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Scuka1 t1_jdvaynj wrote

LPT: Invest 23 seconds of your life after each cooking to wipe your stovetop clean and there won't ever be any grime that needs loosening.

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seamustheseagull t1_jdvud5l wrote

If you can at all, get an induction hob. It's actual witchcraft. All the power and accuracy of gas burners, with the cleanliness of an electric one. Nothing ever gets burnt onto an induction hob.

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kermitdafrog21 t1_jdw9y5f wrote

Everyone talks about how great induction is but I absolutely hate the one in my apartment. It feels like a worse version of electric cooktops

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Dioxyn t1_jdwfzab wrote

The stove in your apartment is likely to be a flat-top, infrared stove. This is not the same as a true induction stove.

Infrared stoves are far cheaper and suck Satan gonads.

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adrianmonk t1_jdwjkl7 wrote

Infrared may suck in comparison to induction, but it's still better than traditional electric (with the big fat exposed coils) in my experience.

Neither traditional electric nor infrared is very good at providing a lot of heat. However, infrared adjusts very quickly and heats more evenly, and it's way easier to clean.

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Dioxyn t1_jdwmf9f wrote

Yes, but they're both terrible at heat management. Their elements are either off or surface of the sun hot with no in between.

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sir-alpaca t1_jdwhfle wrote

Does it light up red? Does it get warm without a pot on it? Then it's maybe an infrared one, and those suck, but not as hard as resistance heaters.

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Kolby_Jack t1_jdw7dzl wrote

LPT: 23 seconds of easy labor every time you use your stove adds up to be greater then the 10 minutes of hard labor required to clean your stove after 6 months of grime build-up.

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Scuka1 t1_jdw7y1o wrote

Yeah, having months worth of grime in your kitchen to save a few minutes per week on cleaning time sounds like a good tradeoff. /s

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heyiambob t1_jdw8tiy wrote

To each their own. People have different thresholds

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Dripht_wood t1_jdxc6p9 wrote

23 seconds per day isn’t very useful though. That probably amounts to around 23 seconds of extra sleep, or getting to work 23 seconds earlier and twiddling your thumbs for that time.

Meanwhile for those 10 minutes you could do a crossword puzzle or something. Watch a fun youtube video.

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extordi t1_jdw9g41 wrote

Another LPT: If you wipe up spills/splatters from the stovetop immediately after they happen then not only are they ridiculously easy to clean, but you just saved a step of cleanup for when you are done cooking.

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ATLL2112 t1_jdwexp8 wrote

Not a great idea with a gas range unless you like burning yourself trying to get near the grates. Not to mention the stuff that gets under them.

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finnjakefionnacake t1_jdz52bq wrote

i mean, i think it's ok to wait until after you turn the flame off. lol. still better to clean it 10 minutes after it happens vs. 10 days.

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ATLL2112 t1_jdz57rj wrote

Yes, nothing I like to do more after slaving over a hot stove for 90 mins to cook a meal than let it get cold while I clean the mess I made.

There's literally no food stuffs that I can't get off 2 hours later with some elbow grease and, if needed, barkeeper's friend.

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finnjakefionnacake t1_je0qx8e wrote

lol i think 2 hours later is fine too. i think the point is just that the sooner you do it, the easier it is to clean

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Cando232 OP t1_jdvfdr6 wrote

Thank you for rewording my post to add the element of passive aggression

Edit: why are you booing me I'm right

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Scuka1 t1_jdvgw5i wrote

I didn't reword.

I pointed out the fact that you don't need heat from the oven if you actually maintain a clean stovetop by regularly wiping it clean, or, in other words, not allowing grime to build up, dry out, solidify.

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Yasin579 t1_jdvqsmq wrote

So in a way you did reword

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SqaueEarthConspiracy t1_jdvrvy7 wrote

Well he didn't reword it, that's suggesting he's making the same point. But he isn't. He's making a completely different point about preventative measures.

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bighunter1313 t1_jdw8bmd wrote

Tips for washing car! Don’t let it get dirty, ever. If a bug hits the windshield, immediately pull over and wipe it off. Like, it’s true. But it’s not realistic or helpful in this case. This is a tip for cleaning the stove. Doing exactly what OP described but saying always do it every time. OP is right that this is just the passive aggressive version. In both cases, they are just saying to clean it right after usage.

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SqaueEarthConspiracy t1_jdwf7ce wrote

That doesn't really make sense. Cars are much larger and require much more effort to keep clean. In all my adult life I've never had grease or dirt build up on my stove because I spend 30 seconds after cooking a meal to spray and wipe it down. You cannot apply that to a car. If you don't feel that wiping the stove after each use is realistic then I really would not like to see your house.

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bighunter1313 t1_jdwhs9k wrote

I think most people, including myself, do not see the stovetop as something that needs to be cleaned after every use. Sure there are neat freaks, but I think I’m in the majority.

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SqaueEarthConspiracy t1_jdwihnx wrote

I definitely don't think that's neat freak behaviour. It's just unhygienic to let food residue build up on a kitchen surface. And whether it's something you do or don't do you cannot argue that it's unrealistic.

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bighunter1313 t1_jdwkwix wrote

I’m not arguing it’s unrealistic. Just that most people don’t do it. Of course I’d clean up spills or anything of that sort right away.

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Scuka1 t1_jdvsofp wrote

Rewording means saying the same thing in a different way.

I'm saying a different thing.

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cjfool13 t1_jdvu91i wrote

Oh yeah so you def reworded it

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bobtheblob6 t1_jdw8psv wrote

In the same way you just reworded the comment you replied to, yes

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