Say No to Extra Time Doing Housework

None of us ever starts our day looking forward to doing household chores. The thought of washing dishes, hoovering or tackling that pile of ironing is usually met with dread and reluctance, as there are plenty of other things we’d rather be doing.

On average, adults spend just under three hours a day doing chores, ranging from doing the shopping to walking the dog. You may not think this sounds like a lot, but, according to a recent survey by Jeyes, this all adds up to 45 days a year doing housework.

While cleaning the oven is the most disliked chore for most UK adults, it isn’t something we need to do too often – thankfully. However, when washing up and cleaning the kitchen takes up, on average, one hour and 38 minutes a week and another hour is spent cleaning the bathroom, even chores that aren’t too bad can fill up your days.

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This November, we’re saying no to extra housework. Put the No in No-vember and claim back some of those misspent hours. Now that the clocks have gone back, you’ve got an extra hour to make the most of, so here are some ways you can save time on chores:

Even if you have a dishwasher, sorting out your dishes can be a nightmare. Certain items like pots and pans can need extra time soaking, as well as a good scrub to get rid of cooked-on food. Then there’s the fact that if you’ve made extra, you need to empty the food out of your pans and into containers so you can pop it all in the fridge. This means yet more washing up.

Save yourself time and water by using our Ingenio range, which allows you to cook up dinner and store leftovers all in the same pan. With its unique removable handles, Ingenio pans can go from hob to oven to the table. Once you’ve cooked your food and served it up, allow the leftovers to cool, remove the handle and pop on a lid. Not only is this handy, it reduces washing up and doesn’t take up loads of room.

On top of this, our Ingenio range comes with a long-lasting non-stick coating, ensuring food cooks better but also makes all pots and pans much easier to clean.

You may only iron as and when you need to or you might tackle everything all at once in one marathon session. Whatever technique you choose to make your clothes crease-free, ironing takes up a fair bit of time.

However, if you have an effective and easy-to-use steam generator iron to hand, it can save you a lot of time.

Using a steam generator iron will help you get rid of creases in a flash as they produce a lot more steam, which will help your clothes look crisp and smart in no time. A steam generator iron could mean that you can get through your bundle of clothes in less time, ensuring you can get on with something more enjoyable and don’t let your ironing pile build up as much.

Not sure what to look for in an iron? Our handy guide to buying an iron will help find the right one for you.

One chore that seems to take up a lot of our day is cooking. With three meals needing to be prepared in a day, you can spend a lot of time chopping, stirring and cooking.

While you could save time by grabbing a takeaway in the evening or a frozen pizza on your way home from work, these aren’t the healthiest options. Instead, you need to find a way to cook tasty and healthy recipes faster, which is where the Cook4Me Connect comes in.

This appliance allows you to access loads of different recipes via the app, all of which can be prepared for up to six people. Once you’ve found what you want to cook, follow the step by step instructions and you can be dishing up in as little as 20 minutes!

To make it even better, everything is cooked in one thing so you have even less washing up to deal with.

See what else we’ve got to offer that could help you say no to extra household chores this November.