, we are here to make your life easier, not the other way around! Premium service should leave your kitchen looking not only clean but put together. This includes:

Straightening items on counters, like canisters, butter containers, small appliances or utensil jars.
Organizing dish towels, oven mitts, or any small piles that collect.
Leaving the space polished and intentional—not just scrubbed and sanitized.

Let’s be honest you can sanitize your kitchen just fine and I’m sure you do between cleans. But it’s the finishing touches of a premium clean that takes your kitchen from clean to showcase-ready.

How to know If You’re Getting a Premium Cleaning Service & Tips for hiring a cleaner:

If you’re paying for premium cleaning, your cleaner should be focused on details that elevate the space, not just the basics. From your toaster to your garbage can, every area of your kitchen should look and feel refreshed. Premium rates should always equal premium results, if they don’t please talk to your cleaner (even if it is me, I’m human).

When you walk into your kitchen after a cleaning, you should immediately notice the difference—clean, organized, and cared for in every corner.

I would love to connect with you on Facebook or Instagram if that’s more your thing, DM me what you think your kitchen cleaner could or is missing, or tell me what’s stressing you out in your kitchen Right Now! I would love to help!