cleaning a burnt-on material from gas fireplace glass
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Comments (80)I know I'm answering this one really late, but I have a huge soup pot that often burns stuff on the bottom depending what I am making. Ex. Chicken Corn Chowder, Spaghetti Sauce, Chicken and dumplings or as we call it Chicken Pot Pie... etc. Anyway, it's a given that making anything thick or heavy usually burns when it has to cook long. I don't get too crazy though over it. When I get everything put away, I rinse out what I can then sprinkle the whole bottom with Cream Of Tartar. I let it sit for about an hour or so. If it's really bad I also put water in the bottom and bring that to a boil. But before I can scrub it, That needs to cool down a bit. It's just a by product from wine making but it's used in many things from cookies to eggs to meringues and bringing stainless steel pots and pans and cookie trays also cake pans back to their original luster without any damage. If you ball up a piece of aluminum foil and use that to remove the burnt on "stuff", it works like a charm! Then rinse away. If it needs any tweaking, use a sponge with some Cream Of Tartar on it and wipe the bottom and sides. Make sure you rinse completely. Your pot, pan, cookie sheets and cake pans are brought back to life with this stuff! If you have jelly roll pans that need brought back to life, sprinkle the COT over entire surface add water to the top and place in the oven on 375* for 1 hour. Take the pan(s) out and cool down. Use a Scotch Brite sponge to clean the inside and outside of them and you'kk have really shiney pans again. FYI only use this on stainless steel pans. I wouldn't try this with coated ones. I don't think that is meant for those types....See Morelearning to clean all the new house materials (stone fireplace)
Comments (5)illinigirl - the very best thing in the world for drying out a shower is the Costco microfiber towels sold in the auto department. I keep one in my shower and the walls and door are bone dry after a wipe down. It's so much a habit now I don't even think about it. No water spots on the tile or glass or the shower head or handle. As for the fireplace, are you talking about the inside of the firebox? Unless you want it to look like it;s never been used, let it 'age' naturally with the fires. Otherwise it'll look like a too white, too new pair of Keds! Here is a link that might be useful: Costco Microfiber Towels...See MoreRecommendations for clean face gas fireplace
Comments (11)I am still confused. DH has dragged me to 5 shops in a week and we've seen and felt a lot of fireplaces. I have another thread where I am looking for explanations of the remote/thermostat choices, but we still don't have a fireplace picked. From this forum, I understood that B vent fireplaces are less expensive and less likely to blast us with heat in a bedroom (yes, yes, they use room air and are less efficient, too -- got that). So we got some b-vent bids. Macey, we now have a bids for the Lennox B-vent Crestlines and they are about $4900 total for the 42" and $4660 for the 36", compared to $3810 for the Lennox direct vent Elite 36". Why is the direct vent less expensive??? Please help us sort our bids out before our contractor kills us....See MoreXPost from Home Rep: Fireplace--how to clean and paint firebox?
Comments (1)First use a wire brush to get rid of any loose material. Then wash with a strong solution of TSP. Rinse and let dry completely. Spray with several light coats of high temperature paint - there are several brands....See Moremcfromct
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