I followed several blogs from Pinterest and googled a few as well, and have had varying levels of success. Here is what I've tried so far:
Boiling water with baking soda.
Before Treatment
After Treatment
Cream of Tartar w/Vinegar Paste Overnight:
Before
After 30 minutes it looked like it was doing something as indicated by the brown color in the paste. When I rinsed/scrubbed, it looked quite a bit better. I re-applied and left it overnight as the instructions indicated and there was no further change.
Tarn-X
Didn't work, not even a little.
Heavy Duty Oven Cleaner:
Before:
After:
After all of the attempts, this one seemed to work the best, I left it on overnight and scrubbed in the morning. Unfortunately, this was the cleanest I could get it which would would still earn me a $40 damage charge when I move out. The dark black crud is just burnt on food which, if I really wanted to, I could scrub it off with a brillo pad. The light brown stuff is a stain in the surface which so far I have found nothing that would get rid of it. I would love to see if anyone has been more successful than I in cleaning their drip pans or if this really is a useless waste of energy as everyone tells me.
I have found this blog for WD-40 but am nervous to use it given drip pans are where the heat is applied and something about the combination of noxious fumes and chemicals around my food just doesn't sit well with me. If it is a last resort thought, I will try it, even if it is just to throw the pan out when I'm done.
I just cleaned mine!! It worked decently well. I hadn't cleaned them in the last 2 years..... ever other than rinsing with water. I put 1/4 cup of ammonia in a gallon sized bag and left the burner in there over night. They look SO much better. I would still be charged as well, but I'm hoping that if I do it again next month it will look even better.
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