Clean Stove Grates: How to Easily De-grease
Clean stove grates! They are not only disgusting, but they can be a fire hazard once they’ve collected all the grease from cooking, especially if you love to fry delicious goodness! It can be a real challenge to clean stove grates. I’m often tempted to just buy new ones, but I’m too much of an environment freak and way too cheap! This is super simple, just takes a little time!
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All about attempting to build savings and being environmentally friendly and with this secret little trick, you don’t spend money on new grates OR have nasty ones! Win Win!
Regardless, I read about this somewhere and thought I would share my instructions. Has the bug hit you yet???
How to Clean Stove Grates
Here’s the Easy Way
- Take down your grates and find a pan they will fit in. Some people used pots, but mine wouldn’t work in that so I used a really large pan similar to the one linked.
- Add an inch or more water to the pan enough so that it will cover the grates, just be careful not to make it too heavy as you will need to move it and dump the water while it’s still hot later.
- Heat the water to boiling, a good rolling boil.
- Using tongs or something so you won’t touch anything, dip the grates into the water and hold it down. If you don’t want to stand there while it melts the grease off, you can also use something heavy to hold it down while it does it’s thing. You’ll see the grease come floating off! It’s gross but kind of cool lookin’. LOL
- Remove the grate, dispose of water (Preferably not down the drain, but if you must dump it down the sink then allow water to clush it through for a bit afterwards to help ensure it doesn’t get stuck in the pipes.)
- Do the other side and repeat if you think it needs it.
Super easy!!!
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I am afraid to tell you what our stove grates look like. Trying this tomorrow, and it’s about time!
Great tip! I am definitely going to give this one a try.
It takes a little time, but it’s totally worth it! Definitely beats buying new grates every time!
Hooray for boiling water! It also remove fruit stains.from clothing.
I did NOT know that!!! Thank you so much for sharing that piece of wisdom!
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That does look kind of neat! You then realize how greasy they were lol!
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It was absolutely disgusting! I hadn’t really thought about it before, but once I cleaned them I was disgusted! So gross!
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Oh my, never that about doing that before! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, yikes, I bet it does look gross, lol. But, hey, if it works, that’s good by me.
Oh my goodness! Thank you! I’ve been wondering how to clean those!!!
Brilliant!
Remember the positives when you are grossing yourself out with the greasiness of the grates! haha
Never thought about doing that! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool I have been trying to figure out how to clean those little boogers thank you so much!