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How to clean the grill of the cooker hood from fat yourself
To keep the kitchen clean, you should sometimes look into the hood. This is where grease and soot accumulate during cooking. How to clean grease from the grill? If you choose the right product and apply a little effort, the surface will shine again with cleanliness.
How to clean the cooker hood from fat?
Preparing the hood for cleaning
Before starting cleaning, you need to make sure that the work is safe and get access to the contaminated areas of the device. First you need to disconnect the hood from the electricity, and then start disassembling it. Better to preview the instructions. But if this is not possible, you still need to get to work.
Each model has its own characteristics, but the rules are similar for all. To remove the grille, you will first have to detach the bottom cover. It can be held by bolts that need to be removed and folded into a box. You will need them to assemble the hood after cleaning.
The grille is usually inserted into the grooves and secured with latches. When pressed, the metal filter will drop out freely. Now dirt on its surface is easily accessible. Next, the pipe connected to the vent is removed. When all parts to be cleaned have been removed, work can begin.
How to clean a cooker hood from fat
You need to prepare a detergent, sponge, brush. You can use dishwashing liquid or laundry detergent. You should proceed in this order:
– The dismantled parts are soaked in a washing solution or simply in warm water. This can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour.
– The pipe is washed with a cleaning agent. The inside is especially carefully cleaned. The soap solution is washed off, the pipe is dried.
– To clean the mesh of the hood from grease, it is better to use a brush with the agent applied to it. Vigorous movements with light pressure will remove dirt from small cells. It is better to rinse the grate under high pressure of water. This can be done in the bathroom. You can leave the filter in the same place so that water will drain from it and it will dry.
– The body is washed inside and out. The surfaces are wiped with a soapy sponge or lemon cut in half. Be sure to rinse off the product or juice with clean water.
– All parts are installed in place. The device is connected to the network.
If the wire rack is difficult to clean, you can try boiling it in a large saucepan. To do this, a half a piece of laundry soap is diluted in the water. The narrow side of the wire rack is placed on the bottom of the saucepan, which is placed on the fire. It is unlikely that the entire grate will fit into the water. After a while, you will have to turn it over.
After cleaning, the hood works better and uses less energy. You should try to clean it regularly. Stubborn and outdated plaque is much more difficult to remove. Fresh dirt rinses off much easier.