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I feel like this year has flown by and cannot believe the holidays are just weeks away. The holidays in my household means lots of family gatherings both at my house and theirs. Being the oldest of five and the only one with kids means I host the most gatherings, which honestly I don’t mind. I feel like I have hosting down pat but don’t get me wrong that it is stress-free.
Will I get my whole house cleaned in time? Do I have enough chairs and tables? Are there any new decorations or accommodations I need? What about cleaning up afterwards?
S.O.S Steel Wool Soap Pads conducted a survey on Facebook about meals, clean up and favorite things during the holidays and ended with some interesting results!
The first thing the study found is that the number one thing people enjoy about the holiday season is spending time with family and friends. The second best thing was found to be the food!
Holiday gatherings don’t just happen and they require work both before and afterward.
Respondents for the survey ranked the worst part of hosting a holiday meal to be cleaning up (69.3%), shopping number two (17.8%) and finally cooking (12.9%).
The average household spends 2-3 hours a week doing dishes but during the holidays that estimate went up according to more than 40% of respondents. I know I feel like I am always washing dishes and after a big holiday meal, I have 10x the amount of dishes to wash. In my household, I am constantly cleaning up so I don’t have a huge mess afterwards and I like to do the dishes during the gathering.
22.8% of respondents do the dishes right away while the party is still happening, 60.4% tackle them after the last guest has gone home, and 16.8% wait until the next day.
No matter when you tackle the dishes, S.O.S. Pads are the perfect tool to have on hand to get kitchens back to normal and get back to your family as responsible. The pads have scrubbing power with soap built right in perfect to cut through grease and baked-on food on even the toughest of dishes. Even if you are part of the 16.8% of people who leaves dishes in the sink overnight, S.O.S. Pads will be a lifesaver the next morning.
S.O.S. Pads are not just for dishes either! They are perfect for getting your house ready for your guests. Here are some uses from the S.O.S website – you can even view videos of the pads in action!
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Lana simanovicki says
My barbecue grill
AEKZ2 says
I had to tackle cleaning my shower. It still looks bad.
Julieh says
I had a cooking mishap with a dirty pan that I had to clean up.
Amy Deeter says
i would have to say my grill is something i had to tackle
ger says
I had to tackle the fridge!
Debra Zarkivach says
Great Giveaway!
Trisha McKee says
OMGoodness I just had to clean the roaster pan I cooked my turkey and all the stuffing in. What a mess! SOS pads do the job like no other.
kathy pease says
I just barely scrubbed of my stovetop
Leah Shumack says
Cleaning up after Thanksgiving dinner yesterday!!
gala says
I just have to clean our kitchen sink and stove after all that cooking
Virginia Rowell says
I just tackled the crock pot!
Nora Hamlin says
SOS pads have been a long time friend in the kitchen. Thank you for chance.
rosemary says
wow
Hesper Fry says
I recently had to tackle cleaning some really dirty pots and pans.
ae minx says
Anything non stick has been a pain to clean this holiday season.. ugh!
Courtney S says
Recently had to clean the oven after a apple pie filling spilled out of the pie pan. Not fun at all.
Jennifer Reed says
I recently had to tackle cleaning my non “self cleaning” range oven.
Candie L says
Sadly, I found a pan from a couple days ago that had not been cleaned. Yeah that was fun. Thank you
Danalee Davis says
I have to clean the crock pot.
michelle n says
My husband does the cooking and I do the cleaning. i think it would be easier if I did both because he is messy. He also does all the meat for friends and families BBQ’s so for me the oven is terrible and his racks for BBQ’ing.
Susan Smith says
I recently cleaned my stove and oven.
Megan Wilson says
My kitchen including the fridge!
Julie Bickham says
My lasagna pan. It definitely took some elbow grease.
Cheryl Chervitz says
I cleaned under and behind my stove.
Angelica Dimeo says
I had to clean the stove
Dorothy Boucher says
I just had to use these on a few bake pans that I found at a thrift store.
@tisonlyme143
Cindy M says
I cleaned under the stove. Nasty!
