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How To Clean Chrome Electric Stove Burner Rings

icyfroth — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:48:07 GMT

Anyone got any good tips?

I've been scrubbing them with those microfibre cubes, which is ok for the smaller ones, but the big burner which gets more use doesn't really come up as clean and shiny as I'd like.

Just had a look at youtube and they reccommend soaking them overnight in a sealed ziploc plastic bag with 1/4 cup ammonia.

Has anyone tried that and how did it go?

Re: How To Clean Chrome Electric Stove Burner Rings

moonflyte — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:57:51 GMT

Sorry icy can’t help you. I have a glass cooktop so I never have to clean.

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esayaf — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:00:59 GMT

Autosol or chrome glanz

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esayaf — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:01:45 GMT

Forgot to add available at your local auto parts store

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icyfroth — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:04:11 GMT

Ok thanks esay. Worth a try.

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Anonymous — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:07:35 GMT

baking soda!

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kopenhagen5 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:12:57 GMT

Ask stawks, it's right up her ally. ...........................(padi's not around, someone got to do his job)

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:10:02 GMT

I used to do that for the burner tops and grates on our gas stove.........but I used oven cleaner.

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lurker172602 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:41:18 GMT

@icyfroth wrote:

Just had a look at youtube and they reccommend soaking them overnight in a sealed ziploc plastic bag with 1/4 cup ammonia.

Has anyone tried that and how did it go?

I've cleaned my oven using the ammonia method and it worked well, so I can't see a reason why this wouldn't. It made the house smell like a really skanky urinal though

Having said that, would the ammonia be too corrosive on a shiny surface? Might make the problem worse? Dunno.

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cee-dee — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:20:47 GMT

OK, throw up your arms in horror but some second-hand dealers used to clean all the burned on gunge on enamel parts of second-hand cookers (it has to be fired enamel, not paint) with............. wait for it....... wait for it............................ Paint Remover!

I've tried it on a grill pan, it worked.

Re: How To Clean Chrome Electric Stove Burner Rings

icyfroth — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:37:46 GMT

Paint remover?

hmmm. Might try that!

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lloydslights — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:49:53 GMT

Where's my sunglasses? The glare! From the stove!

Okay, working on the principle that heat contributed to the "stain" along with the memory of mum putting salt in a burnt saucepan and placing it outside in the sun, I .......

heated the part (in a dish of boiling water) and with tongs, extracted it and quickly wiped over with Soy Sauce.

I admit my stovepart is aluminium.

DEB

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electric*mayhem*band — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:05:42 GMT

@*julia*2010 wrote:
baking soda!

Julia has it. Also known as Bicarbonate of Soda. An excellent product too, for cleaning out your fridge and microwave.

Re: How To Clean Chrome Electric Stove Burner Rings

icyfroth — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:14:53 GMT

So. Bi-carb of soda. I have some in the pantry.

Rub it on or soak the oven ring in it?

Boiling it sounds good too Deb.

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imastawka — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:19:30 GMT

Chrome eh?

Back in the good old days of chrome bumper bars on cars,

we used to polish them up with a dry steel wool pad.

Not a soapy one - but a dry one

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Anonymous — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:25:34 GMT

just mix it with water to form a

paste and rub it on.

you can also try leaving it on

for a while then spray with vinegar

and rub it off.

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icyfroth — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:10:00 GMT

Ok sounds good, Julia.

I have both those at home and will give it a go.

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jimmy*part4 — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:58:47 GMT

So...did it work?

The old lady who lived here before me never cleaned the oven. After she passed away the daughter tried cleaning and got it pretty clean except for some solid burnt on grease over many years. It's a gas stove with baked enamel paint.

I tried everything including ideas in this thread and even paint thinner...nothing would budge it. It is so clean at this point it looks new even though it has to be over twenty years old, except for the burnt on stuff around the two main burners.

I found an old can of grill and oven cleaner by Rubber Made. A little elbow grease and that stuff...it worked. It really looks like a new stove...they sure don't build them like they used to.

Same for the washer. Today they make them with plastic gears that wear out in no time. The one that came with the house I think is from the 70s...works and looks like it's brand spanking new.

I believe it could eat a brick!

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icyfroth — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 20:51:46 GMT

I've always maintained that cleaning ovens and bathrooms is a man's job, Jimmy 🙂

Well I'm happy to report the bi-carb of soda really worked! It took a bit of rubbing, but it took off most of the grease spots bar a few stubborn ones that I'll get to next time.

Thanks everyone, for your suggestions.

I know I should probably clean the rings more often, maybe once a day with the washing up, like a lady at work says she does. I think that's a bit obsessive, tho, and the burners are still warm most of the time then.

I do them maybe weekly, or when they start looking bad.

I rarely bake, so the oven just needs a wipeout when I use it to keep things warm.