Hi all, I posted a few years back about how I'm stuck with a stove that
came with GRAY stovetop grates. As another poster mentioned, they
NEVER look good unless they just came out of the box or if you just
busted your knuckles cleaning them.
I have used abrasives and oven cleaner on them with some small (and
VERY shortlived) results.
I have just found a tip on a website that says to soak your grates
overnight in a bucket of water and a can of crystal drano. Has anyone
done this? If so, to what results?
I'm wondering since my grates are gray would this be a bad idea
possibly making them even uglier than they are?
Also, has anyone had any luck in replacing these grates with black
ones? Thanks.

mypet wrote:

Hi all, I posted a few years back about how I'm stuck with a stove that
came with GRAY stovetop grates. As another poster mentioned, they
NEVER look good unless they just came out of the box or if you just
busted your knuckles cleaning them.
I have used abrasives and oven cleaner on them with some small (and
VERY shortlived) results.
I have just found a tip on a website that says to soak your grates
overnight in a bucket of water and a can of crystal drano. Has anyone
done this? If so, to what results?
I'm wondering since my grates are gray would this be a bad idea
possibly making them even uglier than they are?
Also, has anyone had any luck in replacing these grates with black
ones? Thanks.

I've heard that putting them in a large zip lock bag with a bit of
ammonia overnight works well. I'd be a bit worried about Drano as it's a
whole lot stronger and could do a lot of damage if it gets through a
flaw in the coating. The instructions for my stove indicate that the
black enameled grates are dishwasher safe so that's what I use and it
seems to do a good job.

Pete C.

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I have just found a tip on a website that says to soak your grates
overnight in a bucket of water and a can of crystal drano. Has anyone
done this? If so, to what results?
I'm wondering since my grates are gray would this be a bad idea
possibly making them even uglier than they are?
Also, has anyone had any luck in replacing these grates with black
ones? Thanks.


Should work OK. The grate is ceramic coated, Drano is sodium hydroxide

You may do just as well with ammonia. Just watch for the smell when you
open the container after soaking. Best done outside if you can.

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Hi all, I posted a few years back about how I'm stuck with a stove that
came with GRAY stovetop grates. As another poster mentioned, they
NEVER look good unless they just came out of the box or if you just
busted your knuckles cleaning them.
I have used abrasives and oven cleaner on them with some small (and
VERY shortlived) results.
I have just found a tip on a website that says to soak your grates
overnight in a bucket of water and a can of crystal drano. Has anyone
done this? If so, to what results?
I'm wondering since my grates are gray would this be a bad idea
possibly making them even uglier than they are?
Also, has anyone had any luck in replacing these grates with black
ones? Thanks.

I have them also. I put them in a bag and spray them with Easy-Off Heavy
Duty Oven Cleaner (yellow can - not the blue can). It works well. The
Drano would probably also work, but you might want to buy lye and use that.
I suspect that it would cost less. I have considered trying the lye as oven
cleaner is ridiculously expensive. I haven't had good luck with ammonia.