A queen of cleaning and organization has shared her simple method for making a greasy stove shine like new using a few pantry basics.
Chantel Mila, who goes by the name Mama Mila online, revealed how she cleverly cleans her dirty stove in five easy steps.
The Melbourne mother-of-two cleaned all the nooks and crannies, including the grates and burners on her stove, with boiling water, baking soda, lemon, and dishwashing liquid.
Chantel begins by removing the stove grates and letting them soak in hot soapy water to soften any stubborn grease.
Also soak the burners in a mixture of half a cup of baking soda, one lemon wedge, and boiling water for one hour.
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Chantel Mila aka Mama Mila online has shared her five step hack to make a greasy stove look like new again in five simple steps
Before and after: The Melbourne mother-of-two cleaned all the nooks and crannies, including the grates and burners on her stove, with boiling water, baking soda, lemon, and dishwashing liquid.
By mixing a cup of baking soda, a third of a cup of dishwashing detergent, Chantel makes her own scrubbing paste.
“This mixture can be used on the stovetop and around the house to remove tough grease,” she said as she used a steel brush to clean hard-to-reach areas.
“Use the same mixture on your burners with steel wool to remove burn marks.”
Finally, he washed and rinsed the burners and grates with ease after the soaking loosened the grime buildup and put the stove back together.
Chantel shared the stovetop cleaning hack online video across his popular social media channels racking up 543,000 combined views.
By mixing one cup of baking soda, one-third cup of dishwashing detergent, Chantel makes her own scrubbing paste.
Finally, he washed and rinsed the burners and grates with ease after the soaking loosened the grime buildup and put the stove back together.
‘Wow!! That scrubbing at the end to remove accumulated dirt. I must try this now,’ commented one woman.
‘You have inspired me to clean my stove! He desperately needs it,” wrote another.
‘Perfect… I’ve been looking for these types of solutions for months,’ replied a third.
Formerly Chantel revealed her ‘go to’ hack for giving your oven a ‘quick refresh’ between deep cleans without using harsh chemicals.
He heated the oven with a tray filled with water and lemons and used a pinch of baking soda to remove any stubborn grime.
The Melbourne mother-of-two sliced a lemon and placed the slices in a heatproof bowl of water.
Before & After: Chantel shared her trick for cleaning ovens without chemicals. He heated an oven with a tray of water and lemons and used a pinch of baking soda to remove the grime.
She cut up a lemon and placed the slices in a heatproof bowl of water. She put the bowl in the preheated oven at 180C for 20 minutes or until steaming.
Put the bowl in the preheated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes or until steaming.
She said the steam will soften the buildup of grime while the citric acid in the lemons held in to ‘cut through the grease’.
Chantel lets the oven cool until lukewarm and sprinkles baking soda on the surface for “easy scrubbing.”
Dip a microfiber cloth into the lemon water once it has cooled and wipe away greasy dirt with ease.
The cleaning and organizing genius shared the hack in a video on her popular social media pages that quickly garnered more than 411,000 views and a raft of appreciative comments from fans.
‘I love this advice. I hate cleaning ovens. Mine really needs to be fixed,’ said one mother.
Chantel lets the oven cool down to lukewarm and sprinkles baking soda on the surface for “easy scrubbing” and then easily wipes the mess off with a cloth.
‘I have to do this after vacation this week!’ added another.
‘How often do you deep clean because your oven is spotless?’ a third asked to which Chantel replied, “I do a deep clean every quarter (four times a year) and then this process in between.”
For deeper cleans, Chantel said she uses her homemade ‘energy paste’ which can also be used in bathrooms and other kitchen areas.
She mixes one cup of baking soda with one-third cup of dish soap and one-third cup of water.
The mom also adds a few drops of essential oil to make her home smell amazing, but she said this was an optional ingredient.
Chantel stirs to make a paste, then pours the mixture into an airtight bottle.
“This blend is so powerful at removing tough stains and limescale,” she explained, adding that it has great “cleaning power” and is perfect for areas that “need a little more work.”
