A stove is a loyal assistant in cooking. Mistresses try to monitor its surface and constantly wipe it from fat. And with knobs, the situation is sometimes more complicated. At first they are thoroughly cleaned, but after a year, stained grease spots, a coating of dirt and dust form on the handles. This is not a reason to look after a brand new stove - to wash the regulators under the power of every housewife.
What are the regulators
There are two types of handles: removable and non-removable. Removable controls are enough to pull on themselves, and they are separated from the stove. If the regulator does not give in, it is not removable, and it is better not to use physical force on it so as not to break the plate.
Removable handles can be boiled in water and use any available means to clean them. Fixed handles can also be cleaned of dirt, but the range of cleaning products is narrowed.
How to clean removable handles
For the simplest cleaning method, aggressive household chemicals are not required.To do this, the pens are placed in a container with water at a temperature of 80 ° C, add detergent or grated laundry soap there and leave for 15-20 minutes. After that they are cleaned with an old toothbrush.
Do not hold the pens in the water for too long. While it is hot, the dirt easily lags behind the surface of the handles, but when the water cools, the dirt eats up again.
After washing the handle, wipe the surface of the plate in the places of their placement.
How to clean fixed handles
Fixed regulators are more difficult to clean. To do this, you need a cotton pad, a toothpick, a toothbrush, cotton buds, wipes, sponges and a detergent.
It is convenient to use a gel cleaner for cleaning, it will not leak into the joint or run down the surface of the plate to the floor. You can dilute a hot detergent solution and apply it with a cotton pad to the surface.
Next stage- mechanical cleaning with a toothbrush or sponge. To remove dirt from the joints, a toothpick is useful, and a cotton swab is used to clean thin parts.
If the soap solution has not removed the fat, the dry method will help - dip a cotton swab into the soda and wipe off the dirt with it.
To clean the regulators, you can use special wipes, which are sold in hardware stores. Their composition includes chlorine with citric acid. Wipe the surface with napkins, and inaccessible places cleaned with toothpicks.
Folk remedies
Purchased stove cleaning products are easy to use and work efficiently. But sometimes cleaning starts spontaneously, and there is no way to go to the store. In addition, special tools can cost disproportionately compared with no less effective folk remedies.
Ammonia
This vial may be in the first-aid kit of most housewives.But there is an important clarification - not pure ammonia, but ammonia-anise drops are needed for cleaning. Their smell is not so poisonous and the drops do not need to be diluted with water. To clean, a cotton pad or stick is wetted in drops and wiped the contaminated surface.
If at home there is only pure ammonia, it is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 1.
Vinegar
This tool is only suitable for removable handles. In a container, vinegar is mixed with water in a ratio of 1: 4 and the pens are placed there. The container is put on medium heat and boiled for 10 minutes. After that, the water is drained, and the regulators are left to cool. Then they are wiped with a napkin and set in place.
Lemon + Soda
Lemon juice is an indispensable tool for cleaning many impurities in the house.To clean the pens, just squeeze the juice of one lemon, moisten a brush in it and wipe the surface. If fat is eaten, add 2 teaspoons of soda to the juice, extinguished with a small amount of juice. The mixture is applied to the pens and left for 10-15 minutes, and then wiped. This way leaves a pleasant aroma of citrus in the kitchen for some time.
You can clean the pollution from any stove and regulators, but it may take a lot of time and effort. In order not to spend several hours cleaning several handles, it is better to wipe it regularlytheir from fat, touch them with clean hands and keep order in the kitchen. If the need for cleaning and using aggressive agents nevertheless arose, do not forget about the use of gloves and masks to protect the respiratory tract.
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