No matter how clean I try to cook, I always splash and spill things. Fortunately, our electric stove has drip pans. I can't imagine the mess without them. But there is still a mess in the drip pans.
Growing up in the disposable generation, I am more inclined to throw them out then put in elbow grease. I decided that replacing these pans are not always budget-friendly especially when considering the number of messes I have.
Oh man, these are gross!
Searching online I found that ammonia was a common solution for stoves and ovens. It's a household product that is pretty handy and cheap!
All you'll need is a gallon size zip top bag and a splash or two of ammonia. I put the small and large drip pans together for a couple reasons. First, it takes less time and materials to "steam" 2 together rather than 1 drip pan per bag. Second, I can still use my stove for big pots and small pots by leaving 2 still on the stove.
The length of time to allow these drip pans to sit in the bag really depends on the amount of gunk. I typically leave them in for 24-48 hours.
Once I take them out of the bag, I wash them. I may need to exert some energy using steel wool or other type of serious scrubber.
The first few times, I did this method, I dumped out the ammonia and for the next round, I put new ammonia in the bag. I soon discovered that the ammonia may get a little dirty but the potency does not dull after 1 bag treatment. I reuse the bag and ammonia when treating the second set of drip pans.
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