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When should I use Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner vs Universal Cleaner?Updated a day ago

TL;DR: Universal Cleaner is the everyday all-rounder for whole-home surfaces. The alkaline formulation is what cuts through cooking grease and organic matter, making it easier to clean. Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is the kitchen specialist for grease, oil and baked-on food, through a foaming sprayer. Most homes use both: Universal Cleaner for daily benchtops, glass, bathrooms and floors, Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner for stovetops, oven trays, BBQs and pots after roast night.

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Koh Universal Cleaner on a kitchen benchtop
Koh Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner on a stovetop

Which one should I use?

Koh Universal Cleaner is the everyday all-rounder, built for whole-home surfaces: benchtops, glass, mirrors, bathrooms, floors and walls. Two ingredients, made in Australia. The alkaline formulation is what cuts through cooking grease and organic matter, making it easier to clean. It is GECA certified, Allergy UK certified, Sensitive Choice approved and Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. Koh Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner is the kitchen specialist, built for grease, oil, baked-on food and the surfaces that cop the worst of it: stovetops, rangehoods, oven doors and trays, roasting pans, BBQs, baking trays and the splatter behind the stove. It runs through a foaming sprayer, is made in Australia, and is GECA certified, Sensitive Choice approved, Dermatest tested and Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. Most homes use both.

✓ Universal Cleaner

Universal Cleaner is the everyday all-rounder. Benchtops, sinks, glass, mirrors, walls, floors, bathrooms and general surface cleaning across the whole home. Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) certified, Allergy UK certified, Sensitive Choice approved, Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. Two ingredients, made in Australia.

All-purpose Whole home Daily use Alkaline formulation Two ingredients

✓ Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner

Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner is the kitchen specialist. Built for grease, oil, baked-on food and the kitchen surfaces that cop the worst of it. GECA certified, Sensitive Choice approved, Dermatest tested, Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. Foaming sprayer, made in Australia.

Kitchen specialist Grease and oil Baked-on food Foaming sprayer

Which cleaner for which job?

Reach for Koh Universal Cleaner on benchtops, splashbacks, glass and mirrors, bathroom surfaces, floors, walls, toys, and general spills and marks. Reach for Koh Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner on stovetops, rangehoods, oven doors and trays, roasting pans, BBQ grates, greasy pots and pans, baking trays and the splatter behind the stove. On a kitchen benchtop with light grease, Universal Cleaner is fine. On a kitchen benchtop after a roast night with serious splatter, switch to Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner. Both leave out chlorine bleach and phosphates, both are low in sodium, and both are cruelty-free and made in Australia.

✓ Reach for Universal Cleaner

Benchtops. Splashbacks. Glass and mirrors. Bathroom surfaces. Floors. Walls. Toys. Light kitchen marks and general spills.

✓ Reach for Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner

Stovetops. Rangehoods. Oven doors and trays. Roasting pans. BBQ grates. Greasy pots and pans. Baking trays. Splatter behind the stove.

⚠ Where the line blurs

On a kitchen benchtop with light grease, Universal Cleaner is fine. After a roast night with serious splatter, switch to Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner. The kitchen is the one room where the line between the two moves depending on what you are cleaning up that night.

Light grease, Universal Cleaner Baked-on, Kitchen Grease & Oil

Do I need both?

Not to get started. If you only buy one, buy Koh Universal Cleaner, because it covers the whole house including everyday kitchen surfaces. Add Koh Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner when baked-on grease is a regular job in your kitchen: a stovetop that gets used hard, oven trays and roasting pans, a rangehood filter, or a BBQ. The two are built for different jobs rather than as replacements for one another. Universal Cleaner is an alkaline formulation and clears everyday soil across the home. Kitchen Grease and Oil Cleaner foams so it clings to a vertical oven door or the inside of a rangehood long enough to work.

✓ Start with one, add the other when you need it

Buying one? Start with Universal Cleaner, since it covers the whole house including everyday kitchen surfaces. Add Kitchen Grease & Oil Cleaner when baked-on grease is a regular job: a hard-worked stovetop, oven trays, a rangehood filter, or a BBQ. The foam clings to a vertical oven door long enough to do the work.

One cleaner: Universal Cleaner Add for baked-on grease Foam clings to vertical surfaces
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Kitchen specialist for grease, oil and baked-on food. GECA certified, Sensitive Choice approved, Dermatest tested, Eczema Association of Australasia recognised. Foaming sprayer, made in Australia.

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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Koh Australia

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