Remove '5 years' of extractor fan grease fast with foil and 1 natural item - no scrubbing

is vital to do all around the , but one spot most households miss is their extractor fans.

A cooker hood plays a key role in keeping your kitchen at its best as it removes grease, steam and unpleasant cooking odours.

However, this can only work well if it is kept clean and grease-free.

Apart from these nasty stains, two clear signals to show that it is time to clean your extractor fan is if you notice that you're finding smells lingering and condensation building in your kitchen.

Taking to the Army Facebook page, Josie Bolam asked for cooker hood cleaning advice and received a fair share of responses - one only takes five minutes.

Posting a photo of the yellow-stained extractor fan filters, Josie said: "Hi guys, please can you Hinchers help me on how to clean our extractor fan filters?

"Please don't judge at the state of them we are in a rental property and haven't been here that long!"

Some members recommend either using Elbow Grease or washing up liquid, however, both methods require some form of scrubbing.

Instead, one other Mrs Hinch fan suggested another tip that's natural but not your standard white vinegar and baking soda method to remove the grease.

For this method, all you need is some tin foil and soda crystal - can be in powder or liquid form.

Sammie Timms wrote: "Line your sink with foil shiny side up, add soda crystals and warm water then put your filters in.

"They come out grease-free in five minutes. You can see here it worked on my filters that hadn't been cleaned for five years."

Curious about this extractor fan cleaning tip, Sandra Bridle asked: "Why do you need foil?"

Sammie replied: "The foil reacts with the soda crystals so all the grease comes away and attaches itself to the foil."