How to clean the stove from fat and scale: complete instructions for different surfaces
'25.02.2019'
Source: Lisa
We understand how to effectively and quickly remove pollution from the gas stove and its parts, how to clean the electric stove and glass ceramics, and also share the life hacks for the care of the induction panel.
It's no secret that it is the kitchen and kitchenware that most often needs cleaning. Lisa. Even the most careful housewives often suffer from the stove during the cooking process: splashes of fat fall on it, traces of scale and scale from liquids remain. Unfortunately, shop tools do not always cope with their task, in addition, they almost always have a higher price and a caustic chemical smell.
That is why at home most housewives prefer to do the old-fashioned folk remedies. Today we will look at how to clean the slab of soot and fat, and most importantly, which of them are applicable to different materials.
Cleaning gas stoves
Before you begin to wash the surface, it is necessary to remove the cast-iron grating and, if possible, pull out the burners with lining. It is necessary to clean them in order to get to the most hard-to-reach places of the tiled surface.
It is also important to know that for enamelled materials it is necessary to use only washcloths, but for cleaning stainless steel, you can also use a metal brush.
For ordinary cleaning hostess often used conventional dishwashing detergent or mustard powder. However, there are also several ways to clean the kitchen assistant from grease and stubborn dirt. Please note that you need to use each of them, first wearing gloves to protect your hands.
Mix in equal proportions baking soda and table vinegar. Ideally, a creamy mass should be obtained, which must be abundantly applied to the surface with a scouring pad. The composition must be left for a few hours, and then, walking through it in particularly difficult areas, rinse everything with water.
Grease stains can be removed with lemon juice. To do this, it is necessary to apply liquid to problem areas and leave it in this form on 1,5 - 2 hours. After this, the zones should be cleaned with a hard sponge, and finally rinsed with water. In the same way, you can clean the knobs and grease stains in the oven.
If there is no lemon juice, you can dilute citric acid powder. 2 tablespoons of the product are diluted in 100 milliliters of water and thoroughly stirred. Cleaning takes place as described above.
You can do this with the usual baking soda. To begin with, the surface is abundantly wetted with water, and then a layer of soda is poured onto it. In this form, the mixture should be left for a period of about an hour, and then clean the pollution with a metal scouring pad.
At the end, the surface is wiped with the soft side of a sponge moistened with a solution. ammonia with water (proportions - 1: 1). So on any plots there will definitely be no traces of organic matter that can later burn.
How to clean the gas stove grill? Fresh dirt is easy to clean with soap solution. To do this, take half a piece of soap and rub it on a fine grater.
Then pour warm water into the basin and mix until a homogeneous solution is obtained.
The grille should be removed and soaked in the mixture for a couple of hours, and then washed with a dish sponge or (if the spots are more stubborn) use a metal brush.
If your assistant has removable handles, they can also be soaked in soapy water.
Dissolve the 1 glass baking soda in 1 a glass of warm water so as to make a slurry. Prepared means to rub all dirty areas and leave for a few hours. Using a metal brush, clean the cast iron grate, then rinse and dry.
If there is no metal scourer in your arsenal, you can use a crumpled piece of hard foil.
For more old stains, housewives use ammonia. Economic washcloth should be moistened with plenty of solution. Before putting on gloves, use a washcloth to clean all contaminated parts and wrap them with cling film.
Leave to soak for a few hours. Then remove the film and once again walk through all parts with a sponge moistened with alcohol. Next, rinse the grill and rinse thoroughly using a standard detergent. The same composition can be used to clean the kitchen assistant in inaccessible areas: from the side of the wall and the floor.
Fixed handles, like other parts, need cleaning. They should be wiped with vinegar or a solution of ammonia in half with water. The same composition helps to tidy up the dirty hood above the working area. For cleaning hard-to-reach places an old toothbrush can come to the rescue.
How to wash the glass-ceramic plate?
In modern apartments, glass-ceramic electric cookers are most often encountered, which need more careful handling compared to gas types. However, not all housewives know exactly how to clean an electric stove with a glass surface without damaging it. Let's figure it out.
First of all, you should know that you need to start a separate sponge for washing such material. If you wash it with the same washcloth that you use for dishwashing, there will be ugly stains on glass and ceramics due to the remnants of organic matter. In no case can you clean the glass with a metal sponge, as it can scratch brittle material, as a result of which it will quickly lose its quality.
For universal cleaning without any old stains, the same one will do. soap solution. The laundry soap in this case is rubbed on a fine grater and mixed with about the same amount of water. The composition is applied to the soft side of the washcloth and left for about half an hour - an hour.
After the specified time, the material is rubbed with a more rigid side, and then the entire composition, together with organic pollutants, is removed with warm water.
The most gentle but effective means for cleaning glass can be called vinegar. It must be diluted with water in equal proportions and poured into a spray bottle. Spray the solution on the glass-ceramic and leave it on for 10 – 15 minutes, after which remove the residue with a soft cloth.
Approximately the same method is used to clean glass ceramics. ammonia. 100 milliliters of this substance is diluted in 500 milliliters of water and mixed in a spray bottle. After which the mixture is sprayed onto the surface, and after a few minutes the stains are removed with a cloth.
Soften old stains effectively and quickly helps olive oil. It is only necessary to moisten a cotton pad or a piece of other fabric with oil and put it in a problematic place. After 45 minutes, carbon deposits and stains can be removed with a sponge, and then clean the kitchen assistant in the usual way.
How else to wash the ceramic slab from soot? If the oil and vinegar did not cope with the task, use soda solution. Do not be afraid to scratch the fragile material, as the powder acts softly enough, but effectively.
It needs only to be mixed with warm water in equal proportions and apply contaminated areas in a bountiful layer. After about half an hour, when the soda is dry, it should be poured with lemon juice. When a violent chemical reaction occurs, the pollution can be removed with the help of the same washing sponge, and then wiped dry with a cloth.
In order to achieve the perfect mirror shine, many housewives use to clean glass cleaner and mirrors. They need to sprinkle the surface, and then rub a soft microfiber cloth to shine.
Clean induction panel
As in the case of glass ceramic hob, the touch panel also needs careful care. So, it is imperative to remove all contaminants from the induction panel before cooking - otherwise it will be harder to clean them later.
Immediately you need to remove sugar and any of its derivatives that fell on the panel. Cleaning should be done strictly after the panel has completely cooled down and in no case should metal scouring pads and scrubbers be used for this - only soft sponges and cloths, as well as a special silicone scraper will do.
In the process of basic daily cleaning, the hostess most often uses the same above soap composition. Sometimes it is made using special tools for induction panels. They are plentifully wetted with a small piece of cloth and applied to the site of contamination on 5 – 15 minutes, and then the areas are washed with a soft sponge.
Nagar is removed with a special formulation. ammonia: 20% of this substance is mixed with 80% of water, poured into a spray bottle and sprayed onto the panel, and then wiped with a soft cloth. If some of the pollution can not be scrubbed, it is worth helping yourself with a special scraper.
To remove more persistent stains on the panel put soda composition (soda is mixed with water in equal proportions), and after a minute of 10, a small amount of table vinegar is poured on top. After the reaction, the soda contamination is removed with a soft sponge.
If you use powder-type products for cleaning, make sure that they are well dissolved in water. Otherwise, the presence of solid particles can lead to scratching the panel and microcracks on it.
In general, glass-ceramic and induction surfaces are most similar in terms of their care. The main rule is that pollution, regardless of type and material, should be removed as soon as possible, and ideally, basic cleaning of any stove should be done daily.
