You already know how powerful a dishwasher tablet can be inside a machine, but very few people realize it can clean something else in your home even better: your stove. This simple trick removes burnt-on spills, thick crusts and stubborn stains more easily than most expensive stove cleaners.
Even though dishwasher tablets are designed for dishes, the ingredients inside them are meant to break down baked-on food, grease and residue exactly the kind of buildup that sticks to your stove. When prepared the right way, a dishwasher tablet becomes one of the most effective stove-cleaning solutions you can use. But before you try this, it’s important to understand why most people make a mistake when cleaning their stove.
Don’t Do This
Many people scrape, scrub or use harsh chemicals on their stove, hoping to remove burnt-on spots quickly. Unfortunately, this can damage the surface, spread the dirt around or simply not work at all. Even strong cleaners often fail to soften the hardened crust that forms when something boils over. A dishwasher tablet works differently. Instead of using aggressive chemicals, it releases enzymes, degreasers and cleaning agents slowly, allowing them to break down the residue without scrubbing. But this only works if you dissolve the tablet first. Rubbing it directly on the stove does very little and can scratch the surface.
Go to the next page to discover why this trick works so incredibly well and how it removes burnt-on stains with almost no effort.