"HardwareLust" > wrote in message
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> Anyone care to recommend a good way to clean a dirty stove top? The areas
> around the burners in my apartment have this brown stuff that I can't seem
> to remove, even with Soft Scrub or scouring powder.
>
> Along the same lines, I have some stainless steel pots and pans that I'd
> like to make the bottom look like stainless again.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

You can use Barkeeper's Friend or Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner on the SS
cookware. You might try Dawn Power Dissolver on the range. I use oven
cleaner on mine to remove difficult stains. If you use oven cleaner, be
sure to test an area first. It should work fine on cast iron, stainless,
and porcelain coated metal. It will ruin aluminum and painted surfaces.