Cleaning a Stove Top

[Shel_B]

Maybe the forum can offer some suggestions. I am looking for a cleaner for my stove top, including the metal inserts around the electric burners, although I can pretty easily remove them and give 'em a soak and a wash in the sink.

Ideally, I'd like a cleaner in a reusable spray bottle that offers refills, something organic or at least not too heavily laden with obnoxious chemicals, and something that should be easy to find at many stores, including hardware or appliance stores. It needn't be a supermarket item, just so that I don't have to order it online. Any suggestions?

[rotuts]

The Test Kitchen recently suggested this:

http://www.americastestkitchen.com/equipment-reviews/detail.php?docid=36059

have not tried it myself, but will after the current stuff runs out.

[Martin Fisher]

Here's the all-purpose cleaner formula I've used for years.....

http://www.food.com/recipe/the-best-all-purpose-cleaner-26191

It's cheap and works very well.

A gallon of it costs $1.00-$1.25

[rotuts]

looking back at that TK video the winner was a plant based product and call Method All purpose cleaner

$3.79 28 oz

cheaper at Target:

http://www.target.com/c/all-purpose-cleansers-cleaning-products-household-essentials/method/-/N-5xsyxZ5o69b

Edited October 13, 2013 by rotuts (log)

[Shel_B]

The Test Kitchen recently suggested this:

http://www.americastestkitchen.com/equipment-reviews/detail.php?docid=36059

I've not seen that brand around here, but then, I've not looked for a cleaner for several years. I like that it's plant based and not derived from petroleum products, and that it doesn't contain annoying and potentially dangerous chemicals. Thanks for the tip - I'll definitely look for the product.

[Shel_B]

at Target:

http://www.target.com/c/all-purpose-cleansers-cleaning-products-household-essentials/method/-/N-5xsyxZ5o69b

Great - I'm scheduled for a Target trip on Monday or Tuesday. Will look for the product. At first glance, the link you provided shows cleaners with scents, something I'm not too excited about.

[Shel_B]

Here's the all-purpose cleaner formula I've used for years.....

http://www.food.com/recipe/the-best-all-purpose-cleaner-26191

It's cheap and works very well.

A gallon of it costs $1.00-$1.25

Great! I'm not averse to making my own - have done so with other products in the past. Seems like it's worth a try, especially since the ingredients are so common and available. My biggest problem would be getting a gallon milk (or other similar type) jug. We don't drink much milk.

Edited October 13, 2013 by Shel_B (log)

[Martin Fisher]

Most local winemaking/beermaking shops should have one gallon glass growlers in stock.

[rotuts]

or just mix up less.

i used to use vinegar based stuff, sort of like this:

http://www.vinegartips.com/scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=7

[judiu]

Here's the all-purpose cleaner formula I've used for years.....

http://www.food.com/recipe/the-best-all-purpose-cleaner-26191

It's cheap and works very well.

A gallon of it costs $1.00-$1.25

Great! I'm not averse to making my own - have done so with other products in the past. Seems like it's worth a try, especially since the ingredients are so common and available. My biggest problem would be getting a gallon milk (or other similar type) jug. We don't drink much milk.

Shel, does the bottle HAVE to be glass? Pretty heavy to tote, seems like! Why not just buy a jug of water and reuse the plastic jug? Or, as noted before, mix up a smaller amount...

[Shel_B]

Great! I'm not averse to making my own - have done so with other products in the past. Seems like it's worth a try, especially since the ingredients are so common and available. My biggest problem would be getting a gallon milk (or other similar type) jug. We don't drink much milk.

Shel, does the bottle HAVE to be glass? Pretty heavy to tote, seems like! Why not just buy a jug of water and reuse the plastic jug? Or, as noted before, mix up a smaller amount...

The bottles needn't be glass. Why not buy a jug of water? Well, embarrassed to say, it never occurred to me. Maybe because I never buy jugs of water. Thanks for the suggestion.