Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Si

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Set fire to them. The accumulated stuff turns to ash,
and you can just brush them off when cold.

Chris Bacon wrote:
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves? Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a
while.
There must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Set fire to them. The accumulated stuff turns to ash,
and you can just brush them off when cold.

As tempting as that sounds it's more a kind of brown varnish stuck to the
chrome bars, rather than actual food debris, and it's a sod to get off.

Si

"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote in
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You clean barbecue shelves? ;-)



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Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Si

Put them in the dishwasher

MBQ

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves? Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a
while.
There must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Set fire to them. The accumulated stuff turns to ash,
and you can just brush them off when cold.

As tempting as that sounds it's more a kind of brown varnish stuck to the
chrome bars, rather than actual food debris, and it's a sod to get off.

Ah! Then put the shelves on a sheet of polythene (an old fertiliser
sack will do) and give 'em the Mr. Muscle oven cleaner treatment.

Richard Polhill wrote:
"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote in
:

You clean barbecue shelves? ;-)



Nope. These are oven shelves but I wanted to convey that they look like bbq
cooking racks, just in case there are different kinds of oven shelf wot I am
unaware of, like.

I'll shut up now.

Si

Chris Bacon wrote:
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves?

Ah! Then put the shelves on a sheet of polythene (an old fertiliser
sack will do) and give 'em the Mr. Muscle oven cleaner treatment.

This will be done.

Ta.

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
Chris Bacon wrote:
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves? Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a
while.
There must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Set fire to them. The accumulated stuff turns to ash,
and you can just brush them off when cold.

As tempting as that sounds it's more a kind of brown varnish stuck to the
chrome bars, rather than actual food debris, and it's a sod to get off.

I pop them in the dishwasher.
The stuff that's left comes off easy after.

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Soak them in hot waterand washing powder. The brown 'varnish' which sticks
like, well, will be very easy to rub off with steel wool after an hour.

Believe me, I've done it like this for very many years, frequently, and I
don't do anything which is hard work moe than once!

Mary

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Si


Try the stainless steel scourers, I use them every week after sunday roast
:-( and they clean the shelves easily.

Peter

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves?

Soak them in hot waterand washing powder. The brown 'varnish' which
sticks like, well, will be very easy to rub off with steel wool after
an hour.
Believe me, I've done it like this for very many years, frequently,
and I don't do anything which is hard work moe than once!


I like the sound of this - it has the words "very" and "easy" in it. I was
hoping you'd reply, Mary

Si

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote ...
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves?

Soak them in hot waterand washing powder. The brown 'varnish' which
sticks like, well, will be very easy to rub off with steel wool after
an hour.

I like the sound of this - it has the words "very" and "easy" in it. I was
hoping you'd reply, Mary

Extraordinary. The first reply from Mary Fisher that I've
seen which contains something relevant to uk.d-i-y, instead
of absolute piffle, out of about 3,500 posts (according to
Google). Even dIMM betters this by a considerable margin!
I don't have to read "her" stuff now, unless it's quoted
in replies.

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Sheet of thickish plastic. Make up a temporary frame with bricks or timber
(just lay on the ground), line with plastic sheet. Fill with caustic soda
solution & soak overnight.

Dave

Use "Oven Pride" as seen on TV

Just stick them in the supplied poly bags and pour some cleaner stuff
in them. Turn them occasionaly and then wash it off the next day. This
worked well on our oven racks.

Richard

In article , Chris Bacon
writes
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote ...
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves?

Soak them in hot waterand washing powder. The brown 'varnish' which
sticks like, well, will be very easy to rub off with steel wool after
an hour.

I like the sound of this - it has the words "very" and "easy" in it. I was
hoping you'd reply, Mary

Extraordinary. The first reply from Mary Fisher that I've
seen which contains something relevant to uk.d-i-y, instead
of absolute piffle, out of about 3,500 posts (according to
Google). Even dIMM betters this by a considerable margin!
I don't have to read "her" stuff now, unless it's quoted
in replies.

LOL, praise be to the rules of chance that caused my filter (which kills any
branch of a thread that Mary has contributed to) to fail on this occasion.
--
fred

wrote:
Use "Oven Pride" as seen on TV

Just stick them in the supplied poly bags and pour some cleaner stuff
in them. Turn them occasionaly and then wash it off the next day. This
worked well on our oven racks.


My wife mentioned a product that sounded like that. I'm spoilt for choice
now.

Si

Yes ... finish eating, turn to her in doors ... and say see you later.

Don't know what she does, but they are allways clean ...
cooking on BBQ's ... man thing
cleaning BBQ's ... woman thing


Truth be told we bought a GAS BBQ some years ago, and it has porcelain
coated shelves - very easy to clean (or so she tells me)

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Use "Oven Pride" as seen on TV

Just stick them in the supplied poly bags and pour some cleaner stuff
in them. Turn them occasionaly and then wash it off the next day. This
worked well on our oven racks.


My wife mentioned a product that sounded like that. I'm spoilt for choice
now.

Think about the environment

Mary

Si

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Use "Oven Pride" as seen on TV

Just stick them in the supplied poly bags and pour some cleaner
stuff in them. Turn them occasionaly and then wash it off the next
day. This worked well on our oven racks.


My wife mentioned a product that sounded like that. I'm spoilt for
choice now.

Think about the environment


Hmmmm...I'll smear them in honey and let the ants and bees clean them for me


Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...



My wife mentioned a product that sounded like that. I'm spoilt for
choice now.

Think about the environment


Hmmmm...I'll smear them in honey and let the ants and bees clean them for
me

That won't work.

