I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
to work.

--Bryan

Bobo Bonobo® said...

> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
> to work.
>
> --Bryan


Bryan,

Free range buffalo?

I'd be over for breakfast, lunch and dinner, AND bring my BUDS!!! and
SUDS!!!

Andy

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<q> wrote in message ...
> Bobo Bonobo® said...
>
>> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
>> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
>> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
>> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
>> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
>> to work.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
>
> Bryan,
>
> Free range buffalo?
>
> I'd be over for breakfast, lunch and dinner, AND bring my BUDDIES!!! and
> STUDS!!!
>
> Andy
>
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Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
> to work.
>
> --Bryan

I know the feeling. My stainless and black stove looks great after I
tear it down and clean it (I really do tear it down a fair amount too),
but just one bit of pasta or rice boil over or anything pan fried and it
looks grungy.

Andy <q> said...

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"Pete C." > wrote in message
...
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>
>> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
>> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
>> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
>> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
>> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
>> to work.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> I know the feeling. My stainless and black stove looks great after I
> tear it down and clean it (I really do tear it down a fair amount too),
> but just one bit of pasta or rice boil over or anything pan fried and it
> looks grungy.


I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but the
black top is a ROYAL PITA. Every single drop of water, oil, or starch
calls for a complete stove top cleaning.
I love my stove, as far as use goes,(bought last year) it's gas, has a high
and low heat burner, the oven is great, it looks nice in my kitchen and the
settings are easy to use.
I hate the black top though.

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
> to work.


I know that feeling well. I tend to be somewhat less than obsessively
compulsive about tidiness and the kitchen tends to get cluttered. To make
matters worse, we have an of white ceramic tile floor that shows every
single speck of dirt, and our kitchen door is the main entrance to the
house. With two large hairy dogs, we get a lot of paw prints and fur on the
floor as well. Since our son was coming home for the holidays and we were
expecting a lot of company I did a thorough cleaning, pulling out the
fridge and stove, wiping down all the cupboards and cleaning out drawers.
It sure looked great for about an hour. We have to vacuum the kitchen floor
at least twice a day and mop it every day or two.

"Woolstitcher" > wrote

> I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but the
> black top is a ROYAL PITA. Every single drop of water, oil, or starch
> calls for a complete stove top cleaning.
> I love my stove, as far as use goes,(bought last year) it's gas, has a
> high and low heat burner, the oven is great, it looks nice in my kitchen
> and the settings are easy to use.
> I hate the black top though.

I love mine. My almond color stove always looked dirty, I
actually wore it out trying to clean it. At any rate, I have these
stove cleaner wipes by Weiman:

http://www.weiman.com/products/kitchen/quick_wipes.php

They do a beautiful job on the stove top as well as all the
other surfaces, such as dishwasher, etc. Leaves a nice
finish.

nancy

Woolstitcher wrote:
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
> > Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
> >> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
> >> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
> >> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
> >> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
> >> to work.
> >>
> >> --Bryan
> >
> > I know the feeling. My stainless and black stove looks great after I
> > tear it down and clean it (I really do tear it down a fair amount too),
> > but just one bit of pasta or rice boil over or anything pan fried and it
> > looks grungy.
>
> I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but the
> black top is a ROYAL PITA. Every single drop of water, oil, or starch
> calls for a complete stove top cleaning.
> I love my stove, as far as use goes,(bought last year) it's gas, has a high
> and low heat burner, the oven is great, it looks nice in my kitchen and the
> settings are easy to use.
> I hate the black top though.

Mine came with the house. Functionally it's great, with 5 gas (LP)
burners up top and a large electric convection oven below with a small
electric side oven as well. It looks nice too, when it's spotless, just
a real pain to try to keep spotless.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Woolstitcher" > wrote
>
>> I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but the
>> black top is a ROYAL PITA. Every single drop of water, oil, or starch
>> calls for a complete stove top cleaning.
>> I love my stove, as far as use goes,(bought last year) it's gas, has a
>> high and low heat burner, the oven is great, it looks nice in my kitchen
>> and the settings are easy to use.
>> I hate the black top though.
>
> I love mine. My almond color stove always looked dirty, I
> actually wore it out trying to clean it. At any rate, I have these
> stove cleaner wipes by Weiman:
>
> http://www.weiman.com/products/kitchen/quick_wipes.php
>
> They do a beautiful job on the stove top as well as all the
> other surfaces, such as dishwasher, etc. Leaves a nice
> finish.
>
> nancy
Thanks Nancy,
I'll see if I can find those.

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 07:40:22 -0800 (PST), "Bobo Bonobo®"
> wrote:

>I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
>personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
>thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
>motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
>gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
>to work.

