No housekeeping forum...wondering about cleaning stove burners (washer, sink, cleaner)

[Voebe]

I guess there's no really good forum for this, but I'll give it a shot.

I was trying to figure out if there's any way to easily clean stove burners - the black part that the pot actually sits on. I had the great idea of trying to soak them in vinegar, and I hoped that maybe the build-up might just dissolve. But no go.

Is there anything that wouldn't require a hours of scrubbing?

[steelstress]

I just saw a post on another site recently regarding just this... are you talking about the grates on a gas stove? If so...from what I remember, they were soaked in ammonia in a plastic bag (trash bag?) for a few hours and rinsed well. Don't remember how long, but I just googled "how to clean grates on gas stove" and a ton of results popped up!

[Miss Hepburn]

Try looking thru the sticky on household secrets here under House.

I found Mr. Clean Magic erasers to be great, btw for many things...and I have
one of those handheld steamers for
many kitchen things maybe by Shark?
Luckily I got it for $5 at a garage sale...great day that was!

Do you know the secret of boiling baking soda for a burned pan bottom (inside)?
Seems that would also work for black burners?

[Clemencia53]

Originally Posted by Voebe

I guess there's no really good forum for this, but I'll give it a shot.

I was trying to figure out if there's any way to easily clean stove burners - the black part that the pot actually sits on. I had the great idea of trying to soak them in vinegar, and I hoped that maybe the build-up might just dissolve. But no go.

Is there anything that wouldn't require a hours of scrubbing?

I use Awesome. A degreaser sold at dollar stores. Let the grates sit in the sink with hot water and about half cup of awesome.

[ocngypz]

I soak them in hot water and ammonia in the kitchen sink.

Then use a copper scrubbie.

Rinse and dry.

It works.

[clutchrider]

We pop them off and throw them in the dishwasher. These are the ones that sit on top of the gas cooktop. For everything else on the top we use the Cooktop Magic liquid polish. I've never let them get so dirty that a quick wash with a scrub sponge or dishwash can't handle.

[need4speed2012]

Use some 0000 steel wool, it doesn't take that long after they have been soaked in hot water.

[Billy_J]

If they are removable, I take mine out in the back yard, then spray oven cleaner on them (no fumes in house). Then steel wool and scrub - spray some more if needed.

Final rinse with detergent and water in sink.

[WouldLoveTo]

My mom used to fill the tub with ammonia and water to do the oven grates with. She'd use the same concoction for the top burners.

[Jan Alaska]

I use scrubbing bubbles on my stove, all of it ! I liberally spray down the whole stove then wait for it to do its stuff and rinse off. It cleans the stove top including the burner caps and irons, it also does a great job on the stainless finish too.