Rice pudding boil over

I left the pot of bubbling rice pudding for a moment and it boiled over.
Now, I cannot remove the spills from my enamel stove top. I've tried every cleaning product that won't scratch. I even tried goo-gone to no avail.

Any advice?

A one-sided razor blade.

Until a few years ago, I owned a flat top cook top for more than 20 years. I didn't learn of the razor trick until the early 90's when I stopped by a home to drop off pies won in a silent auction. Earlier the woman had a spillover, which once it was cooled she peeled off with a razor blade.

Don't dig into the surface, just ride along it and your hardened gunk will lift up.

Regards,

We used to have one of those ceramic cooktops which constantly had burnt on food of one type or another. It was made by Corning and they recommended using Bar Keepers Friend for cleanups. Ever since then, it has been our go to product for cleaning up burnt on food from stovetops. Give it a try, but try cleaning a small area first just to make sure no harm to your finish is being done. Another product that has gotten recommendatons is Cameo. Good luck.

A trick I was taught years ago for cleaning the broiler pan was to lay paper towels over the surface and pour water over them. Let them rest there until dry and rewet them to remove. Most everything comes loose and is removable with a damp sponge. I've used this for the glass top under our burners a number of times and have had no problems.

Flip

I don't think scraping with a razor blade or an abrasive cleanser will work. It's metal with baked on enamel(I assume). It is not a flat top.

I'm currently trying the wet paper towel experiment.

Is the bar keeper's friend abrasive?

I really do hate this stove. It has a "power" burner which heats things up quicker, but the enamel gets terribly hot and causes these impossible to remove spots.

I tried lining with aluminum foil and it didn't work because somehow I was blocking the gas flow.

I need to get some pre-formed square liners. Anyone seen them at a convenient (north chicago) location?

The rice pudding recipe, btw, was from The New Best Recipe from Cook's Illustrated. It was good the first day. By the second day, I had probably eaten to much if it by then, however the consistency was wrong: cold and gloppy. At room temperature it was still gloppy.

Food Nut wrote:
Is the bar keeper's friend abrasive?

Both the Bar Keepers Friend and Cameo are mildly abrasive, but not like, for example, Comet. Both of these products are made for gently cleaning stuff that is too tough for just soap and water alone. It probably will work, but as I said before, try cleaning a small area first just in case.

OP -

You have my sympathy. I have one of those stoves and I cannot wait until the thing dies so that I can replace it with a gas stove.

Fortunately, my wife has found a mild abrasive type cleaner designed for those stoves - and she cleans off the mess.

I have had more boilovers on this stove than my previous four.

Hi,

Sorry for my wrong interpretation.

I have a gas cooktop now with a glass deck and metal-enamel rings. For the grey burners, I use odorless oven cleaner that I spray on and rinse after a few hours.

For the metal-enamel catch-all underneath the burners, I use an industrial cleaner degreaser called Challenger. It costs around $15 per gallon at the paint or hardware store. It is really a powerful cleaner which must be respected. Wear gloves when using it. My health club dilutes it to clean their floors when they've grayed up over time. Spritz, swipe and the floor looks installation new.

Good luck!

You know you could call your stove manufacturers customer service line for advice.

Regards,

my tried and true method is a simple paste made from baking soda and water. there isn't a mess it hasn't worked on in my kitchen.

One other thing to try with any cleaner use is a microfiber cloth. I use some I got at Costco that come 9 to a package I think (bought them awhile ago and I find they clean surfaces much better then any sponge and they don't scratch.
Paulette

leesh wrote:my tried and true method is a simple paste made from baking soda and water. there isn't a mess it hasn't worked on in my kitchen.

I was going to suggest this one too!!

Flip

The Mr. Clean "magic erasers" they sell now are essentially extremely fine-grain abrasives similar to what auto body shops use to buff scratches, etc. One of those with soap and water might be your best bet. Test a small area, it might dull the surface, but a slight dulling is probably a given under the circumstances.

leesh wrote:my tried and true method is a simple paste made from baking soda and water. there isn't a mess it hasn't worked on in my kitchen.

Given that the spill is from rice pudding, it is probably mainly starch. Therefore I would suggest using an acid (vinegar) to hydrolyze/breakdown the starch. Another possibility, is to use some laundry detergent as many new detergents contain enzymes especially to break down starch stains. I am in fact curious to try this out, but I'd have to start by making rice pudding

Hi,

To further Sazerac' comments: you can buy enzyme presoaks, which I use on especially tough stains. I have BIZ, which I dilute in a small bucket and soak stubborn stains. A lot of stained clothing have been saved by BIZ. I'm going to try it on my next nasty pasta boil over.

I love it! Better living through chemistry.

Regards,

I'm still waiting for that paper towel to dry!

Thanks everyone! I'll try each one until this mission is accomplished!

Food Nut wrote:I'm still waiting for that paper towel to dry!

Thanks everyone! I'll try each one until this mission is accomplished!

I probably should have mentioned that I generally wait overnight. I'm sorry for taking up so much of your time.

Flip