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Do I need Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner if I already have Universal Cleaner?Updated 4 days ago

TL;DR: If you cook regularly with oil, roast often, or have a kitchen with stovetop, oven, rangehood, or BBQ grease build-up, yes. Universal Cleaner is the everyday whole-home workhorse, including light kitchen grease on benchtops and surfaces. Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is built specifically for the heavier kitchen jobs Universal Cleaner doesn't fully shift, baked-on residue, oven and rangehood build-up, BBQ grates, roasting tins. Most Koh kitchens use both: Universal Cleaner for daily wipe-downs, Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner when grease is the specific problem.


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Do I need Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner if I already have Universal Cleaner?

If you cook regularly with oil, roast often, or have stovetop, oven, rangehood, or BBQ grease build-up, yes. Universal Cleaner is the everyday whole-home workhorse and handles light kitchen grease on benchtops and surfaces. Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is built for the heavier kitchen jobs Universal Cleaner doesn't fully shift, baked-on residue, oven and rangehood build-up, BBQ grates, roasting tins, oily stovetop spills. Most kitchens use both: Universal Cleaner for daily wipe-downs across the whole home, Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner when grease is the specific problem in the kitchen. They complement each other rather than replace each other. If you mostly eat takeaway or rarely cook with oil, Universal Cleaner alone may be enough.

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✓ Universal Cleaner

Universal Cleaner is the everyday whole-home workhorse. Benchtops, sinks, glass, walls, floors, bathrooms, and general spills, including light kitchen grease and food residue from daily wipe-downs. Allergy UK certified.

Whole home Daily use Light grease
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✓ Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner

Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is built for the heavy kitchen jobs Universal Cleaner doesn't fully shift. Baked-on residue, oven and rangehood build-up, BBQ grates, roasting tins, and oily stovetop spills. Dermatest tested.

Heavy grease Baked-on residue Kitchen specialist

When should I reach for Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner specifically?

Reach for Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner when grease or baked-on residue is the specific problem and Universal Cleaner alone isn't shifting it. Common scenarios: an oven or rangehood that hasn't been cleaned for a while, BBQ grates after a season of use, a roasting tin with crusted-on fat, an oily stovetop after frying, splashbacks behind a wok burner, the oil ring on the wall behind a deep fryer, baked-on grease on oven racks and trays, the inside of an extractor fan or rangehood filter. For light daily kitchen grease (a wipe-down after dinner, a fresh spill on the benchtop), Universal Cleaner is fine and more efficient. The two products complement each other, they don't replace each other.

✓ Reach for Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner

Oven hasn't been cleaned for a while. Rangehood build-up. BBQ grates after a season. Roasting tin with crusted fat. Oily stovetop after frying. Splashback behind a wok burner. Oil ring on the wall behind a deep fryer. Baked-on grease on oven racks and trays.

✓ Universal Cleaner is fine

Daily benchtop wipe-down after dinner. Fresh spill on the splashback. Cleaning the sink. Wiping down cupboard fronts. Light kitchen tidy-up. Anywhere grease is fresh and not yet baked on.


Koh Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner bag-in-box

Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner

Kitchen specialist for grease, oil, and baked-on food residue. Dermatest tested. Septic safe.

Koh Universal Cleaner bag-in-box

Universal Cleaner

All-purpose, whole-home cleaner. Allergy UK certified. Septic safe.

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Last reviewed: July 2026 · Koh UK

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