Cleaning Cooker Hood

Jay-Jay_4 · 24 January 2005 at 11:21PM

Hellooooooo!

I've got one of those built in extractor fans over my hob, the front of it is the same as my units and my problem is that it's very greasy.The built in units all around the hob and they have ALL developed a coating of yellow, shiny grease that's proving impossible to get off.

I've tried washing up liquid, bleach, flash, oven cleaner :eek: and everything else in my cupboard. I've rubbed and scrubbed but when I rinse the doors and dry them... the flippin grease is still on 'em!!!!!

HELP!!!!!

I feel sure that vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and lemon juice will feature somewhere in the removal of this stuff

student100 · 25 January 2005 at 12:15AM

Mmm yeah, I'm the only person at home who ever seems to do this task, for some reason they always leave it till the uni holidays for me to get back :rolleyes:

I usually use lots of washing up liquid and one of those green nylon scourers (don't expect to be able to use it for anything else afterwards though, it'll only be fit for the bin) and elbow grease. Wearing rubber gloves is a good idea! If you're cleaning the actual thing that holds the grease filter you can never get it perfectly clean.

I have never tried it but I'm told a solution of biological washing (i.e. laundry) powder in water makes a good degreaser, the enzymes help remove the grease or something so maybe if you're struggling with plain detergent (washing up liquid) try that.

And if you do use a scourer make sure it won't wreck your cupboards first.

Jess_7477 · 25 January 2005 at 3:33PM

I had to do this at my last house when I moved in as the whole kitchen was covered. I got some stuff from B&Q called Suger Soap and it came off really easily, only it was quite expensive, but it worked!

MATH · 26 January 2005 at 11:11AM

My cooker hood was in a grotty state, covered in grease and nicotine. the only thing that got it all off was good old fashioned Ajax Scoruing Powder, hot water, and plenty of elbow grease.

Jay-Jay_4 · 26 January 2005 at 2:33PM

Thanks for your replies...

I'm scared of scratching the surface of the doors witha scourer as they're quite shiny and the lights shine on them.... does that make sense?

I might have a go at sugar soap... my Brother In Law's a decorator so he might have some that I can nick

It's a bloody pain to get rid of isn't it? The fan has a built in light, the cover of which fills up with yellow fat :eek: I wouldn't mind but it's not as if we have fried foods all that often!!

Wonder how much a cleaner costs!!!!!

seth · 26 January 2005 at 2:44PM

Use some washing Soda and mix it with boiling water in a pot on the stove to keep it hot. This makes a cuastic solutions. The key is to use heat and soda. This disolves the fat (it acually makes soap FAT+ NaOH= Soaponification).

Don't do this in an aluminium pan, and use gloves, keep kids, pets away and wear googles. Ideally a big pot so you can immerise the items to be cleaned.

Lillibet_2 · 1 February 2005 at 6:01PM

Just found a recommendation for doing this on another site & got so excited that I have had to come straight back & post it here! How sad am I?
Anyway, it's on dollarstretcher.com (a VERY American site if you've never seen it but full of useful stuff if you can get past all the "Mary-Ellens pot luck supper" type articles), a reader recommends using WD40 to clean a greasy cooker hood! Haven't tried it myself but seems reasonable enough to consider?

HTH

Glad · 1 February 2005 at 6:25PM

sorry no vinegar

you need this or this from lakeland
and some microfibre cloths best ones I've had are from woolworths

Jay-Jay_4 · 1 February 2005 at 8:41PM

Ooohhh...! Thanks for all your suggestions

Seth... WOW... that sounds like good fun ...is washing soda the same as washing powder... I doubt it so will peel my eyes in Adsa for 'Washing Soda'

Lillibet.... I'll try that tomorrow cos I've got some in the car, thanks

Glad... I've been looking for an excuse to go to the Lakes for a day and that might've just swung it ..(he doesn't know that you can order online

)... The first one seems like good value as you get the refill aswell...thanks. It could come in handy for loads of things.

Now... where can I buy some elbow grease?

molly57 · 1 February 2005 at 8:59PM

This might sound strange, but have you tried windolene.... I tried it on mine and it worked. All sparkling and clean
I used the spray solution
Hope this helps

M.E.2-2 · 1 February 2005 at 9:08PM

Used to run a restaurant and used a product called Deepio in the kitchen.All the equipment would clean up like new. It was a powder but I believe you can get a spray bottle as well.

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