For all the time that we spend in the kitchen cooking, we spend an equal amount washing dishes. Who likes to wash dishes? NOT ME! I rarely rave about a product I have tried but in this case, Dawn Power Clean deserves it!


I often look at products and think that it’s not likely to perform as well as they claim.  Let’s get real, sadly a lot of products these days just don’t. Here is Dawn’s claim. “With Dawn’s line of power products, you can get the amazing power of an overnight soak in just five minutes. These products cut grease and dissolve tough foods on your everyday dishes (even the ones you bake in) without the effort of elbow grease!” Are you thinking what I was thinking? YEA RIGHT! So, I put it to the test on two of my pans. I made lasagna and let the pan sit on the stove so it was nice and stuck on when I tried the challenge. The other had homemade Chicken Fingers on it.

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Here are some time saving kitchen tips:

1. Clean as you cook! Don’t go sit on the couch, don’t stand there and watch the water boil. This makes clean up after dinner much faster. For me, it’s knowing that after dinner I am not going to look at the kitchen and think, “URGH! Now I have to do all that.” More time to spend with the boys before bed

2. Pre-prep meals… Usually on Sunday when I go grocery shopping for the week, I get things ready for the week. It only takes me about an hour but saves me a TON of time during the week. Big meals are always prepared at the beginning of the week because I prep. I don’t want anything going bad of course! If I am making Chicken Alfredo, I cube up the chicken and put it in a zip lock bag. If I am making Lasagna, I get the ricotta cheese mixed up with my herbs and cheese and put it in an air tight container. Doing these little things makes dinner go a lot faster. Late week dinners usually consist of fast easy things. Grilling up hot dogs and hamburgers, grilled cheese etc.

3. This one goes with #2. I make a lot of slow cooker meals during the summer simply because it keeps me out of the kitchen out out of the house! You would be amazed what ou can make in a slow cooker while you are sitting at the pool.

John and I were amazed at how well this stuff really works. As I stated earlier, I didn’t put much faith in it working like it claimed but I am now a loyal user of Dawn Power Clean! I think so highly of this product, i am personally giving it 5 STARS!!

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I was asked a while back if I would like to review this cleaning product.  I said sure, why not?  Even though I am married, work full time and a dad, I still do my share of cleaning around the house.  So when I received an Ultimate Cloth for free, I decided to wait to use it until after my wife came back from being out of town for 3 days.  I figured a man, 2 young boys and a dog home alone for 1/2 a week will put it to the test.  I was right.

The Ultimate Cloth came in a plain  envelope.  I opened it up and out slid a baggie with a sheet of paper and the cloth in it.  I remember my 1st thought being that The Ultimate Cloth looked like a cheap paper place mat, but only thicker.  As soon as I opened it up, I tried to just rip it apart.  I was surprised that I couldn’t.  Little did I know that was just the first of many surprises.  I have a picture gallery at the end of this post where you can see the dramatic results!

The instructions are very easy.  Wet it in warm water, wring it out well, fold it in quarters and use flat.   This way you have 8 surfaces to clean with before you have to stop and clean it.  As I switched from area to area as I was cleaning, I cleaned it by simply washing it out it warm water and wringing it dry.  You can wash it in a washing machine, but no fabric softener and you can only air dry it.

We have Corian counter tops and after I do the dishes, I have a system that I go through to clean the counter top.  I first use a green scratchy pad to wet the counter and rub off anything that is crusted there from cooking.  Then I switch to a sponge with soap to clean the counter.  Next comes a wash cloth to rinse it off and paper towels to dry it.  Every time I clean the counter, I go through this same process.   So using the Ultimate Cloth as instructed, I cleaned the counter.  That’s it.  Just the 1 step.  I was done.  I couldn’t believe it.  I went and got the Lysol disinfecting wipes out because I knew that the counter couldn’t possibly be clean after just one pass.  As you can see in the picture, there is absolutely no dirt, grime, or whatever on the Lysol wipe.  My counter was clean.  I rinsed it out and moved on to the next test.

Next came the master bathroom.  I have been helping my sons brush their teeth in there and the mirror and counter were nasty!  Plus with no female in the house using that bathroom, it has gotten messy.  The information on the cloth says it will not streak mirrors.  It says you can use it on any surface in your home.  As you can see from the pictures, it did wonders on the mirror and the faucet.  It did an equally great job on the counter.  I didn’t take pictures of the counter because it already cleaned the downstairs counter great.  I did however take a picture of the Ultimate Cloth after cleaning the counter.  You can see how much grime it did pick up.  I did go on to clean the toilet after that and it did an equally amazing job on the porcelain.  After I finished there I decided that I wasn’t going to clean anything else with it until I washed in the washing machine, so down the chute it went.

There is a ton of information about this cloth and how it works.  It can be found HERE on their website.

There is a large F.A.Q. section on their website that can be found HERE.

To purchase one, which I do recommend, you can do that HERE.