Believe me!

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...



My wife mentioned a product that sounded like that. I'm spoilt for
choice now.

Think about the environment


Hmmmm...I'll smear them in honey and let the ants and bees clean
them for me

That won't work.

Believe me!


Fussy little bugs.

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...
Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...



My wife mentioned a product that sounded like that. I'm spoilt for
choice now.

Think about the environment


Hmmmm...I'll smear them in honey and let the ants and bees clean
them for me

That won't work.

Believe me!


Fussy little bugs.

No - they're vegetarian.

Well, the bees are. The ants *might* clean it but the soap and water is more
certain - and easier.

EASIER!

Mary

Si

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

Chris Bacon wrote:

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves? Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a
while.
There must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Set fire to them. The accumulated stuff turns to ash,
and you can just brush them off when cold.


As tempting as that sounds it's more a kind of brown varnish stuck to the
chrome bars, rather than actual food debris, and it's a sod to get off.


Soak in caustic soda and use a wire brush, hard scourer or fine grade
carborundum paper.

Si

Richard Polhill wrote:

"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote in
:

You clean barbecue shelves? ;-)



Wire brush for those.
After getting red hot...

wrote:


Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Si


Put them in the dishwasher


What good will that do? Dishwashers can't even get teas stains off tea
cups.....
MBQ

Mary Fisher wrote:

EASIER!


Gooooooooooood word.

Si

In message , "Mungo
\"two sheds\" Toadfoot" writes
Richard Polhill wrote:
"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" wrote in
:

You clean barbecue shelves? ;-)



Nope. These are oven shelves but I wanted to convey that they look like bbq
cooking racks, just in case there are different kinds of oven shelf wot I am
unaware of, like.


Keep the oven door shut, then nobody can see


I'll shut up now.

Me too

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Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

On of the doorstep catalogue things, might have been Bettaware, had what
looked like a steel thing with an arched slot in it that claimed to do
what you want.

We put oven racks in the dishwasher though, as already suggested, ok it
doesn't remove the stuff, but it makes it soft enough to wipe off easily.
Don't know about barbecue racks - don't like barbecued food

Lee
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:


What good will that do? Dishwashers can't even get teas stains off tea
cups.....

Mine does.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:


What good will that do? Dishwashers can't even get teas stains off tea
cups.....

Mine does.

So does mine.

Mary

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:50:31 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
wrote:

Chris Bacon wrote:
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven
shelves?

Ah! Then put the shelves on a sheet of polythene (an old fertiliser
sack will do) and give 'em the Mr. Muscle oven cleaner treatment.

This will be done.

Do you have a dishwasher? It should soften the goo quite nicely.

Also do you have a pressure washer? I've found they blast the softened
goo away really well, especially if using a rotating jet.

If using a PW after oven cleaner it'd be best to use a LP jet to rinse
it off first.

cheers,
Pete.

Pete C wrote:

Do you have a dishwasher? It should soften the goo quite nicely.


No, haven't got a space for one, nor the need really.

Also do you have a pressure washer? I've found they blast the softened
goo away really well, especially if using a rotating jet.


Something else I've never needed. I think it might be cheaper to buy new
shelves

Ta anyway,

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...

Also do you have a pressure washer? I've found they blast the softened
goo away really well, especially if using a rotating jet.


Something else I've never needed. I think it might be cheaper to buy new
shelves

Pressure washers are wonderful for some applications.

So are sledgehammers :-)

Mary

Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...

Also do you have a pressure washer? I've found they blast the
softened goo away really well, especially if using a rotating jet.


Something else I've never needed. I think it might be cheaper to buy
new shelves

Pressure washers are wonderful for some applications.

So are sledgehammers :-)


And what you are overlooking is that both are *damn* good fun.

"PC Paul" wrote in message
. uk...
Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
...

Also do you have a pressure washer? I've found they blast the
softened goo away really well, especially if using a rotating jet.


Something else I've never needed. I think it might be cheaper to buy
new shelves

Pressure washers are wonderful for some applications.

So are sledgehammers :-)


And what you are overlooking is that both are *damn* good fun.

There is that. There's also an alternative which no-one has suggested: eat
out.

I wouldn't and I suspect that Si has more sense but if anyone else reads
this ...

Mary

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Has anyone found a good way to clean the thin metal bars of oven shelves?

Brillo pads are ok but my thumbs and fingers sieze up after a while. There
must be a scraping/scrubbing kind of gadget to do this job.

Si


When I get asked to clean the school's barbi grills, I have found that
the best thing is washing powder/liquid solution and a Scotch Bright pad.

Leave to soak for a short while, before using the Scotch Bright.

You can buy Scotch Bright from buy and spew. Look for the type that is
used for metal.

HTH

Dave

On the other hand, you could always throw the barbi out and buy a new
one ;-)

Lee wrote:

Don't know about barbecue racks - don't like barbecued food

Lee

Had this conversation with SWMBO, concensus was that nobody actually
"likes" BBQ food, rather, they associate it with the sociable partying
that normally goes hand in hand.

Anybody ever solo'd a BBQ?

"Mike Dodd" wrote in message
Had this conversation with SWMBO, concensus was that nobody actually
"likes" BBQ food, rather, they associate it with the sociable partying
that normally goes hand in hand.

BBQ food is wonderful - if you do it properly. We do all sorts, kebabs,
prawns, chops, steaks.

Weather permitting we BBQ 3 or 4 nights a week.

Dave

In article , David Lang
wrote:

Weather permitting we BBQ 3 or 4 nights a week.

Would it not be easier to buy a proper cooker? :-)

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