The D'oh!moment: Completely obvious homemaking tips that have,
in fact, proved revelatory  (522 Posts) ChicHeroine Tue
12-Mar-13 21:34:36  Message withdrawn at poster's request.
AbuseHamzaMousseCake Thu 01-Aug-13 18:36:26  To clean gas hobs
with burnt or dried on spills painlessly, sprinkle stain with a
little washing powder (about a tsp) and carefully pour about
half a cup of hot water onto hob. Carefully so that you don't
overdo it and flood the burners! Leave for about 10 mins or
while you are doing the rest of the kitchen cleaning. This
dissolves the burnt on stain and you can just wipe away with a
sponge or cloth. I rinse the cloth with water until no soap left
and then wipe the hob again. Presto, a sparkling hob!  I also
use the same method for my white sink - sprinkle damp sink with
washing powder and leave - I usually do this after washing up at
the end of the day and leave overnight. In the morning, I scrub
off the powder with a damp scourer and all the tea stains etc
vanish! Sparkling white sink. A