I dunno, vinegar and dish soap can be hit or miss too. Last weekend I tackled this ancient oven door covered in baked-on gunk and grease—seriously, it looked fossilized. Tried vinegar and dish soap first, but honestly, after scrubbing forever, it barely made a dent. Ended up grabbing a store-bought degreaser, and boom... wiped right off. Felt kinda guilty about the chemicals, but hey, sometimes natural just won't cut it. Anyone else find some messes just laugh at the homemade stuff?
Yeah, vinegar and dish soap are decent for everyday grime, but when you're dealing with years of baked-on grease... forget it. I've had similar battles with old stovetops—natural methods barely scratch the surface. Curious though, has anyone tried baking soda paste or steam cleaning on tough appliance messes? Wondering if those hold up better or if they're just more wishful thinking...
"Curious though, has anyone tried baking soda paste or steam cleaning on tough appliance messes?"
Steam cleaning can actually be pretty effective, especially if you let the steam sit for a bit to loosen things up. Baking soda paste works okay too, but honestly, patience and elbow grease are key...no magic bullet, unfortunately.
Steam cleaning worked pretty well for me, especially on the oven...though I did have to go over it twice. Baking soda paste was a bit meh—maybe I didn't mix it right? Either way, nothing beats good old-fashioned scrubbing, sadly.
Steam cleaning's decent, agreed, but honestly I've had better luck with baking soda paste. Trick is to let it sit longer—overnight if you can—and add a touch of dish soap to help it stick.
"Either way, nothing beats good old-fashioned scrubbing, sadly."
Ha, true enough. Elbow grease always ends up being the magic ingredient somehow...
