The Best Cleaners For Kitchen Counters On The Market Right Now

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The kitchen is arguably the most challenging spot in the home to keep clean — at least, without the right cleaning products and a consistent cleaning schedule. This room harbors bacteria in just about every crevice, thanks to raw foods, dirty hands, and germy surfaces throughout. There are probably germs lurking in kitchen spots you wouldn't expect, too, like on your favorite fruits and vegetables and your sink faucet (via Cleveland Clinic).

Cleaning and disinfecting your kitchen countertops is an important part of overall kitchen cleanliness, as these surfaces are where most food goes while you prepare meals. Finding the right cleaner for your countertops is necessary to ensure cleanliness and material protection. When searching for a kitchen counter cleaner, consider its price, ingredients, cleansing power, and the surfaces it's designed for. A cleaner should be strong when killing germs but gentle enough to avoid abrasiveness and damaging chemicals that could harm the look and integrity of your counters.

A must-have cleaner for many homeowners, Lysol All-Purpose Cleaner has made it through generations of trendy products and family cleaning traditions to remain one of the most popular cleaners on the market. While it's not specifically designed just for kitchen counters, it certainly works well on them. Add it to your collection of cleaning products, and you'll have a cleaner that fights germs on almost any surface in your home. Don't love lemon scents? Try the Cherry Blossom and Pomegranate versions instead.

As a kitchen counter cleaner, Lysol All-Purpose Cleaner powerfully cuts through grease commonly found in cooking areas while disinfecting counter surfaces. So, you'll get cleaning and sanitizing in one convenient bottle. According to Lysol, the product eliminates up to 99.9% of surface germs and bacteria, including those commonly found in the kitchen, like E. coli, listeria, and salmonella.

Consumers have overwhelmingly positive things to say about this cleaner when it comes to their kitchen counters. One Influenster reviewer says, "This is all around a great product. It had a refreshing lemon scent and quickly takes off any oily residue on all surfaces. I always grab for it!" Another adds, "My go-to cleaner. I like the addition of lemon which helps to give a fresh clean smell without being too chemically. I can clean my whole kitchen with this spray. Price is a good value."

Not all traditional spray bottles are created equal. Some pumps fail to work at all while other sprayers get clogged and spray cleaner haphazardly across your kitchen counters. That doesn't happen with Mr. Clean Clean Freak Deep Cleaning Mist, though. This multi-purpose cleaner has an innovative sprayer design that releases a consistent cleaning mist, covering a large surface with deep cleansing power without the mess. Cleaning kitchen counters has never been easier with this product, which cuts through grease, dirt, and other kitchen grime in seconds.

The cleaner is safe to use on stainless steel appliances and won't leave streaks behind that dull their appearance. It also meets U.S. EPA Safer Product Standards denoting its safer cleaning ingredients (per Mr. Clean).

Amazon reviewers rave about this cleaner's ease of use, stating, "Cleaning my stainless steel appliances with a microfiber towel = EPIC" and "I am obsessed with these new spray bottles. They can be sprayed in any direction, you get all the product even when it's really low, and I love the three-second spray. It makes for a lot less hand work just spraying the darn bottle!"

Vinegar has long been used as a natural cleaner, cutting through grease and grime that builds up in the kitchen. It's natural, so it doesn't have any harsh chemicals that could be hazardous to your countertops or the people in your home. Aunt Fannie's Cleaning Vinegar takes the power of vinegar a few steps further by adding sugar surfactant, a mild sugar-based cleansing agent, to really dig into kitchen ick (via Aunt Fannie's).

Where this cleaner moves far past regular vinegar that you buy from the supermarket is its scent. Vinegar doesn't have the most pleasant scent during and after using it to clean. However, Aunt Fannie's Cleaning Vinegar is available in several appealing smells using essential oils, like Sweet Mandarin, Eucalyptus, and Bright Lemon. Grab a matching set of Cleaning Vinegar Wipes and Vinegar Floor Cleaner in your favorite scent to round out your kitchen cleaning routine.

Aunt Fannie's Cleaning vinegar reviewers love that the product leaves no streaks behind on kitchen counters while cleaning as effectively as chemical-based products.

While some cleaners are marketed as multi-purpose, not all of them are safe for stone counters. According to The Spruce, even vinegar can harm some types of stone, and ammonia and bleach-based products are definite no-nos for cleaning.

That's where StoneTech Daily Cleaner comes in handy. The cleaner works with several types of stone counters, including limestone, granite, flagstone, and slate. We love that the gentle formula includes just three ingredients that work together to remove dirt buildup and cut through grease without the abrasiveness of chemical cleaners. Still, it's always a good idea to test the cleaner on a small, out-of-sight section of your countertop, just to make sure it doesn't cause an unwanted reaction.

Amazon reviewers with stone countertops swear by the StoneTech Daily Cleaner for keeping their kitchen surfaces clean without a ton of effort. One reviewer says, "This product works really well for cleaning our granite countertops. We use it together with StoneTech sealer to keep all our granite looking great."

In 2015, Branch Basics — a company founded to spread the love of natural cleaners and home goods — underwent controversy when its supposedly all-natural cleaner was revealed to include an ingredient that the owners were unaware was actually synthetic. That year, the owners ceased production and sales to reevaluate their branding. Eventually, they decided to go back to the drawing board to create a cleaner that customers loved just as much but with truly all-natural ingredients. That's when the new Branch Basics company and its products were formed (via Inc.).

Branch Basics The Concentrate is the brand's staple cleaner for multiple surfaces in the home, including kitchen counters. The fragrance-free formula includes just seven ingredients, all of which are plant or mineral-based. One bottle of concentrate makes up to three standard spray bottles of all-purpose cleaner that wipes kitchen surfaces clean, toxin-free.

Several reviewers on the Branch Basics website have admitted to saying good-bye to their previous cleaners, replacing them all with The Concentrate.

For routine cleaning of your stone kitchen countertops, CLR Clean & Clear Stone is one of the best options. This formula is designed to work on granite, marble, and stone surfaces, digging deep into crevices to keep everything clean from regular kitchen messes. It also protects against future spills to keep liquids from staining and bacteria from seeping in. As a bonus, its aerosol application makes covering a kitchen surface a breeze — simply spray it on and wipe it off to get a streak-free finish (via CLR).

One Amazon reviewer of CLR Clean & Clear Stone notes that they love the finished feel of their countertops after using the cleaner. One downside is that certain kitchen counters might experience a few streaks or less of a shine than expected. For the best results, CLR recommends cleaning up surfaces with heavy dirt and grime before using CLR Clean & Clear Stone, which could help prevent streaks and dullness.

It's super important to keep your kitchen free of bacteria and germs that could interfere with otherwise healthy meal preparation. Using Microban 24 Multi-Purpose Cleaner could help you do just that thanks to its powerful formula that continuously kills up to 99.9% of certain bacteria, like Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter aerogenes, for up to 24 hours after using it. Wipe down your kitchen counters with it daily for a quick clean that keeps on working as you use your kitchen. Plus, it fights grease, mold, and mildew to keep your counters as sparkling clean as possible (via Microban).

While the original citrus scent is fresh and invigorating, we also love the fresh scent, which leaves an airy, clean smell in the kitchen. Other Microban reviewers agree, with one stating, "The smell is fresh but not overwhelming like other cleaning scents can be. No need to open a window!" Another reviewer loves the overall cleaning ability of the product, saying, "I noticed that it didn't leave any weird films or streaks on my countertops and other surfaces. I didn't have to worry that sticky feeling that some cleaners can leave."