Pinteresting :)

Ok so like everybody I know...well everybody but my bff Laura...I have become 'addicted' in a way to Pinterest!  I have pinned many a picture and design element and cute saying and recipe to last me a while.  One thing that I have been pinning recently is different ways of cleaning.  Do you know how useful a new or used dryer sheet could be? No?  Check it out here.  Well I haven't tried any of these yet but I did try one cleaning idea today.

My roommate and I have lived in our apartment for 3 years now and those little 'spill' trays on the stove have gotten really gross...because we basically haven't done anything to get them clean in those 3 years.  So when I saw this idea on Pinterest I was happy to try it.

So this is what my drip pans looked like earlier today...

          

Not horrible but definitely gross and the burnt-on-junk often smelled up the apartment.

The post says that all you need to do is:

1) Spray with WD-40

2) Let sit for 30 minutes

3) Scrub with soap and water

4) Ta-da good as new

Well...it seemed fairly simple so why not give it a try.  I took my drip pans outside because WD-40 is gross and smells bad and can kill you if you inhale too much of it.  I used old grocery bags to collect any drippage from landing on my balcony or my floor when I brought them back through the living room.

And I waited the 30 minutes...

Then it was time to use some elbow grease and attempt to get those things clean.  I used the hottest water my poor little hands could stand and used regular dish soap.  I also used one of those sponges with the extra scrubby stuff on one side.  This was the outcome from lots scrubbing and soaking.

   

So I didn't get the "Ta-da good as new" feeling or result but they definitely look a WHOLE lot better and will hopefully alleviate some of the burnt smell when I cook on the stove.

I did make sure that I cleaned and rinsed the pans several times to make sure I got all of the WD-40 off so hopefully I won't explode the next time I use the stove :)  

Grade for this Pin: B- for general ease and short time period to complete task but with slightly less than promised results.  I bet those results would have been improved had they been cleaned sooner.