My Morning Project

I should start out by saying that, cleaning the stove should never be a project. And it is really not my desire to have it be one.

But I almost never wipe down the stove. Honestly, I cannot remember the last time I deep cleaned the stove, let alone wiped it down. Hopefully it I have done it since Christmas... But judging by how bad it was this morning, I am not convinced.

Part of me says, don't show the picture.  Then if I didn't, how credible would I be. I need to be held accountable for letting it get this bad. As you scroll down promise to look me in the face the next time I run into you....




Here it is.....

 It was so bad. Looking back at how bad it was, I am surprised we were able to use it for so long without starting a fire. It is disgusting. The black around the bottom right burner is really a pile of food. There are old noodles, bits of meat... it is the grossest part of my kitchen.

I can do this. I can get it done before Paige's pick-up from kindergarten.

 Starting time.... 9:02.... I had 1 hour and 50 minutes to get as much grime off as I can. And I was off to the races...

I ended up needing an arsenal of tools to get the job done.... A sponge with a scrubby side, a Magic Eraser, a Green Scrubby, 2 rags, a dish brush with a flat scrappy side and a butter knife. Sadly, I used up my last Magic Eraser.


But it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Here is the after shot...

It only took 52 minutes to get it back to acceptable condition. Now if only I could get the rest of my kitchen to this point. I have a feeling that project is going to take longer than I can even imagine.