Old gas stove. Top burners gunked awfully. How to clean? Scraping doesn't do it. Ok to put top of bbq?
I tried wire brush (awful lot of elbow grease but doesn't do small bends well).
Now I want to burn it off. Can I?
Answers:
Gas stove grates by eHow Friend
If you have a gas stove, for which the porcelain-coated iron grates and drip pans become blackened with cooked-on food, here's a fantastic tip.
Remove the grates, drip pans and small circular pieces that cover the burner and place them in zip-type plastic bags. Into each bag, pour in 1/4 of ammonia. Gently shake the bags and then place them in the sink overnight. In the morning, the cooked-on foods will WIPE right off with very little effort! Be sure to use gloves and don't breath the fumes, as they are very strong.
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Good luck!
Other answers:
try kabam
try kabam
Sandblasting may be the best bet.
Bleach!
have you tried easy off the kind that you use on the oven try that it worked on my when i moved in to my apartment :D
try soaking it in orange cleaner, and use a toothbrush for the small bends
Try an oven cleaner. Easy Off.
Try to use Easy-Off. It is a oven cleaner, and it works good. Just open your windows, because the smell is very strong. Spray it on and let it sit for awhile, than wipe with paper towels. It will look brand new.
I'm really afraid by now that the damage has been done, but here goes. Your stove top has a painted enamel surface, so the wire brush, scraping and many of the solvents I saw recommended are not a good idea. You will be removing and/or scarring the paint as well as removing the caked on grease. For the enamel areas, wet paper towels in undiluted bleach and lay ontop of areas till the stain loosens. You may have to do this several times. This will also be haw you clean the scratched areas.
If you are talking about the cast iron pieces that you sit the cookware on, you can do the same thing my Granny did with her old cast iron. She would rake leaves, etc., in the back yard and add enough wood to make a small, hot fire then put the pieces in the fire. This would Char the caked on grease making it brittle enough to then remove with a wire brush. Hope these answer some of your question.
Try baking soda and vinegar mix into a paste and cover, allow to sit for 12 hrs+/- and rinse may have to repeat for problem areas.
Try one of those little steamers (Scucci?). It may take some time but it will prevent you from further damaging the finish. Be patient, and work it a little at a time.