Or - you can buy an induction cooktop. I swear, even the nastiest
spill cleans in a matter of seconds.
But that doesn't mean you shouldn't have guests more often :-)

Nathalie in Switzerland

"Woolstitcher" > wrote in message
. net...
>
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
>>> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
>>> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
>>> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
>>> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
>>> to work.
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>
>> I know the feeling. My stainless and black stove looks great after I
>> tear it down and clean it (I really do tear it down a fair amount too),
>> but just one bit of pasta or rice boil over or anything pan fried and it
>> looks grungy.
>
>
> I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but the
> black top is a ROYAL PITA. Every single drop of water, oil, or starch
> calls for a complete stove top cleaning.
> I love my stove, as far as use goes,(bought last year) it's gas, has a
> high and low heat burner, the oven is great, it looks nice in my kitchen
> and the settings are easy to use.
> I hate the black top though.
>


I hardly have time to ever see mine 'very' clean. It gets a swipe between
use because it is being used most of the time. My stove, dishwasher, sink &
countertops are in a constant state of use. They get cleaned as I go; a few
minutes, I'm back in there.
I consider it a loveable 'work' station.

Dee Dee

Sqwertz said...

> On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:34:34 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> Another imposter post brought to you by steve wartz.
>
> Hey Andy - Go **** yourself.
>
> If I actually wanted to forge you, I'd do a hell of a lot better
> job than that. But why would I? And why would I use "Windows
> Mail" on Windows Vista when I'm using Dialog on XP? I guess you
> missed that part, eh?
>
> I know who it is, though. Idiot.
>
> -sw


OK, "go **** yourself", who is it???

And "go **** yourself" anyway, just for being steve wartz!!!

Andy

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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:59:41 GMT, Woolstitcher wrote:
>
>> I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but the
>> black top is a ROYAL PITA.
>
> Why is stainless a PITA? I currently have almond and am deciding
> between a black or stainless.
>
> -sw

Water spots.

"jay" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:46:22 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:59:41 GMT, Woolstitcher wrote:
>>
>>> I'll never buy a black top stove again. The stainless is a PITA, but
>>> the
>>> black top is a ROYAL PITA.
>>
>> Why is stainless a PITA? I currently have almond and am deciding
>> between a black or stainless.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Stainless is not any more a PITA than the other choices. Cooking surfaces
> usually look dirty because.. they are.
>
> jay



Stainless steel surface cooktop?
Dee Dee

Nancy Young wrote:

> I love mine. My almond color stove always looked dirty, I
> actually wore it out trying to clean it. At any rate, I have these
> stove cleaner wipes by Weiman:
>
> http://www.weiman.com/products/kitchen/quick_wipes.php
>
> They do a beautiful job on the stove top as well as all the
> other surfaces, such as dishwasher, etc. Leaves a nice
> finish.
>
> nancy

Thanks, I will give this a try.

Becca

On Jan 5, 3:42�pm, jay > wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:46:22 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:59:41 GMT, Woolstitcher wrote:
>
> >> I'll never buy a black top stove again. �The stainless is a PITA, but the
> >> black top is a ROYAL PITA. �
>
> > Why is stainless a PITA? �I currently have almond and am deciding
> > between a black or stainless.
>
> > -sw
>
> Stainless is not any more a PITA than the other choices. �Cooking surfaces
> usually look dirty because.. they are.

Not nescessarily... stainless steel tends to exaggerate any smudges
and fingerprints like a black car, and is as finicky about cleaning as
a plush carpet is with vacuuming... every out of direction swipe
creates an optical embarrassment that's not actual dirt... that's why
so many stainless steel appliances offer textured surfaces, but that's
not the look most people want. The only way to have an impecable
looking kitchen is not to cook

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...
On Jan 5, 3:42?pm, jay > wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:46:22 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:59:41 GMT, Woolstitcher wrote:
>
> >> I'll never buy a black top stove again. ?The stainless is a PITA, but
> >> the
> >> black top is a ROYAL PITA. ?
>
> > Why is stainless a PITA? ?I currently have almond and am deciding
> > between a black or stainless.
>
> > -sw
>
> Stainless is not any more a PITA than the other choices. ?Cooking surfaces
> usually look dirty because.. they are.

Not nescessarily... stainless steel tends to exaggerate any smudges
and fingerprints like a black car, and is as finicky about cleaning as
a plush carpet is with vacuuming... every out of direction swipe
creates an optical embarrassment that's not actual dirt... that's why
so many stainless steel appliances offer textured surfaces, but that's
not the look most people want. The only way to have an impecable
looking kitchen is not to cook

If I would have known to go for the textured surface I would have ... I like
the look of both.
My mistake, live and learn.

In article > ,
"Woolstitcher" > wrote:

> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> ...

> > Stainless is not any more a PITA than the other choices. ?Cooking surfaces
> > usually look dirty because.. they are.
>
> Not nescessarily... stainless steel tends to exaggerate any smudges
> and fingerprints like a black car, and is as finicky about cleaning as
> a plush carpet is with vacuuming... every out of direction swipe
> creates an optical embarrassment that's not actual dirt...

