cleaning drip pans

**halloweenfreak** · 07-17-2008, 11:17 PM

any thoughts on how to clean my 'icky burnt on caked on need to be replaced but dont want to spend the money to do it' drip pans? i ran them thru the dishwasher and it didn't really help. the replacements are like $14 for my stove so im just going to try and clean them instead.

**TexasPeanut** · 07-18-2008, 10:58 AM

On our old stove I actually took them off and put them outside and sprayed the heck out of them with easy off and them set out there awhile. It seemed to work pretty good but I had to do that several times to get it all off. I only tried this after many failed attempts at cleaning them or just ignoring them for a long time.

You could also just do what I did before I tried cleaning them when I was ignoring them and their ugliness. Cover them with aluminum foil. There now! All nice and shiny!

After I did finally get them cleaned I covered them with foil again just so I wouldn't have to go through all of that again. When they got grungy and icky looking, I just ripped off the foil and replaced it.

**Telephus44** · 07-18-2008, 12:13 PM

I've had pretty good luck with baking soda - cover the baked on crud with a paste of baking soda and water, let it sit overnight, keep it moist (spray water on it if needed). Most of it will scrub right off, but I've never been able to get all of it.

We actually just bought new ones a few months ago, because I was sick of the crud!

**cab54** · 07-18-2008, 12:48 PM

Are we talking about drip pans on the stovetop?

**Pemberleyan** · 07-18-2008, 04:54 PM

What is alcoa?

**TexasPeanut** · 07-18-2008, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Pemberleyan

What is alcoa?

Aluminum foil

I'm not that brilliant really to know this, I only know the answer because an aluminum plant near me is called Alcoa. So I hope that's right or I will look like a brilliant idiot lol .

**Brat** · 07-18-2008, 07:36 PM

take drip pans off the stove. Take them out side and put into a black garbage bag with 1 Cup of Amonia...tie shut and leave for 24 hours and wash them off...If not conpletely clean do it again and it should take off most of the gunk...May have to do some scrubbing but not much...

**missyali** · 07-18-2008, 10:20 PM

I like Dawn power scrubber spray. Spray, walk away and rinse 20 minutes later.

**angelbumpkin** · 07-19-2008, 12:00 AM

I set mine a ultra dawn over night.

**EmilyD** · 07-19-2008, 12:12 AM

I used to clean rentals for a living and the easy off on the drip pans worked the best for me. I leave it on for at least 30 min. and then use a soap pad to scrub it .. comes off pretty easily.

**baxjul** · 07-19-2008, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Brat

take drip pans off the stove. Take them out side and put into a black garbage bag with 1 Cup of Amonia...tie shut and leave for 24 hours and wash them off...If not conpletely clean do it again and it should take off most of the gunk...May have to do some scrubbing but not much...

This is what I do, it works very well!!!!