Easiest Stove Cleaning for ENAMEL Tops and ENAMEL Drip Pans on Gas Ranges

This is my secret to an easy clean and shinning porcelain or enamel gas range top and drip pans and burner tops.  DO NOT try this without testing on something small and that does not show or could be easily replaced if needed.  (Example small burner cap on a rear burner because they could have changed something in the formula since I got my range.)  DO NOT try this on anything else with out checking first as you could really damage or ruin your stove.  I urge caution.  I do NOT recommend on stainless, aluminum, or chrome or anything else as I have NOT checked it out on anything except as I have explained in paragraph one.

DO NOT do this unless you have excellent ventillation.  I turn on the overhead vent and open the kitchen window.  MAKE SURE ALL OF THE BURNERS ARE TURNED ALL OF THE WAY OFF.

DO NOT do this when or where there are children or pets as the fumes could be harmful and the liquid could cause chemical burns and is poisonous. DO NOT do this if you or anyone in your household has breathing, allergy, or other health issues that might be harmful. DO NOT leave the soaking solution unattended where someone could get into it.

Wear good rubber gloves, NOT the thin ones doctors use.  You will need 1 or 2 SOS pads or equivelent steel wool pads.  A small bowl of hot soapy water, paper towels, 2 large heavy trash bags with twist ties, household ammonia, a dish cleaning brush, and a large tray of some kind to put under everything.  (I use an old 1/2 sheet baking pan.)

This project starts the night before but is so worth the outcome and the ease.

Take the first trash bag and open it then open the second placing it inside the first.  Basically making a large double bag for containment.  Place both the bags on the tray in a manner that opens toward you and makes the bottom of the bags eany for you to place the dirty components inside.  Place this someplace out of the way and where others will leave it alone.  Put a DO NOT TOUCH sign on and a barricade if necessary!!  NO JOKE.

Put all of the pieces need cleaned (as discussed above)  inside the bag.  I usually put the flatter pieces in first than stack the rest in a secure manner.  Pour about a 1/2 cup of household ammonia in over everything and secure the first bag tightly with a twist tie, then secure the second the same way.

Leave undisturbed overnight.  IT DOES NOT WORK AS WELL UNLESS THIS STEP IS FOLLOWED.  The next morning put on your gloves and take the hot soapy water and brush to the stove and wet the sticky or browned areas.  Scrub a bit but be sure to moisten it all and let it sit to soften up any grimy  spots.

NOTE:  I have a porcelain  sink.  If you do not then use a large plastic dish pan set down inside your sink as I would not want you to damage the sink.

Be sure to clear a sink and I like to put an old dish cloth down to set the edges of the metal against as not to scratch up my sink.  Or use a large plastic dish pan.  Open the bags and remove the components one at a time.  Use the SOS pad and go over everything.  The fumes of the ammonia appear to soften everything and make it easier to remove burned on cooking grease and debris.  Rinse well and stack to drain.

The stove top debris should have softened by now and can be easily removed with the brush or lightly use the SOS pad.  Dry the draining components and put the stove top back together.

Dump the ammonia down the drain and run cold water to rinse through the drain.   Discard the used plastic bags by tying the wet one down inside the dry one.  This way no critters can get into it and be harmed.  Enjoy your clean shinny stove until something boils over again!!!