How to Degrease Stovetop Grates

Grease-Fighting Detergent

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  Remove the stove grates from the top of the stove.

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  Place the grates in a basin or plastic container large enough to hold them.

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  Fill the basin or container with hot water and a generous squirt of grease-fighting dish detergent. Let the stove grates soak for one to two hours.

• 4

  Scrub the stove grates with a nylon scrubbing sponge or scrub brush to remove any remaining grease.

• 5

  Rinse the grates with warm water and dry with a dishcloth.

Ammonia

• 6

  Place the stove grates in a large basin, bucket or plastic container outdoors.

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  Fill the container with hot water and add a cup of household ammonia.

• 8

  Let the grates soak overnight.

• 9

  Remove the grates from the ammonia and water and rinse them with the garden hose.

• 10

  Wash the stove grates indoors with hot water and dish detergent. Dry the grates with a dishcloth.

Baking Soda

• 11

  Soak the grates in grease-fighting dish detergent for one to two hours.

• 12

  Sprinkle a generous layer of baking soda over the greasy grates.

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  Wet a sponge and scrub off any remaining grease.

• 14

  Rinse the stove grates and dry with a dishcloth.

White Vinegar

• 15

  Place the stove grates in a container or bucket.

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  Fill the container or bucket halfway with hot water. Add white vinegar to cover the grates. Let the grates soak for three to four hours.

• 17

  Remove the stove grates and wash with dish detergent and a nylon sponge or scrub brush. Rinse the stove grates and dry with a dishcloth.

Self-Cleaning Oven

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  Place the greasy grates in a self-cleaning oven.

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  Remove the grates from the oven after they cool to room temperature.

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  Wash the grates with dish detergent and a nylon sponge. Dry with a dishcloth.

Oven Cleaner

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  Place paper towels in the bottom of a trash bag outdoors. Put the stove grates into the bag.

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  Spray oven cleaner on the stove grates.

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  Twist the top of the bag closed and let the grates sit overnight.

• 24

  Open the top of the bag carefully with the opening directed away from your face to prevent breathing in the harmful fumes.

• 25

  Rinse the stove grates with the hose. Wash the grates indoors with dish detergent and water. Dry the grates with a dishcloth.