Yesterday was a chore galore day, so I didn't bother cooking. I did the usual stuff: defrosting the fridge, doing the laundry, hanging the laundry, and the dishes of course.
And the only task left for today is cleaning the stovetop burners.
Now, there are 4 bronze burners on top of the metal surrounding it (a.k.a. support bases). The sizes are: very small, small, medium, and large. Now, the burners have never been scrubbed hard since that oven was bought last September. You can only imagine the stains and the dark spots that no one seriously bothered to remove. When I found out this morning that the burners and support bases are both detachable, I stopped hesitating and just did it.
Hmm... how come didn't I know?? Because ma mere never bothered to lend me the oven's manual (so that I won't try baking anything without supervision).
Ok, since I know that the cleanser is ineffective, I tried the usual method of removing stains.
4 - I felt like doing it. (If I didn't, I wouldn't do it, of course!)
1 - I soaked the burners and the support bases' surfaces in pure zonrox, that is, by using an old toothbrush to wet the surfaces.
2 - I did scrub them hard! I did it with a 1st scrubbing and a 2nd scrubbing for all the parts with a thick green scrubbing pad (instead of a metal scrubber that roughly grazes surfaces).
3 - And since it's quite tiring, maybe it'll be once a month.
It was gratifying to see the bronze burners approach the look of a newly bought oven range.
Date Performed: Dec. 2, 2009
Next time, guess I'll scrub the heavy pots and pans again... when I feel like it. It'll probably be soon, 'coz I won't let today's cleaning of the stove be put to waste!
Well, if only the pans weren't heavy (stainless steel with copper bottoms sure are heavy), it wouldn't be that hard. At least the stains come off far easier than with pots and pans that are lighter (aluminum). But then again, what's life without challenge? Besides, cleaning the pots and pans has some benefits. You get clean utensils and a free workout on your arms.
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