Scrubbing your stove tops is going to use a heck of a lot of degreaser

You know is often said about relocating....

You never know how many things you really have until you have to load it all up in a U-haul and then move it across town. When we first moved into the condominium, it took us one trip with a Tacoma, and we were done. About three years later, two trips with a ten foot box truck along with a 12 trips with the brother in laws Nissan, we still have enough garbage left to fill up the dumpster outside. Where did I get all this stuff from? I didn't go to cheap furniture stores or garage sales on a regular basis. I am flabbergasted by the way all this junk seemed to increase over a short space of time.

After all that tough work, there is still all the cleaning I had to do in order to get back my security deposit back. I am also amazed at how dirty everything seemed now the clutter had been carried away. There were grease stains on the carpet from my bicycle, teeny little nail holes in the dry wall that required filling in, mildew on the tiles and around the taps in the bathroom and the kitchen. I don't even want to mention those little drip pans that were caked with grease from almost three years worth of meals

I had presumed falsely that my oven somehow was self cleaning. If you leave the burner on long enough and let it burn hot enough, all that crud underneath it should just burn away right? This was not the case. I know the truth, the longer you leave those little drip catchers without cleaning them, the more hopeless it is to clean them. I tried soaking them in heavy duty degreaser overnight. I did benefit slightly, but not nearly enough. It only took about half the grease off. It would have probably been smarter just to buy some new ones.

It always looks that you have more things than you remember when you have to load it all into a truck and drive it away. When we first moved into the condominium, it took us one trip with a Tacoma, and we were done. A couple of years later, two trips with a ten foot box truck along with a 12 trips with the brother in laws Nissan, we still have enough garbage left to fill up the dumpster outside. Where did I get all this stuff from? It is not like we went to IKEA or to garage sales every two weeks. I am amazed by the way all this junk seemed to increase over just a few years.

Then, even after you move everything, there is still the cleaning up part that needs to be done to make sure that you get you deposit back. There are the grease stains on the flooring from your bike, those small holes in the wall that need spackling, windows with mildew, a bathroom with even more mildew, And then there is the range top of the stove. Oh, please do not even let me get started on those drip pans caked with three years of accumulated grease and grime.

I had presumed falsely that my oven somehow was self cleaning. I figured if I turned the burner on blast and let it burn long and hot enough, that it would magically incinerate all the muck beneath it. Not so my buddy, not so. In fact, apparently the longer you go without cleaning those drip pans, the more impossible they become to clean. I tried soaking them in heavy duty degreaser overnight. It kind of helped, but not a lot, only taking about one year's worth of crud off. It would have probably been smarter just to buy some new ones.

You know what they say about relocating….

You never know how many things you genuinely have until you have to box it all up in a box truck and then move it across town. When we first moved into the condominium, it took us one trip with a Tacoma, and we were done. Only three years later, it took me two trips in my ten food U-Haul and about twelve trips in my brother-in-law's truck; I still had enough junk to fill and entire dumpster. How did I acquire so much junk over the past three years? It is not like we went to IKEA or to garage sales every other week. I am amazed by the way all this junk seemed to increase over a short space of time.

After all that challenging work, there is still all the cleaning I had to do in order to get back my security deposit back. I am also amazed at how dirty everything seemed now the clutter had been carried away. There were grease stains on the carpet from my bike, small little nail holes in the dry wall that needed filling in, mildew on the tiles and around the taps in the bathroom and the kitchen. I don't even want to talk about those little drip pans that were caked with grease from 3 years worth of meals

I had presumed falsely that my oven somehow was self cleaning. If you leave the burner on long enough and let it burn hot enough, all that crud underneath it should just burn away right? I was so very wrong. I know know the truth, the longer you leave those little drip catchers without cleaning them, the more hopeless it is to clean them. I even tried to soak them in the strongest degreaser I could find at the time, and left them soak for over 8 hours. I did assist a small amount, but not nearly enough. It only took about half the grease off. I finally went out and just bought new ones.