At least wipe marks show it's been wiped. I can't see myself being
embarrassed by that.

Miche

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On Sat 05 Jan 2008 08:33:41p, Miche told us...

> In article > ,
> "Woolstitcher" > wrote:
>
>> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
>> .
>> ..
>
>> > Stainless is not any more a PITA than the other choices. ?Cooking
>> > surfaces usually look dirty because.. they are.
>>
>> Not nescessarily... stainless steel tends to exaggerate any smudges
>> and fingerprints like a black car, and is as finicky about cleaning as
>> a plush carpet is with vacuuming... every out of direction swipe
>> creates an optical embarrassment that's not actual dirt...
>
> At least wipe marks show it's been wiped. I can't see myself being
> embarrassed by that.
>
> Miche
>

Many years ago I had a friend whose kitchen had stainless steel counters
with integral sinks. I remarked one day how they always looked spotless.
Her secret? After basic cleaning/scrubbing, she wiped them down with a
large wad of cheesecloth that had been saturated with miineral oil and
wrung out. After wiping down, she used a dry ead of cheesecloth to buff
the surface. I watched her one day, and the whole process took just a few
miinutes from start to finish. I've never seen better looking stainless
steel. It didn't show water spots, smudges, swipe marks, etc.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Sqwrtz said...

> On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:10:11 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz said...
>>
>>> On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:34:34 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Another imposter post brought to you by steve wartz.
>>>
>>> Hey Andy - Go **** yourself.
>>>
>>> If I actually wanted to forge you, I'd do a hell of a lot better
>>> job than that. But why would I? And why would I use "Windows
>>> Mail" on Windows Vista when I'm using Dialog on XP? I guess you
>>> missed that part, eh?
>>>
>>> I know who it is, though. Idiot.
>>
>> OK, "go **** yourself", who is it???
>
> Pbbt, like I'm going to tell you? Turns out the answer is in
> another thread posted here recently (which I didn't even see
> until just a few seconds ago, but clearly proves it).
>
> But if you think I'm going to point it out to you, then you must
> be ****ing stoned.
>
> I know it's hard to believe that more than one person thinks
> you're a complete idiot, but it's time you face up to that.
>
> -sw

wartz

Like I'm going to accuse every member of the group. You're crazy stupid.

So it was you!!! Who are you kidding?!? You're still the biggest r.f.c
asshole.

Andy

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On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:33:41 +1300, Miche >
wrote:

>In article > ,
> "Woolstitcher" > wrote:
>
>> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>> > Stainless is not any more a PITA than the other choices. ?Cooking surfaces
>> > usually look dirty because.. they are.
>>
>> Not nescessarily... stainless steel tends to exaggerate any smudges
>> and fingerprints like a black car, and is as finicky about cleaning as
>> a plush carpet is with vacuuming... every out of direction swipe
>> creates an optical embarrassment that's not actual dirt...
>
>At least wipe marks show it's been wiped. I can't see myself being
>embarrassed by that.
>
>Miche

i take care of these kinds of problems by wearing sunglasses in the
kitchen.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:43:52 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>
>Many years ago I had a friend whose kitchen had stainless steel counters
>with integral sinks. I remarked one day how they always looked spotless.
>Her secret? After basic cleaning/scrubbing, she wiped them down with a
>large wad of cheesecloth that had been saturated with miineral oil and
>wrung out. After wiping down, she used a dry ead of cheesecloth to buff
>the surface. I watched her one day, and the whole process took just a few
>miinutes from start to finish. I've never seen better looking stainless
>steel. It didn't show water spots, smudges, swipe marks, etc.

how is martha these days?

your pal,
blake

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:03:34 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>
>> I'm in the middle of cleaning the kitchen. I know that one of my
>> personal inadequacies is that I let my stovetop go too long between
>> thorough cleanings. Whenever we have folks over, I have an extra
>> motivation to make the kitchen all sparkly clean. It never gets
>> gross, like smelly, but I do let it get a bit unsightly. Well, back
>> to work.
>
>
>I know that feeling well. I tend to be somewhat less than obsessively
>compulsive about tidiness and the kitchen tends to get cluttered. To make
>matters worse, we have an of white ceramic tile floor that shows every
>single speck of dirt, and our kitchen door is the main entrance to the
>house. With two large hairy dogs, we get a lot of paw prints and fur on the
>floor as well. Since our son was coming home for the holidays and we were
>expecting a lot of company I did a thorough cleaning, pulling out the
>fridge and stove, wiping down all the cupboards and cleaning out drawers.
>It sure looked great for about an hour. We have to vacuum the kitchen floor
>at least twice a day and mop it every day or two.

time to get rid of the dogs or send the son to bermuda for the
holidays.

your pal,
blake