Plese suggest a cure! I have an electric stove with removable drip pans.

[Paper Roses]

Every so often I have to replace the drip pans. I have bought expensive ones(Sears and HD) and cheaper ones at Target and Wal-Mart. After a point, they never seen to clean. I scrub with SOS and never seen to get the old shine back.
Tonight I tried again and I think it is time to replace them again.
Have any of you found a good way to clean these pans or is there a good replacement.
I don't let them get grungy, but sometimes when something boils over, I'm stuck until the burner cools. By then, the drip pan is a mess.
Any helps appreciated.

[Sedona]

1. magic eraser

[mopinko]

2. steamer

great for that sort of thing.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. buy black ones

a little grunge doesn't show

[watrwefitinfor]

10. Another vote for the black ones.

Soak in soapy dishwater a few minutes, a swipe with the SOS pad, and like new. Stuff comes off the enamel type finish much easier. What doesn't come off doesn't show.

They last forever (don't rust through), show little grunge, need cleaning less often. Plus they give stovetop a much classier look than the shiney ones.

Wat

[Warpy]

4. You are asking a few months too late!

What you need to do is save the ones with the baked on, burnt on grease in a dark green or black plastic trash bag under the sink.

Next June or so, when it gets really hot out there, open the bag full of cruddy drip pans and spray household ammonia over them. Shoot, throw the broiler in there, as well. Really soak them down. Then seal the bag and leave it in full sun.

Oh, say four or five hours later mosey on out there and open the bag (away from your face) and get out the garden hose. Wash off the ammonia and some of the residue. The rest should come off with a sponge. At that point, you will have the next year's worth of pristine drip pans all ready to go.

[Major Nikon]

7. Yep, ammonia is the best solution I've found

Rather than spray ammonia, which tends to be less concentrated, I prefer to buy it by the gallon at the hardware store. I put baked on stuff into a big plastic container and pour a few cups of ammonia into the container and seal it with the lid. You don't have to immerse them as the fumes will do all the work. I leave it overnight and the stuff comes right off the next day.

[grasswire]

8. then what do you do with the grungy ammonia? nt

[Major Nikon]

9. Down the sink

Household ammonia is only a 5% solution and isn't strong enough to be a hazard. Sending it down the sink is perfectly acceptable. I suppose if I thought about it much I could use it to fertilize my shrubs.

[Warpy]

11. I use the same stuff and put it into a spray bottle.

I'm a wimp, so I wear a mask when I use it.

[Suich]

5. I use the liners...saves a lot of grief! n/t

[The empressof all]

6. I agree buy liners or

Make your own using aluminum foil. Honestly this is probably one of the biggest reasons I like my glass top electric. It's so easy to keep clean. Don't get me wrong gas is far preferable and If I still did a great deal of cooking I'd be looking into laying a gas line into the kitchen...But just for ease of cleaning I don't miss my gas stove. The electric ones with the coils are beasts to keep clean too.... I cook most stews and soups in the electric pressure/slow cooker now anyways so rarely does anything boil over. I'm lazy like that.