How to remove baked-on grease dots from a stove top
Grease left sitting on appliances hardens into baked-on dots that often look like physical damage to the stove top. Because standard dish soap, degreasers, and heavy scrubbing cannot remove them, people are left unable to clean up old residue.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found3 items attempted
Community agreement6 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Scrubbing with dish soap and a commercial degreaser.Did this help you?
- 2Soaking for an hour with hot water, dish soap, and a spoonful of baking soda before wiping.Did this help you?
- 3Using a steam cleaner to loosen the stubborn grease.Did this help you?
In their words
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r/CleaningTips2 people · October 2026
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