Stardrops: A Users Guide

gelato_cat

I tried it neat and it didn't work... I'm obviously missing something!

In my case it was grill pans and grill racks rather than baking sheets, I've inherited them from the previous owner of the house (who left the place absolutely filthy). I have washed said equipment thoroughly, so am happy to cook on it but still can't get the baked-on grease off in the corners etc.

Suze

judderman62 wrote: »

OOOh I got several baking sheets that are really, really black, burnt n yuckie - how much stardrops to how much water do I need ?

TIA

Winky,_The_House_Elf

Suzey wrote: »

I tried it neat and it didn't work... I'm obviously missing something!

I find that for burnt on stuff if you use a it 50/50 diluted with water, and apply it with a sponge so its all foamy, then leave it for a while, it will mostly wipe the black bits off.

For some reason that works better than neat.

Hope that helps

Winky

Stephen_Leak

Detergents need water to work in. One end of the detergent molecule is hydrophobic (hates water) and locks onto a grease molecule. The other end is hydrophilic (loves water) and locks onto a water molecule. As the water molecules can move around, they lift the detergent molecules and grease molecules away from the dirty item.

gelato_cat

Thanks. I'd actually tried it diluted with water before I used it neat and it didn't work... I'll try a more concentrated solution and see if that works... this stuff is really baked-on though (you know when people don't clean baking trays properly and so it's been cooked onto the tray several times over) so I'm not sure if anything but elbow grease (of which I have already applied lots!) will work...

Suze

Sylvester

Oh my gosh!

My local Iceland have got a brand new section with about 8-10 different stardrops products that i've never seen before.

Is this as good as people make out?

ifonlyitwaseasier

OH MY GOD!!!!!!

am browsing mysupermarket (MrT) having an imaginary shop (money no object blah blah) and wandered into the cleaning "aisle" where i saw this

£1.60
(16p / 100ml)
Stardrops Concentrated Cleaner Original (1L)

OMG please tell me other places aren't charging as much???

(ok so i don't need any as i have a stock of it in but that fair took my breathe away!)

geordie_joe

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

OH MY GOD!!!!!!

am browsing mysupermarket (MrT) having an imaginary shop (money no object blah blah) and wandered into the cleaning "aisle" where i saw this

£1.60
(16p / 100ml)
Stardrops Concentrated Cleaner Original (1L)

OMG please tell me other places aren't charging as much???

(ok so i don't need any as i have a stock of it in but that fair took my breathe away!)

Iceland are selling it for £1 and so are ASDA, but the asda price is reduced from £1.58

ifonlyitwaseasier

phew cheers geordie joe!!

rosekitten

there are two sizes the standard bottle
and the large one,the large one is on
offer in Asda for £1 normaly £1.59

Tried the Stardrops spray on window cleaner
our windows were in a real mess as we had builders
drilling away like crazy a while back and the outside
was covered in an orange dust that once it rained
left orange straks and marks,the windows and frames
have cleaned up really well with little effort

deeds

I really don't think 'Stardrops' is all that.

I got some at a local store (B&M, about £1, fact fans! ) and I've found it to be a bit poor, it doesn't compare to Mr Muscle kitchen cleaner or Flash. I don't get it.

I have this vision of martyrs scrubbing away with substandard products in the name of 'Old Style'