Susan Christy says
I had to scrub the kitchen floor after my dog got sick.
tina page says
i just tackled my entire kitchen top to bottom. purging things and scrubbing it all down
sarah s says
last cleaning task I tackled was the stove/oven, fridge, and microwave yesterday.
Colleen Maurina says
My husband used one of my good kitchen pans on the outdoor barbeque and it was a mess. Thank goodness for S.O.S. pads!
Marie Esterline says
I cannot imagine, after 52 years of marriage, anyone keeping house not using SOS steel wool. It really works on metal at my house.
MME
SEAN says
I use them for my pots and pans and inside the oven
Debbi Wellenstein says
I had to scrub my broiler pan. Ugh!
Justin L Garner says
nice gift
Antoinette M says
We had to clean our grill to store it for the winter.
Brittany says
I had to tackle cleaning my fridge. The sos pads really helped and worked on that.
vickie L Couturier says
i had burned supper one night some pasta stuck badly and had to scrub it hard
Cynthia C says
My shower stall gets water and rust stains that are hard to clean.
Azeem Isaahaque says
Cleaning my pressure pot sometimes can be a pain
Maryann D. says
I recently had to tackle cleaning my bathroom shower area. That is a tough area to keep clean.
Jacquelyn Cannon says
I had to tackle cleaning the inside of the oven.
Christina moore says
Cleaning stains from kitchen sink
Sandy Klocinski says
The tracks on the sliding door
paige chandler says
I have had a meltdown trying to clean my stove top.UGH
Julie Lundstrom says
Cleaning pan from making a casserole.
Debbie Welchert says
I had some cookie sheets that had baked on cheese and it was not fun cleaning them.
Jennylyn M. Gross says
I inherited my parents house that had been seriously neglected and everything needed to be scrubbed
Dana says
I just had to clean my kitchen sink. It had stains in it.
Susan West says
I use SOS pads all the time on my pots and pans. This is one item I will not do without.
LILLIAN BROWN says
i gave the grill of my bbq a good cleaning before stowing away for the winter.
Michele Pineda says
After a summer of grilling, I had to tackle cleaning the BBQ grill grates on our gas grill and also our small tailgate charcoal grill, not a fun job!
ellen beck says
Cripes just last week we were getting everything tackled for winer. We use a charcoal grill. I used SOS pads to clean the grill. they were the only thing that got the grease and such totally off .
Sally Gearhart says
I had to clean our RV that did belong to a single guy that lived in it for a while. It had a leak that my hubby fixed and then i went to town and scrubbed and scrubbed. It took me about 4 days but SOS pads has always been a part of my cleaning arsenal.
June S. says
I have used these S.O.S. pads before when cleaning stubborn stains on the bottom of my pots and pans, and they work wonders.
Jeanna says
The kids bathroom! Ugh….so gross!
Edye says
Getting grass stains out!
Jackie says
I had to tackle cleaning a dish that I used to make baked ziti in. Love using SOS for jobs like that.
Thank you!
Brianna Cavins says
The oven! It was filthy!
Lesley F says
My crock pot which I did not enjoy doing
Elaine R says
Any giveaways open to Canadians?
Nancy says
I recently had to tackle cleaning a casserole dish.
Lisa Williams says
I had to clean and scrub a broiler pan that has to take extra scrubbing every time I use it,it’s always has to be soaked first.
stacy says
my instantpot
Kelly Nicholson says
Leave a blog post comment on something you recently had to tackle cleaning.
love sos..tend to use the softer,but steel may work better
laura feist says
a broilerpan after cooking ribs
Linda Madden says
Cleaning the grill after bbq spareribs. Was so bad!
Shelly Leatham says
I recently had to scrub out an oven…Nasty
Dana Moore says
I always have to scrub melted dried on cheese
cheryl s says
I had to clean baked lasagna on a tray
Mia Rose says
My wood floors were sticky from hosting a kids birthday party. Needed to go over them several times.
Stephanie Phelps says
I had to tackle cleaning the grill after making bbq ribs and chicken!
Dana Rodriguez says
Cleaning the grill and the crockpot is the worst!