How to clean grease from stove handles

A stove is a faithful assistant in cooking. Housewives try to monitor its surface and constantly wipe it from grease. And with control knobs the situation is sometimes more complicated. At first, they are carefully cleaned, but after a year, ingrained grease stains and a coating of dirt and dust form on the handles. This is not a reason to look for a brand new stove - every housewife can clean the regulators.

What types of regulators are there?

There are two types of handles: removable and non-removable. The removable regulators just need to be pulled towards you, and they are separated from the stove. If the regulator does not give in, it is not removable, and it is better not to use physical force on it so as not to break the stove.

Removable handles can be boiled in water and any available means can be used to clean them. Fixed handles can also be cleaned of dirt, but the range of cleaning agents is narrowed.

How to clean removable handles

The simplest cleaning method does not require aggressive household chemicals. To do this, place the handles in a container with water at a temperature of 80⁰C, add detergent or grated laundry soap and leave for 15-20 minutes. After this, they are cleaned with an old toothbrush.

Don't keep your hands in the water for too long. While it is hot, the dirt easily comes off the surface of the handles, but when the water cools, the dirt is absorbed again.

After washing the handles, wipe the surface of the stove in the places where they are placed.

How to clean fixed handles

Fixed regulators are more difficult to clean. To do this, you will need a cotton pad, toothpick, toothbrush, cotton swabs, napkins, sponges and detergent.

It is convenient to use a gel product for cleaning; it will not flow into the joint or flow down the surface of the slab onto the floor. You can dilute a hot solution of detergent and apply it to the surface with a cotton pad.

The next stage is mechanical cleaning with a toothbrush or sponge. To remove dirt from joints, a toothpick is useful, and for cleaning thin parts, a cotton swab.

If the soap solution does not remove the grease, the dry method will help - dip a cotton swab in soda and wipe off the dirt with it.

To clean the regulators, you can use special wipes that are sold in hardware stores. They contain chlorine and citric acid. Wipe the surface with napkins, and clean hard-to-reach places with toothpicks.

Folk remedies

Store-bought stove cleaning products are easy to use and work effectively. But sometimes cleaning begins spontaneously, and there is no opportunity to go to the store. In addition, special means can be disproportionately expensive compared to equally effective folk remedies.

Ammonia

This bottle may be in the first aid kit of most housewives. But there is an important clarification - for cleaning you need not pure ammonia, but ammonia-anise drops. Their smell is not so poisonous and the drops do not need to be diluted with water. To clean, a cotton pad or swab is moistened with drops and wiped over the contaminated surface.

If you only have pure ammonia at home, it is diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio.

Vinegar

This product is only suitable for removable handles.Vinegar and water are mixed in a container in a ratio of 1:4 and the handles are placed there. Place the container on medium heat and boil for 10 minutes. After this, the water is drained and the regulators are left to cool. Then they are wiped with a napkin and put in place.

Lemon + soda

Lemon juice is an indispensable tool for cleaning many stains in the house. To clean the handles, just squeeze the juice of one lemon, soak a brush in it and wipe the surface. If the fat is ingrained, add 2 teaspoons of soda to the juice, quenched with a small amount of juice. The mixture is applied to the handles and left for 10-15 minutes, and then wiped. This method leaves behind a pleasant citrus aroma in the kitchen for some time.

You can clean dirt from any stove and regulators, but this may take a lot of time and effort. To avoid spending hours cleaning multiple handles, it’s best to regularly wipe them free of grease, touch them with clean hands, and keep your kitchen tidy. If the need for cleaning and using aggressive agents does arise, do not forget to use gloves and masks to protect the respiratory tract.