"Kim Grauballe" > wrote in message . dk>...
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> Still, you have to be pretty desperate to work with a saturated soution of
> lye, I dont think anything in my kitchen has ever become that dirty.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I have a gas range, too, and I
have no problem cleaning it with just a soapy sponge. I've also never
seen the "glaze" other posters spoke of. I never fry & I don't cook
with a lot of oil or fat so maybe that's why.