The more regularly and efficiently the hood operates, the faster and more severely its filters become clogged. Over time, the grates become so overgrown with all kinds of deposits that their airflow becomes minimal and the efficiency of the cleaning apparatus sharply decreases. But what’s even more dangerous is that excess fat deposits can cause a fire.
Removing such hardened plaque using only mechanical means (brushes, sponges) and conventional detergents (soap, dishwashing detergent, etc.) is quite difficult, and sometimes impossible.
Here you cannot do without more radical methods of influence and effective drugs with actively aggressive characteristics.
Necessary tools and equipment
We will need a pan that is at least half the height of the grate if filled to the brim with water.
You will also need an unnecessary toothbrush. You must wear gloves on your hands to avoid burning your fingers. For cleaning products, you need to prepare ordinary baking soda and 9 percent vinegar. Now you can begin the procedure for cleaning the kitchen hood grilles.
An easy way to clean your hood grille
First, remove the grilles from the hood in the manner specified in its operating instructions.
Pour water into the pan we have chosen almost to the brim, put it on the fire and wait for the liquid to boil.
Add a small amount of vinegar to the pan, about 150-200 ml. The larger the volume of the dishes, the more you need to mix this product.
After this, pour about one tablespoon of ordinary baking soda into the pan in small portions, since this substance reacts violently with boiling water.
We lower the grates covered with fat into the pan and keep them in boiling water for some time for 15-30 minutes.
As a result of thermal exposure and added drugs, fatty deposits are partially dissolved and, very importantly, the adhesion between the grating material and the resulting coating is weakened.
We take out the grates and wash them thoroughly under running water in the sink.
We make sure visually and with the help of a brush that the fatty deposit has almost disappeared, and its remnants are easily removed with mechanical action, even with a toothbrush.
Lower the grates on the other side and repeat the process.
After this, all that remains is to rinse them generously under a powerful stream of water, first warm and then cold, wipe them, dry them and put them back in place. The hood is ready for further efficient operation.
Tips and tricks
To prevent cleaning the kitchen hood grilles from becoming a problem, experienced housewives recommend cleaning them, depending on the intensity of use, once every 2-3 months.
Moreover, the more often frying is used as a cooking process, the shorter the intervals between cleaning the specified elements of the kitchen hood should be.
The following cleaning agents are also used: laundry soap, various detergents, fatty solvents, bleach, lemon juice, “Mole” type sewer pipe cleaner, etc.
One last thing to remember when cleaning your kitchen hood grilles. The more aggressive the product we use, the longer and more abundant the rinsing of the grates should be so that even traces of it do not remain on them. Otherwise, you can not only spoil the appearance, but also destroy the material of the gratings.
