Grill Element Cleaning

Sue7

I have a fan assisted electric cooker/grill that has the grill element at the top, my problem is that when i cook anything greasy in the oven or under the grill and the grease splashes onto the element. When i next use the grill it smokes really bad. Does anyone of a way that i can clean this element.

Thanks in advance

Chris25

I've found the same problem too. I put a little water into the grill pan and that seems to lessen the amount of spitting, then when the element has cooled down, wiping it with very hot water.

I really don't like these integrated grill and oven cookers. I'd like to go back to the old fashioned cooker with an eye-level grill. Trouble is, we'd have to completely redo the kitchen..................and that's not very money-saving:rolleyes:

Galtizz

Both of these methods work quite well with an oven, you might find making the paste thicker and painting it on with a paint brush would work;

A paste of water and biological washing powder
A paste of vinegar and bicab - this fizzes so mix it over the sink

Leave on for hours and hours (put it on after dinner one night and leave on until dinner next day, so almost 24 hours) the longer the better.

There was a really old thread on here about using amonia to clean the oven, that might work. You really need to mix the ammonia outside and shut it up in the oven in a pot whilst it works for a few hours, before opening the door of the oven you need to open all the doors and windows to ventilate the room because the stuff stinks and is bad for you.

Putting a bowl of water with 1/2 a lemon in works to loosen stuff in a microwave you could try putting a big bowl on the top shelf with 1 or 2 lemons sliced in 1/2 in and putting the grill on high for a bit, might loosen it. Make sure the bowl is oven proof though, don't want to be responsible for you having to scrap melted washing up bowl off your oven

Sue7

Thanks chris & galtizz - ill try both methods

chardonnay_2

i've got the same problem, will have a closer look at the suggestions -cheers

TomsMom

I have an electric oven, the type with the grill in the oven, not separate. It is the open element sort.

I've not had an electric oven before, always had gas.

Hubby likes grilled bacon and now everytime the grill is turned on all I can smell is bacon fat. Can even smell it when the oven is on.

How can I clean this open element and hopefully get rid of this smell?

Pink.

Hi TomsMum,

The suggestions on this older thread might help so I've added your thread to it to keep all the replies together.

Pink

TomsMom

Thanks Pink. I usually search, can't think why I didn't today. Probably another senior moment "sigh!"

kparka

sorry for bringing up an old thread... and the daft question that follows!

Would i be able to try this using lemon juice instead of lemons? I only ask because using lemons would mean buying some whereas i have some shops own lemon juice in the cupboard i would like to try the water & lemon idea 1st as it seems less hassle than making a paste & leaving it on for 24hrs & it would also be hard for me to get to the element at the mo as im also VERY pregnant & reaching the element is proving hard enough in the 1st place ha ha ha

Chris25

I don't think it would make much difference using lemon juice rather than lemons - I often use diluted juice in my microwave. Not sure how well it would work in an ordinary oven but it's worth trying

kparka

thanks chris... guess what ill be spending my time doing today