I have a Jenn-air downdraft stove,how do I get stains off electric burners, and oven?
Yvonne
St Louis, MO
To remove splatters or built-up grease from an enamel stovetop, make a paste of baking soda and water, then rub gently with a damp cloth. (Don’t use this mixture on stainless-steel stovetops, which require specific commercial products to prevent scratching.)
For tough stains, you may wish to dab a small amount of oven cleaning to a cloth and rub gently.
With any approach be careful because if the enamel is burned, tough scrubbing or harsh chemicals may do more damage than good. You may always check with your stove manufacturer for recommendations specific to the product.
Most commercial oven cleaners contain lye and must be handled with great care. Oven cleaner will eat your fingers if you get it on your skin. Protect yourself with long sleeves and rubber gloves, as well as safety goggles and a paper mask. Protect your kitchen too, by putting down newspapers or a drop cloth on the surrounding floor. Then paint or spray the cleaner on according to directions. Put on a good thick coat and leave it there a long time (like overnight). Most oven cleaners will work faster on a warm oven. Keep the spray off wires, light bulbs, thermostats and elements (you may want to wrap these in aluminum foil before you begin). Take the oven door off, spray it and set it aside.
When it’s time to remove the oven cleaner, make sure you’re well-protected. Use paper towels to get off the worst of the gunk and stuff them into a garbage bag. You might also want to use a rubber spatula or small squeegee to scrape off the initial layer. After you’ve removed the bulk of the mess, wipe with a water-dampened sponge or cloth until all the oven cleaner is gone. If it’s dried up a bit overnight, a light new application of oven cleaner will re-soften it and it should come right off. If you still have some stubborn spots, just reapply cleaner to the holdouts and leave it one for at least 30 minutes.
Using a two-bucket operation makes this job a little easier. Have one bucket full of water and the other just a quarter full. Each time your sponge gets loaded up, squeeze it into the quarter-full bucket and rinse the heavy soil out of the sponge in that one too. Then dip the sponge into the full bucket to refill it with water. Repeat by always squeezing the sludge into the slop bucket.
Going over the surface with a cloth dampened in vinegar water after most of the sludge is gone will neutralize the alkaline residue and make rinsing easier.
After the inside is done, wash the outside of the stove and around the oven will all-purpose cleaner or de-greaser solution. Don’t forget the edges and underside of doors and drawers where the drips like to collect.
For the racks, the best thing is to take them outside, lay them on newspapers and spray them on both sides. Then, place them where children and pets can’t reach them and let them sit. The next day, hose them off and then wipe them dry.
If you have a gas oven, you’ll need to check out your manufacturer’s directions. In general, don’t start cleaning until you turn off the gas valve. The interior of the oven can generally be cleaned like a conventional oven, but there’s an additional range drawer for broiling that usually slides out and usually needs oven cleaner and serious degreasing. Removable pans and other parts, as long as they’re not aluminum, can be soaked in ammonia water (4 ounces per gallon) for several hours. When you finish cleaning, you’ll need to re-light the pilot light(s).
Finally, if you have a self-cleaning oven, you should never use caustic oven cleaners. And, if you’d like to try to avoid all the caustic oven cleaners, you can leave a pan of ammonia in the oven overnight.
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Before following any of the cleaning information, methods, advice or suggestions above, always test a small area that is less visible first. Also, you should consult the manufacturer's care instructions and warnings before trying any of the above. Due to the general nature of the advice in this material, neither Merry Maids, L.P.®, nor its individual franchises assumes any responsibility or accepts liability for any loss, damage or injury, which may be incurred as a result of any action inspired by information, advice or suggestions through this material.
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