Gas cooker hobs

[NoNamesLeft86]

I've just moved into a new rented property that was a student let before me. Looked clean at a glance but in reality everything is very grimy.

Anyway the hob looked clean but when I remove the actual hob bits they are disgusting. Like years of build up.

Is there any magic tricks here before I spend hours scrubbing? Hoping somebody can tell me something amazing I can soak them in to save me the elbow greese.

I'd buy new ones

Oh didnt even think of that

Are they all a standard thing or do I need to buy the right one for my cooker?

Oven pride?
Or baking powder and vinegar solution overnight?

Dirty gets!

I'd see if the LL would pay for a professional clean tbh. You shouldn't have to clean up the previous tenants' mess.

Don’t buy new ones unless the old ones don’t work any more. Too much perfectly useable stuff ends up in landfill because people are too lazy to clean.

Im going to try those oven clean bags you get. Not used them before as we keep things clean daily but ive heard good things.

But how do I know they are def ok for hobs?

Just got some oven pride and it says do not use on any part of the hob including cooker rings. Argh.

It says its suitable for most stainless steal and enamel surfaces so i wonder what the gas rings are made of?!

Or baking powder and vinegar solution overnight?

This works a treat. I watched a couple of videos on youtube where they used a baking soda and white vinegar solution so decided to try it. It works!

You might have to do it in layers - I did - but you put the soda on, spray the vinegar and it all foams up then you use a soft scourer to loosen the first 'layer' of grease. It's like magic the way it comes up but I found the solution got very dirty and messy quickly so I cleaned it off and then repeated the process again - sort of taking it off layer by layer.

By the time I finished the hob was gleaming!

I got a box of Baking Soda and the vinegar from my local hardware shop and it was about 3 quid for the two if I recall.