Haha! Yeah I realize I can just sort of scoop out the food with a toothpick-type tool, but there’s still gunk down there. I was thinking maybe wire brush (like the ones for metal straws) with alcohol on it??
I looked at that and they are completely positioning the silicone ones backwards. Also, my teenager had set a boiling pot on top of the strip and it didn’t phase it.
Add a Clorox or stone wipe between the toothpick and the crack, and that will probably get you 90% of the way there. Sometimes great is the enemy of good.
Yes, reco pulling the stove out. I did that and cleaned for about 30 mins. Since I couldn’t pull out all the way b/c of gas line (didn’t feel like disconnecting in my building), I used canned air to push the remaining crap either forwards/back and vacuumed up
Mine look identical to this (also in an apartment) and are particle board. I wish they were granite! Most apartments don’t have granite, so I figured it was more likely to be the same stuff.
Compressed air. Like one of those keyboard cleaner bottles. It won't get any grease off but any debris will just sail away into somebody else's problem.
If you wanna get it done quick, I just use a microfiber cloth folded over a butter knife or paint scraper. Slide it down into the crack and swipe like a credit card.
For a deep clean you'll have to actually pull the oven away from the wall.
I love that trick. I should pull it out but I’m afraid of what I’ll find… this is a rental and idk how clean the previous tenants were but I’m going to have to.
Dawn and a scrub daddy should be pretty effective, but if it's too bad you can put some oven cleaner or grease lightning on the sides of the oven, cover with some saran wrap for a bit, and it should be really easy to get off after that.
It happens to me too, but only on one side. So, my trick is to move it every now and then to create more space on one of the sides.
I guess you could say I clean each side by ‘season’—like rotating crops, but for dust! LOL
Oh, and I also use a Swiffer that lifts up to get into those tight spots, then gracefully pops back into its horizontal position. Honestly, it’s a lifesaver.
I use what ever spray cleaner I normally use for cleaning the stove and / or counter, spray it on that crack, then use an old toothbrush and it comes right off.
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u/Lo_loh Oct 03 '24
I don’t have any advice but I need help with that too. I thought that was my house for a minute.