What can I use to clean the greasy residue that builds up on kitchen appliances next to the oven/stove ?

Question

Is there some grease cutting solution I can make, or a product that I should use ?
It has built up terribly, and I'd like spotless appliances again.

Answer 1

try using oxyclean spray. that will clean your stove and take off the greasy residue. i also use greased lightning and that removes it really good too...

Answer 2

just read all the other answers and have used all of the same methods and products for the purpose you describe.
I thought they all worked about the same.
I settled on ammonia as it was the least expensive.

One characteristic of any of these products is that the grease and the dust tended to need a couple of cleanings and more often than not I would get "little clusters" of dissolved grease/dirt after the first wiping.

One day our grocer had a BOGO on Windex. I had quit using this years ago believing it was just expensive window cleaner.
Did a little research and discovered that there is NO ammonia in Windex ."Ammonia D" is a trade name used to describe a blend of two industrial solvents.[ one of them is what comprises the majority of "409" - but use enough of that and I find it takes a toll on my skin.]

By sheer accident , when I tried Windex on the light bulbs of
of the kitchen light I noticed that it also cleaned the metal shades. I next got on the ladder and did the rest of the fixture [a brushed nickel, 3 lamp].
The Windex worked like nothing before.

Sprayed directly on paper towels and then used to clean, I don't have any buckets or sponges or floors to clean afterwards.
Since, I've used it on range hoods, around the burners, chrome and several other places.

I still use other products for other reasons, but won't ever go back to anything else for the above.

If someone would have told me what I've just written here before I had purchased Windex I would have been really dismissive.
I've heard so much anecdotal ravings about various cleaners and how people love them, but when I research the ingredients I usually find there's not much to the claim.

I am a true cynical skeptic at heart.

Answer 3

Simple Green

Answer 4

I bought this product, Mean Green, from APWagner.com. This stuff really cuts grease well. My stove was kind of greasy and it worked really well.

http://www.apwagner.com/scripts/realtime.live/InvLookup/PFdisp-part.p?prod=100

Answer 5

the best thing i have found so far is dawn power dissolver it really works very well on my stove spray on leave set for a few minutes and wipe off you can find it with the dish liquid at w-mart

Answer 6

I love using an oxyclean based cleaner.....anything that that "oxy" in the name should do it, also 409 works well too.

Answer 7

409 cleaner is awesome for grease.

Answer 8

ammonia from your local supermarket .your kitchen appliances will come up like new

Answer 9

I've had good success with baking soda, followed by regular washing.

Answer 10

vinagar will cut the grease