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submitted 1 year ago by synapse1278@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world

I had lost hope with my electric cooking plates. The white circles where completely hidden under a layer of diamond-grade burn residue that no amount of scrubbing with chemicals could even begin to remove. I found this 3€ scrapping tool and it's amazing !!! Sorry, but I don't have the before picture, believe me after 6 years of usage, it was bad.

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[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago

This is the absolute proper tool for this job.

That said, everyone should know the different ways of cleaning the things.

Bar keepers Friend, for the equivalent oxalic acid/ddbsa cleaner in your area will remove dark carbon from most surfaces, especially when used with a magic eraser/melamine sponge

If you have a pot or a pan or something movable that is very burnt on, soaking it in an extremely dangerous solution of potassium hydroxide (lye) well absolutely remove all the organics. You just have to be sure to wear gloves and splash protection because it will blind you in a hot second.

Soaking rusty items in vinegar for a prolonged period of time will remove the rust, but you'll have to treat it pretty quickly to keep the rusr from coming back.

[-] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Literally blind forever?

I knew lye was dangerous but that sounds EXTREMELY dangerous.

[-] nxdefiant@startrek.website 16 points 1 year ago

AND it reacts with aluminum to create hydrogen!

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[-] detalferous@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Treat it with what? An oil to protect the surface?

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

A super thin layer of food safe oil. Apply it, Buff it back off as much as possible than wash the pan.

If it's cast iron you can just re-season it.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

just re-season it.

One does not “simply re-season.” Tbf it’s a pita.

[-] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Is it? I just throw it in the oven on high for a bit. Sometimes if I'm lazy I'll just oil it and cook on high without seasoning. Just using it seasons it some. Even if the season is incomplete, just being oiled will prevent rust until next time and that seasoning builds up. Some people make a hobby of doing things the "right way" though, who am I to judge?

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[-] SuzyQ@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Bar keepers Friend, for the equivalent oxalic acid/ddbsa cleaner in your area will remove dark carbon from most surfaces, especially when used with a magic eraser/melamine sponge

I had no idea! Thank you! I keep this to clean my ceramic cast iron sink but had no idea that I could use this on my glass top stove and the burnt bottom of my pans!

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago

If you clean the top after every use, then it'll never get bad enough to need this thing. Just an FYI, if you'd rather not stare at encrusted burn residue for another 6 years.

[-] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago

If you clean the top after every use, then it’ll never get bad enough to need this thing.

laughs neurodivergently

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

We're doing our best guys, trust us

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I don't necessarily clean after every use, but I do clean before the next use. I don't turn the stove on if it's dirty, that will bake the mess in. I might dirty all four burners and then decide "can't cook, stoves dirty," until I'm up for wiping it down with a wet paper towel. I think of it as a dish, I might not clean it right away, but I'm certainly not going to eat off it again before cleaning it.

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[-] marx2k@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Look at mr. Never-Burned-Liquid-Malt-Extract-Making-Wort over here

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[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

If you clean the top after every use,

True, but: I don't wanna.

[-] londos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

They should make tiny stovetop Roombas that look like the robots from Batteries Not Included

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[-] Raxiel@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Fair point, but this is one of those "if a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing badly" situations where just waving a towel at it still helps prevent stuff getting out of hand.

Of course this is easiest with induction because you don't need to wait for stuff to cool at all

[-] snake@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

That’s called a paint scraper, my dude

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[-] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 24 points 1 year ago

It looks like a razor with a handle?

[-] 314xel@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Won't metal do damage / scratch a glass surface? Is it safe?

[-] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Depends on the hardness of the metal you would need a metal. ~~These stoves are mostly aluminium oxide, which has a mohs hardness of 9 and steel is 4-8.~~ I looked more into it and I found glass ceramic stoves have a mohs hardness of 6-7. So a very hard steel should be able to scratch it, but most steels including stainless should be fine.

[-] zzzz@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Glass is harder than most metals.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It can, yeah. You have to be careful to press gently in the center of the blade and not put pressure on the corners which will gouge huge scratches into glass. I have one of these for cleaning my paint pallette and get double-duty out of it on oven cleaning day.

They make cleaning kits for these stove tops that typically come with a cheaper plastic version of the tool with a weaker metal razor. Still does the job well, but less scratching chance. Also usually comes with a fine-grain polishing cream and sponges to apply it with. The cream helps to buff out lighter scratches and remove some of the cooked on stuff.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It doesn't scratch the glass, even when applying quite some force. The blade dulls pretty fast, it probably doesn't have the hardness to damage the glass.

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[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's pretty much just that. It comes with spare blades in the handle, and they are double sided ! Very useful, because they dull pretty fast.

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[-] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 20 points 1 year ago

nooooo its called "Ceranfeldkratzer"

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The package reads:

  • Reinigungsschaber
  • Cleansing scraper
  • Racloir nettoyant
  • Raedera para limpiar
  • Raschietto universale
[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] Norgur@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago

Glaskochfeldreinigungsrasierklingenhaltungsvorrichtung

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

This seems more correct. I will call it that from now on.

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[-] Lemmylaugh@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

One of these is not like the other

[-] Tiefton@feddit.de 19 points 1 year ago

TIL it’s not a thing everywhere. Thought it was as common as can openers or cooking spoons internationally!

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[-] Bloodwoodsrisen 19 points 1 year ago

When we had our electric oven I'd use a pastry cutter to scrape everything off

Note: pastry cutters may not look sharp but they are. Sliced my thumb open on one while putting dishes away and spent months regrowing my nail

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[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

A similar razorblade scraper came with my cooktop cleaning kit. But the liquid cleaner and scrubber almost makes it unneccary. Weiman brand.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I am not denying I have neglected regular maintenance of my cooking plates 😅

[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

This is what amazon calls that cleaning kit if you want to look for it:
Weiman Cooktop and Stove Top Cleaner Kit - Glass Cook Top Cleaner and Polish 10 oz. Scrubbing Pad, Cleaning Tool, Razor, Scraper

[-] peeweejd@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Those scrapers are magic for glass cooktops.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

If only I knew they existed earlier !

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

scrapping tool

I think scrapping wasn't what happened here.

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