Cleaning > KitchenJune 26, 2008

Burnt Food on Stove Burners

How do you clean greasy, grimy, burnt on food from the top of your stove? It is probably a few years of burnt on cooking around the burners.

Kathleen from Hawthorne, NJ

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04/28/2009

I just spray the stove top down with an all purpose cleaner and then scrape with a puddy knife.
It may take a few times to get everything totally up since it has been several years of build up.

By james (Guest Post) 11/12/2008

None of this works, grrr.

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06/26/2008

How do I clean a black range that has many spill overs in one spot? They are all crusty and are impossible to clean even when scrubbing very hard. Nothing seems to work.

Diane52 from Pinehurst, NC

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RE: Burnt Food on Stove Burners

I use a spray by Dawn. You spray the area and wait, wiping it right off. I use it on pots, pans, my stove top and inside my oven, even on the door. I'm sorry I don't have the full name--I'm out at the moment. It might by Dawn Power Scrub. It's in a navy blue bottle. (09/05/2006)

By Chopstick

RE: Burnt Food on Stove Burners

Make a paste of baking soda and water, and scrub with a damp paper towel. For really stubborn spots, use a 3M Pad...but use with care so you don't scratch the finish. Usually a few minutes of the baking soda scrub is all that is necessary. Harlean from Arkansas (09/09/2006)

By Harlean from Arkansas

RE: Burnt Food on Stove Burners

ONE WORD! EASY OFF OVEN CLEANER! THIS REALLY WORKS! Spray on stains, let it set for 15-20 mins., then turn burner on high for 30-40 secs. (it will bubble). Turn burner off and let it completely cool (important step) it will get kind of hard crusty. Then just wipe clean with a wet towel or rag. I tried everything to remove tough tough stains, nothing worked then i read this and tried it! My stove top looks brand new again try it! (12/03/2007)

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How do you get baked on food off stove burners? SOS doesn't work well.

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By Melissa 01/04/2012

If it's a regular gas stove, and the grate portion you sit the pan on, those can also be tossed into a self-cleaning oven if you have one, (along with your cast iron skillets and pots, too!). Otherwise, the easy-off is the best solution.

You can put that and any other grates, such as your grill grate, into a large black plastic bag. Spray them, close the top, and after a few hours it will usually even wash right off with hose, though I will usually brush them first just to make sure cakey stuff is dislodged.

It probably goes without saying that I would never use it on anything cast iron since that is porous, and could absorb and come out later in your food.

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