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Having troubles cleaning that mysterious black stuff off your gas stove tops? It was something that you must have always wanted, but had no idea that it would be such high maintenance when cleaning it. We try to cook clean and always wipe up a spill that was notice, but somehow those little black specks of whatever it is always seem to appear on our gas stove tops. You must have tried almost everything to get rid of it or at least thought that you already had. To your surprise we found something that works like magic. Ammonia!

Ammonia is very stinky, so you will want to open a window or maybe even do this outside. Take a gallon size zip lock bag, any brand will work. Place the grates in the bag. Pour some ammonia into a spray bottle and then spray the grates down really good. Don’t worry; you will not be able to smell the ammonia after the bag is sealed. Let it sit for 8 hours or overnight is fine too. When the time is up, cleaning is simple. The black stuff will just wipe off.

As far as cleaning the gas stove top goes, the only way to get that off is by scraping it with a razor blade. Do be very careful, because it can scratch your paint. Sad to say but the ammonia does not work on the top of the stove. I think it is because there just is not a bag big enough to cover the stove.

If you do not have the self-cleaning oven, then simply heat your oven for a half hour with the grates in there and then the black stuff should come right off.

The best defence to this black stuff is to wipe your stove down every time you cook. If you cook on a burner again, before cleaning it, you will bake on any little splatters. Even if you do not see anything, you must always wipe it down before using it again. This will eliminate most of this black stuff.
Gas ranges with a white top needs very high maintenance. Always wipe your gas stove tops after every meal and put your grates in the dishwasher a couple times a week to keep them clean. Believe me you will save yourself time and a lot of headaches.