This is the best way to clean your stove grates
If you’ve ever spent an hour scrubbing away with abandon, trying to remove the cooked on grease and grime from your stove burners then you’ll know it’s a thankless task. Weeks/months/years of continued use means that our stove burners cop a bit of a beating and removing the build-up isn’t easy. Fortunately, there is a way to remove grease, oil and burnt on food easily and without any scrubbing required!
The secret is all down to ammonia, the chemical compound that can be used to clean pretty much anything your home has to throw at it. The reason ammonia has the capabilities to clean as well as it does is due to its chemistry. It reacts with oils and fats, binding to them to form a soapy compound. The water contained in the ammonia then dissolves the soap so that the whole thing can be wiped away cleanly. Pretty nifty stuff.
When it comes to cleaning your stove grates, it’s the gas that ammonia gives off that it useful. Trapping that gas with your dirty grate means that it dissolves the oil and grease.
Here’s how to do it.
- Grab a ziplock bag.
- Pop your dirty stove grate inside the bag along with about ¼ cup of liquid ammonia.
- Seal the bag and leave to sit for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- Unseal the bag and wipe your grate clean. Look on in amazement as all the previous mess is. removed without the need for any scrubbing.
Have you tried the ammonia trick? Share your experience with us in the comments.
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