Even so, you should start with gentle, nontoxic methods and products you probably already have on hand, before you try harsher techniques.
Things You Will Need
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Apply heavy-duty dish soap directly to the burnt-on grease, and scrub the burner with a damp sponge to remove as much of the surface grease as possible.
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Sprinkle baking soda on the burnt grease. Moisten a sponge with white vinegar, and scrub the area, working the baking soda into the stain.
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Apply cooktop cleaner -- sold near oven cleaners -- onto the enamel. Use cream or gel cleaner, not aerosol, on a gas stove top. Scrub any remaining grease away with a nylon scrubber. Rinse the stove burners with a wet sponge.
The Drip Cap
- The longer burnt grease sits on your enamel gas stove burners, the more difficult the grease will be to remove.
- Every time you use the burners, the grease burns on the enamel again -- and additional grease can build up on top.
- Use cream or gel cleaner, not aerosol, on a gas stove top.