Grease and grime on wooden cooker hood and cupboard doors

We had this problem when we moved into this house. I tried all sorts; sugar soap, abrasive cleaners, and they never really felt clean when you ran your hands over them. I do think that gas hobs exacerbate the problem. We ended up replacing the kitchen two years in.

If you go to Aldi/Lidl they have a similar orange based spray which is very good I can't remember the name but its in their household section,good old hot soapy water and a soft brush will bring a lot of it off and then wash down every night after finishing your cooking to stop build up.Best of luck.

Greyduster glad I am not the only one. The house is sdsdold and I suspect they will revamp the kitchen, as there was tastaslk of as range cooker, which would require a bigger hood, but I want to leave it as clean as I can.

Oh dear. House is sold. Not sure how I managed that.

Have you tried a mixture of soda crystals and lemon juice? It really cuts through grease. Could check on a small area first to see if it affects the surface.

H says warm water with lots of fairy liquid and a brillo pad. Use the brilliant in small circular movements. Then wipe off with a damp cloth.

Brillo

I use a 'magic sponge' on small grease marks on my wooden kitchen cupboard doors. They do the job, but of course, they must work by taking off a very fine lawyer of the surface. Tbh, Brillo pads would do the same. You can find them by googling.

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Firstly, using a scraper for a ceramic hob, scrape the worst of the grease off. Do a little bit each day, it's very wearing. The blades do not damage the surface if used at the right angle.

Then using dirt eraser sponges with just water, you should be able to loosen the remaining grease.

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This will need cleaning off, if necessary with a little soapy water.

Then you can polish the wood with whatever you usually use.

Mr Muscle orange spray is excellent as is Flash Lemon, spray on a wet cloth and it just wipes off

candlefran I said the same to H but as someone who is used to working with wood he says the soapy water acts as a buffer

I had that problem and after getting the grease off I have now glued tin foil on the areas closest to the gas hob. Not a pretty sight but I can whip them off very quickly if necessary.

Will look for a ceramic hob scraper.
Thanks everyone.

Goodness me! Is someone owning up to having a messy kitchen
Shame on your sluttyness.

have you tried a steam cleaner ?

There is a Flash degreaser spray with Fairy that works well on all sorts of greasy things, we use it quite a bit. But I'm also a big fan of very hot water, a bit of general purpose detergent (Flash liquid dilutable type stuff)and a generous helping of the good old soda crystals.

Try really cheap red lipstick ( surface test first) leave for an hour or so and wash with hot soapy water.

Sugar soap is very effective in removing grease, most diy shops sell it.

Nellie it's friendly dirt

Good old washing soda works. It's probably what is in most fancy cleaners anyway.

Scrape the worst of it off , give it a light sand and then a coat of clear varnish . Spray cleaner will not touch it .

I'm not sure about detergents on wood, but I use neat Flash for the very top of my kitchen cupboards - which are rarely cleaned so are horribly dirty/greasy (even though we don't fry very much!) then rinse with water.