Hey there, fellow moms and occasional cleaners! This morning I ever so gently asked our cleaning lady to stop using sgrassatore on cookware… for the second time. I can still smell it, I think if I can smell the chemicals from the cleaning agent wafting off my oven trays, pots and pans this cannot be a good thing… right? This was met with a defiant “then it won’t be clean!” Ever asked yourself, “Is Sgrassatore toxic?” If you’ve been around any Italian household, you know that sgrassatore—the Italian word for degreaser—is like the Holy Grail of cleaning products. Italians use it on everything from oven trays and pans to air fryers and other cooking surfaces. It’s like their secret weapon against any hint of grease. But let’s take a step back and look at why this obsession with cleanliness might be a bit too intense, especially when it comes to our health. Because I’m no crunchy mofo but, let’s be real, health should always come before the mere impression of cleanliness, right? What is Sgrassatore? For those who haven’t been introduced to this powerhouse…