20 clever Amazon gadgets that clean often forgotten areas in your home

One of the most common misconceptions about cleaning your home is that bathrooms are the dirtiest room in the house. But contrary to popular belief, it is actually – get ready – the kitchen. According to the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), kitchens contain more bacteria and even fecal contamination (eh!) than any other place. It gets worse: more than 75 percent of sponges and dishcloths, 45 percent of kitchen sinks and 18 percent of cutting boards tested positive for coliform bacteria such as Salmonella AND E. coliand fecal contamination compared to just 9 percent of bathroom faucet handles.

We’ll let you process this disgusting – yet true – information. But other often neglected areas you might forget about include toothbrush holders, door handles, baseboards, coffee makers, and those pesky paths between windows and sliding doors. Not to mention, you should clean trash cans, garbage cans, dryer vents, washing machines, and technology devices weekly (although you may want to clean your phone, earbuds, and keyboards daily). Oh, and don’t forget to clean your kids’ purses and backpacks.

Now that you’ve processed the most disgusting statistics you’ll encounter all day, here’s the solution: 15 clever cleaning gadgets designed specifically for the often forgotten areas of your home. From a moldy coffee tank to unkempt baseboards, ceiling fans, and dryer vents collecting dirt and debris, these cleaning gadgets won’t leave a trace of bacteria behind.

Shop smart deep cleaning gadgets from Amazon

• Magic Window Rail Cleaning Tool Kit, $13 (was $16)
• Clark’s Cutting Board Oil and Wax Kit, $53
• Keurig Quick & Clean Cleaning Capsules, $10
• KevinRooty 50-Piece Disposable Crevice Cleaning Brush Set, $14 (was $15)
• Bril UV-C Toothbrush Sanitizer, $30 (was $35)
• Holikme 15-Foot Dryer Vent Cleaning Brush, $13 (was $22)
• Powerstone Pumice Toilet Bowl Cleaner, $14 (was $15)
• Pulidiki All-Purpose Dust Cleaning Gel, $6 (was $9)
• Sauberkugel Clean Ball, $11 (was $13)
• Baseboard buddy, $25

Magic Window rail cleaning tool kit

You have to admit – it’s brilliant! If you’ve ever tried to vacuum or use a vacuum cleaner to clean a window or glass door track, you’ve already put in more effort than most. Both areas accumulate dust, dirt, mold and mildew over time, and many of us have become accustomed to them being dirty. But believe it or not, it’s there Is something you can do. With this clever cleaning tool kit, which includes three window gully brushes, four scrubbing pads and two two-in-one universal detachable trash brushes, you can easily clean a seemingly impossible area in your home. Window groove brushes have a unique, ergonomic design that makes them easy to grip and perfectly shaped to reach the guide grooves. Cleaning brushes have two sides: one end to sweep up loose dirt and a scraper on the other edge to push dirt out. Use them in other areas as well, such as window blinds, windowsills, car vents, shower door tracks, sinks, faucets, and more.

Clark’s cutting board oil and wax set

We were absolutely shocked to learn that cutting boards are a prime breeding ground for coliform bacteria, but it makes sense. Chopping boards are used to chop everything from raw meat to vegetables and lettuce – all known potential media Salmonella AND E. coli— and if you touch the faucet in the kitchen sink and then touch food or a cutting board, that’s a pretty straightforward route of contamination.

The set includes food-safe cutting board oil, wax, applicator and polishing pad, which, when used in combination, properly cleans, cares for and renews the board. The wax also creates a protective barrier on the surface, which is useful for future applications as it prevents moisture, dirt and contaminants from penetrating into the wood. (It also protects the wood from scratches!)

Quick & Clean Keurig cleaning capsules

The coffee machine’s tendency to become clogged with mold was another of the more shocking findings from this study, one that makes us want to throw our coffee machine in the trash as soon as possible. But such drastic measures are not necessary because these clever Keurig cleaning pods descale your Keurig from the inside. Each cleaning capsule has perforated holes around the entire circumference of the cup to provide 360-degree cleaning that removes accumulated residue and old residue in the package handle, funnel and machine output needle. And thanks to the six sachets in the set, you will get cleaning effectiveness of up to three months if you use the coffee machine every day. To use it, just brew two large cycles – one with the sachet, the other with just water).

KevinRooty 50 Piece Disposable Crevice Cleaning Brushes Set

For those impossible-to-remove spots in your home that you have no idea how to tackle, there are disposable crevice cleaning brushes that will go where no other brush can. They are literally as detailed as a Q-tip, but with a longer shaft for greater reach. Each toothbrush is 9.2 inches long and comes with a 1.6 inch diameter flat brush head made of soft, flexible non-woven fabric that can be used wet or dry. Perfect for removing all kinds of stains and deposits in corners and crevices. You can use it to clean everything from toilet cracks, refrigerator cracks, between keyboard keys, car vents, door rails, window rails, baby bottles and more. Basically, when you don’t know how to clean a hard-to-reach area, reach for these.

Bril UV-C toothbrush disinfectant

Technically, the bathroom isn’t the ugliest room in most homes, but it still has its areas (and moments). The most likely place for E. coli to grow in the bathroom is not the toilet, but the toothbrush holder. In fact, 27 percent of toothbrush owners have tested positive for such bacteria, so what can you do? If possible, reduce the amount of bacteria transferred from the toothbrush to the handle by sterilizing the bristles with UV light technology immediately after each use. This neat little gadget sterilizes in just three minutes, killing 99 percent of common bathroom germs and airborne particles. To maintain extreme accuracy, wipe the handle daily.

Keep scrolling to find more invaluable cleaning gadgets that will really improve your home cleaning routine in the kitchen, bathroom and more.

Holikme 15ft Dryer Vent Cleaning Brush

Powerstone Pumice for cleaning toilet bowls

Pulidiki Universal dust cleaning gel

Sauberkugel Clear ball

Friend of the skirting board

Angry mom, microwave cleaner

KidsCleanCar portable go-kart

Rescue grill scraper for grill

Herda 316L Cast iron scrubber

Universal brush for removing garbage and unpleasant odors

Blade Maid Ceiling Fan Cleaner

Mr. Rubber Sheets Clean Magic Eraser

Two-pack Jeymi wet cleaning sponge

Ginsco Two-piece crevice cleaning brush with hard bristles

Haomaomao sewage drain brush