Headquartered in San Diego, California, Ozeri Corporation creates diverse kitchen appliances and related products that use environmentally sustainable methods and promote health. To increase home hygiene, Ozeri Corporation sells a kitchen scale that consumers can wash with common soaps.

Many kitchen appliances require different cleaning methods. Appliances such as food processors and electric can openers present a danger of cross-contamination if unwashed. If you own these items, wipe the exterior with soap and warm water, and clean the cutting mechanisms by removing them and giving them the same treatment. Fully dry them before replacing them. A toothbrush can remove food particles difficult to reach by hand.

Clean the microwave oven and coffee maker with similar methods. Water mixed with vinegar and heated turns to steam, which kills bacteria and eases later hand-scrubbing. Heat a microwave-safe bowl of half-water, half-vinegar, for two minutes, or until it reaches a rolling boil, and once warmed, only remove it from the microwave after 30 minutes. Then, scrub the interior of the appliance with soap and warm water. For a coffee maker, combine an identical water-vinegar ratio in the reservoir or coffee pot, brewing that liquid, then running brews of clean water to remove the residual taste.