| Cleaning a stove check to make sure that
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| | them for several minutes with water
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| all switches are in the OFF position. The
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| | containing a few tablespoonfuls of
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| rims of the heating units should be wiped
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| | washing soda. (Don't use an aluminum pan
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| clean with a damp cloth when you have
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| | for this.) In scrubbing the burners be
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| finished cooking and the stove has
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| | particularly attentive to the little
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| cooled. Food that has spilled on open
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| | openings in the turn-on end through which
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| units can be burned off. Put a saucepan
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| | the gas flows to the burners. If any of
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| of water on the burner and heat it until
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| | the little holes (called ports) in the
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| the food has been completely charred,
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| | burners are clogged, push out the soot
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| then when the unit has beenswitched off
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| | accumulation with a wire or hairpin.
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| and has cooled, lift the unit out and
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| | Rinse the burners thoroughly, shake out
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| brush off the charred material. A mild
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| | the water, and wipe the outside dry. Then
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| scouring powder or steel wool can be used
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| | replace them, making sure that they are
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| to clean the rim on which the unit rests.
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| | in the right position. Light each burner
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| Wash it, after scouring, with a cloth
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| | to complete the drying and to make sure
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| wrung out of hot suds, rinse it, and wipe
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| | it is functioning correctly.
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| dry. Enclosed units are washed with a
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| | Gas burners are functioning correctly and
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| cloth wrung out of soapsuds. Particles
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| | with maximum efficiency when the flame is
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| that have burned on can be removed with
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| | blue and even. A ragged yellow flame
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| steel wool or a mild scouring powder. It
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| | indicates that the burner is not getting
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| is important to keep the reflector pans
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| | enough air along with the gas. Such a
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| under the electrical units clean and
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| | flame blackens the bottoms of pans and
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| bright because they are designed to
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| | gives poor heat. Sometimes this flame is
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| increase the heat output of the unit.
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| | due to clogged ports; if any are not
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| Removable drip pans under the burners of
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| | burning properly, clean them with a wire.
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| kitchen ranges should be taken out and
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| | If cleaning the ports fails to correct
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| washed regularly along with other stove
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| | the trouble and to produce an all-blue
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| parts. Lining them with aluminum foil
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| | flame, see if the little air shutter at
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| saves work here. And if you have a range
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| | the turn-on end is open far enough to
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| without a drip pan do use aluminum foil
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| | admit the proper amount of air.
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| because the area under the heating units
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| | Pilot light. Sometimes the pilot light on
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| is often very difficult to reach for
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| | an automatic gas range goes out due to
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| cleaning.
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| | its tiny ports being clogged. Clean them
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| To clean a gas range thoroughly the
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| | out with a fine wire and relight the
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| burners must be taken out and scrubbed
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| | pilot with a match. Sometimes a puff of
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| with a stiff brush in hot suds made with
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| | air can blow out a pilot light. Make the
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| an all-purpose detergent or soap and
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| | flame a little stronger by turning the
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| ammonia. If the burners are made of cast
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| | screw at the end of the tube connecting
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| iron you can clean them easily by boiling
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| | it to the left for a stronger flame.
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