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MissErma Subletter	posted 03-15-2004 01:07 PM Not in a long time will I attempt to scrub a stove drip pan with just soap and a sponge. Carpel tunnel anyone? Soaking them helped, but not too much. Does anyone have any good suggestions on cleaning solvents that would clean drip pans more easily? I don't bother cleaning them often but I thought I'd ask until the next time I decide to do it again before buying replacements. IP: Logged
giamaria Housemate	posted 03-15-2004 02:01 PM I have some great stuff at home, will check the name for you. IP: Logged
pollyhyper Housesitter	posted 03-15-2004 02:04 PM I always let them soak in hot water for a while, then used a Brillo pad. IP: Logged
LazyGoddess Housemate	posted 03-15-2004 02:23 PM Huh?! I must be lazy, I just buy new ones, some cheapy aluminum ones...unless I'm thinking of the wrong part of the stove IP: Logged
ralphyr Housemate	posted 03-15-2004 02:50 PM Someone is going to fire me for my continuous harping on about bicarbonate of soda. Oh well, since it doesn't have a big marketing budget someone needs to push the joys of cleaning with this stuff. Mix to a paste with a little water (or lemon juice if you want to see some exciting fizz action) and 'paint' it onto the the baked in caked in burnt bits. If the stove is a little warm then all the better. Leave overnight and then clean with steel wool. IP: Logged
lesliele Housemate	posted 03-15-2004 03:15 PM Just a note on after you're finished-- you can cover the pans with aluminum foil, so that in the future, you just have to change the foil! IP: Logged
jstrizzy Housemate	posted 03-15-2004 03:22 PM I was getting all set to buy some bicarbonate of soda to use on my drip pans this week, but then I realized (just now, sitting here at work reading about this and picturing my stove), that I don't even have them! Just the little metal dealies that the pans sit on above the burner, so my grease and burnt bits get right on the stove itself. I never noticed it because I'm not very good about cleaning the stove... So I guess when I go to the store for bicarbonate, I'll be buying some of those disposable drip pans too... Edited to add that I went to look up bicarbonate of soda and it turns out to be good old baking soda. I feel dumb. carry on. [This message has been edited by jstrizzy (edited 03-15-2004).] IP: Logged
KirstenL4W Housemate	posted 03-18-2004 06:41 AM I would usually clean those as soon as the burner cooled enough to touch it. Even with that, I'm such a clean freak that I would replace them at least every 6 months or so, because I like my stove to be so clean it looks like I never use it. IP: Logged
cholderby Subletter	posted 03-18-2004 07:09 AM I put each one in a big ziploc bag with some dish soap to soak and the gunk just floats right off after a night's soak. I have seen a commercial recently for Dawn Power Dissolver. It's a spray on foam sort of a thing. I couldn't find it at my store but I would love to try it, it sounds like the perfect thing for what you need. IP: Logged
JBlue Housemate	posted 03-18-2004 08:58 AM I always throw some baking soda on them and then spray with a 50/50 vinegar-water mix. Let it sit for a while and then scrub it off with some sort of sponge. The baking soda acts as an abrasive and something about the vinegar-soda combo (or lemon juice and soda as previously suggested) helps dissolve the gunk. It make take several passes at it to get rid of everything. If it's really bad, I'd just buy replacements, it's not worth all the effort. IP: Logged
jstrizzy Housemate	posted 03-18-2004 10:26 AM quote: Originally posted by cholderby: I have seen a commercial recently for Dawn Power Dissolver. It's a spray on foam sort of a thing. I couldn't find it at my store but I would love to try it, it sounds like the perfect thing for what you need. I read a "review" of it in Cook's Illustrated, and it sounds like it's not that great. The CI testers preferred baking soda, if I remember correctly. IP: Logged
pollyhyper Housesitter	posted 03-18-2004 01:19 PM quote: Originally posted by cholderby: I have seen a commercial recently for Dawn Power Dissolver. It's a spray on foam sort of a thing. I couldn't find it at my store but I would love to try it, it sounds like the perfect thing for what you need. Don't buy it. It pretty much sucks. edited to add that it also smells pretty nasty. [This message has been edited by pollyhyper (edited 03-18-2004).] IP: Logged
meggo Housemate	posted 03-18-2004 02:26 PM Ah the powers of baking soda/bicarbonate of soda - is there anything the stuff can't do (mental note: start new post on the joys of baking soda!) I usually clean my drip pan thingys with baking soda as well. I might have to try the lemon juice/vinegar bit too - but isn't there something that causes a mini expolosion when combined with baking soda? IP: Logged
Cara Housemate	posted 03-18-2004 06:54 PM Ok, so this is a REALLY dumb question, but right now i am living in an apartment with an electric stove and I am only familiar with gas, so, um, how do i get the metal pan out from under the coils? Do the coil thingies plug in or something because from just looking at them, that is all that looks like it makes sense. If you can't tell, I am a chicken when it comes to messing with the stove, so I have not yet tried to yank on the coils because I am scared! It might explode, you know. IP: Logged
heather Housemate	posted 03-19-2004 05:03 AM Some coils simply lift up while others plug in. When plugging the coil back in, make sure you hold it level while pushing or it won't go in properly - I actually know someone who screwed hers up by trying to shove it back into the stove! Mine you had to wiggle a little to make sure that the coil would lie flat once it was back on the stove. IP: Logged

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