What Cuts Through Caked-on Grease on Stoves?

Dish Soap

• Dish soap is designed to remove grease from dirty pots and pans and is an excellent cleanser for your stove top as well. Mix warm water and a few drops of dish soap in a spray bottle and apply it to your stove top. Let the mixture sit for several minutes, then scrub away grease with a brush or plastic scrubber that will not scratch your stove top. Once the grease is loosened, remove it with a clean wet cloth or sponge until all of the buildup and soap is gone, recommends the website The Kitchn.

Lemon

• Use lemon to remove caked-on grease from your stove top, suggests the website Mrs. Clean. Create a lemon cleaner by mixing 1/2 cup lemon juice (fresh if possible) with 1/2 cup salt. Apply the mixture to your stove top and leave it for several minutes -- longer for tough stains. Use a scrubber or scrub brush to remove grease, then wipe it with a damp cloth.

Steam

• Use steam to help loosen the greasy film on your stove top. Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil. While the water is heating, apply lemon juice or a few drops of dish soap to any greasy areas of your stove top. Let the water boil uncovered for several minutes until your stove top is covered with steam and the grease is loosened. Use a spatula or scrub brush to remove the greasy buildup, then wipe it clean with a sponge.

Vinegar and Sugar

• Remove baked-on grease from your stove top with vinegar and sugar, recommends "Reader's Digest." Heat the oven at a low temperature so that your stove top warms up; setting your oven temperature to 250 degrees Fahrenheit for a few minutes will suffice. While the stove is warming, mix 1 cup of apple cider vinegar with 2 tbsp. of sugar in a small bowl. Use a spoon to carefully apply a small amount of the mixture to your stove top, taking care to avoid the burners of the stove. Turn off the oven and let the cleaner sit for one hour. Use a scrub brush and clean wet cloth to remove the cleanser and greasy buildup.