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Home cooks, food enthusiasts and chefs often prefer cooking with gas. Gas cooktops offer ease and convenience, allowing for greater temperature control and precision.
As with all appliances, keeping your cooktop clean is essential – especially wiping up spills and cleaning as you go. Sometimes you need to tackle a deeper clean to rid your oven parts of unsightly burnt food, baked on mess, greasy gas burner grates and clogged gas ports.
A dirty cooktop can negatively impact your cooking and present a fire hazard. Luckily, cleaning your gas stove burner is a simple task – all you need is a little elbow grease and some natural cleaning products to get your cooktop looking as good as new.
Overview
- Cleaning gas stove burners: step by step
- Natural cleaners for stubborn stains
- Cleaning with baking soda
- Cleaning with vinegar
- How often you should clean your stove
Cleaning gas stove burners:
What you will need
- Dishwashing soap
- Vinegar
- Baking soda
- Cloth
- Scrub pad or brush (non-abrasive)
1. Gather your cleaning supplies and start by removing the grates and burners from your cooktop. Wipe away any dry debris.
2. Soak the burner heads, burner caps and gas stove grates in dishwashing soap and warm water. This will help loosen any debris. Let soak for 20 minutes.
3. Gently scrub your burner heads and caps with a non-abrasive scrub pad or brush. Check the gas ports of the burners to see if they are clogged. Use a brush or straightened paper clip to gently remove any clogged debris.
4. Rinse all parts under running water. Shake to get rid of excess water and dry with a soft, clean cloth. Allow to air dry completely.
5. Give your gas stovetop a thorough clean. Scrub using a non-abrasive scrub or brush pad with a few drops of dishwashing detergent. Work in circular motions on enamel surfaces and with the grain on stainless steel surfaces. Then wipe away any residue with a damp cloth.
6. Don’t forget your drip pans! Remove the pans from the stove and rinse thoroughly. Wash with warm soapy water. For stubborn stains, create a paste with one-part baking soda and one-part dishwashing detergent. Apply this mixture generously over the drip pans and place in zip lock bags.
Allow to soak for approximately 30 minutes to one hour and rinse thoroughly.
7. Once you have finished cleaning your gas stove burners, make sure all your parts are completely dry before reassembling your burners and grates.
3 additional tips for cleaning gas stove burners
Natural cleaners for stubborn stains
If your gas stove burner and cooktop need a more thorough clean, try using these natural solutions such as baking soda and vinegar. Not only are these items inexpensive, they are extremely effective for cleaning gas stove burners! The acid in vinegar helps break down the grease and the baking soda works as a general scrubbing agent. his method is also great for rangehood parts too.
Cleaning with baking soda
After step 2 above – rinse your grates in warm water. Make a thick paste using one-part baking soda with one-part water. Coat all burners and grates generously and let stand for approximately 20 minutes (for really stubborn stains, let stand for 1-2 hours). Using a sponge, scrub and rinse thoroughly.
Cleaning with vinegar
When it comes to cleaning gas stove bueners, a vinegar solution is ideal for daily maintenance or for light grease stains. Make the spray mixture one-part vinegar with one-part water. Spray the top of the stove and wipe clean.
How often should you clean your stove?
Our best tip – save time (and elbow grease!) with daily maintenance. Wipe away spills and splatters straight after cooking, before they become a hardened food stain. A daily wipe down with a natural vinegar spray and damp cloth will keep your stove top hygienic and clean.
We recommend a weekly deep clean, using the simple steps above.
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