Set It in a Bucket and Forget It! Cleaning the Rotisserie Back Splash
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Pat Ruge
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Easy way to clean the Ronson Rotisserie Back Splash
The is the large Ronson Rotisserie. I stress large, because I also own the smaller version, and the large one is the only one I can remove the backsplash.
I use my Rotisserie a lot, but especially in the summer. I use it in the garage or the back yard in the summer to prevent heating up the kitchen. We live in a desert-like environment and temps are known to go 100-110 degrees in summertime.
I used to buy the Costco rotisserie chicken nearly every week. However, at 75, it is no longer easy for me to get there. Whenever chicken goes on sale for 50% off, I always buy the biggest whole chicken I can find, pop it on the rack, season up a bit - set it and forget it. So much easier than going to Costco and usually cost me about $5.00.
However, it does tend to grime up my Rotisserie after several uses.
The Rack
The rack is easy enough to keep clean. Most of the time, I just put it in the dishwasher and it comes out fine. I've learned from my fellow Hometalkers to use a baking soda paste to take care of any build up - but honestly, I only do that occasionally. I also use the backing soda paste to clean the glass build up - occasionally! These tips can be found here on Hometalk "oven cleaning".
The bucket
I did another project under garage storage ideas where I explained that I get these buckets from the grocery store pastry department. They are buttercream tubs they use to decorate cakes and cupcakes and they are free for the asking. The size I am using here is approximately 2.5-3 gal. It says 15 lbs on the label. The important thing here is that it has nice seal on it.
After cleaning it out thoroughly, of course, I add about 1/4 cup ammonia, toss in the rotisserie back splash, seal it up and forget about it for the next 24 hours.
The before shot with all the build up.
This is about a year's build up of pretty yucky grime.
The after shot.
After waiting 24 hours, remove from tub and using the blue sponge, with the blue scratcher, wipe off the debris. Most will just fall off, a few spots may need convincing. All the grime is gone. It's a beautiful thing. It is the fumes from the ammonia that does all the work for you, so you only need a small amount, but seal the tub tight as you can. I keep it in the garage while it's doing it's work.
I used to use this same idea with my stove top grilles and it worked out great for those also. Before the tub idea, I put them in a zip loc bag. I didn't like the idea of using four 1 gallon zip loc bags however, so when I came up with the tub idea, I tried it and got all 4 grilles in the one tub.
Word of warning: The ammonia fumes are really awful - do not inhale or mix with other cleaners. NEVER mix ammonia with bleach!
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That works for small stove burners too.
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Thanks Nadine, I keep looking for new applications to make this work for me. "Work smarter, not harder".
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