you just know it will be effective because it has the word 'euro' in its name
I did some research and then broke down and ordered one of these.
Yes. Yes it IS the Euro-Pro® Shark™ Super Steamer. I know. You're trembling with excitement, aren't you.
And are you wondering WHY I ordered this three-out-of-five star miracle machine and what I'm going to do with it?
Of course you are.
First on my list is this baby.
The range hood.
Usually I have to stand on the cooktop with my head in the range hood with various horrible chemicals and a sponge. I have to put down a couple of layers of newspapers to catch the dripping gack.
I'm hoping that a jet of hot steam in the seams of the range hood will melt the grease I've never been successful at completely removing.
Then I'll work my way down to these:
which common as well as uncommon household cleansers do little to budge the grime on.
These burners come apart and have lots of little holes and grommets in which more gack can collect.
I'm going to be very busy.
Next stop -
The deep fryer. The deep fryer has dirty grease stuck on the rivets of its basket and around the control knobs. I'm going to find it and eradicate it.
Then I'm doing the door on the oven....
I never seem to remember to turn on the self-clean feature on my ovens, and they need four hours or so to go through the full cycle. And it smells. And I don't have the patience or desire to use really caustic stuff - I always wipe it off too early and so it doesn't work. I'm really hoping the Euro-pro Shark does the job. Especially as it is European and a Pro and has the added benefit of the word shark in its name. I'm sure the shark part means something.
Next, and believe me, this one scares me, I'm going to tackle the bathroom floor.
Nothing seems to clean this floor - and I'm not even sure what kind of stone it is - I only know that most cleansers leave it etched looking. Not that I care. I prefer the stone honed looking.
There are probably hundreds of other things I can use the EPShark for. Or ten. I'm just hoping it works. And it would be especially good if it worked on tiny places like this -
I'm pretty excited.
It could be a thrilling week.
Yes. Yes it IS the Euro-Pro® Shark™ Super Steamer. I know. You're trembling with excitement, aren't you.
And are you wondering WHY I ordered this three-out-of-five star miracle machine and what I'm going to do with it?
Of course you are.
First on my list is this baby.
The range hood.
Usually I have to stand on the cooktop with my head in the range hood with various horrible chemicals and a sponge. I have to put down a couple of layers of newspapers to catch the dripping gack.
I'm hoping that a jet of hot steam in the seams of the range hood will melt the grease I've never been successful at completely removing.
Then I'll work my way down to these:
which common as well as uncommon household cleansers do little to budge the grime on.
These burners come apart and have lots of little holes and grommets in which more gack can collect.
I'm going to be very busy.
Next stop -
The deep fryer. The deep fryer has dirty grease stuck on the rivets of its basket and around the control knobs. I'm going to find it and eradicate it.
Then I'm doing the door on the oven....
I never seem to remember to turn on the self-clean feature on my ovens, and they need four hours or so to go through the full cycle. And it smells. And I don't have the patience or desire to use really caustic stuff - I always wipe it off too early and so it doesn't work. I'm really hoping the Euro-pro Shark does the job. Especially as it is European and a Pro and has the added benefit of the word shark in its name. I'm sure the shark part means something.
Next, and believe me, this one scares me, I'm going to tackle the bathroom floor.
Nothing seems to clean this floor - and I'm not even sure what kind of stone it is - I only know that most cleansers leave it etched looking. Not that I care. I prefer the stone honed looking.
There are probably hundreds of other things I can use the EPShark for. Or ten. I'm just hoping it works. And it would be especially good if it worked on tiny places like this -
I'm pretty excited.
It could be a thrilling week.
Comments
I look forward to hearing how it goes! Please let us know!
What I meant to say was, Oh, you'll have to let us know how well it works.
I await with baited breath, cause I would by one in a HEARTBEAT if it works.
Sorry, I don't know where that came from.
I wonder what it would do to grout in the kitchen...
Mine looks like a window pane from the 17th century.
Do you just Google "Super-cool stuff"?
Happy De-Gacking
Mine is especially usefully on the grease that splatters and then gets baked on the oven. Oven cleaner fumes give me whopper migranes so I really love my steamer. It also works great when you find something sticky has exploded in the microwave or the fridge.
That is all I have to say.
And btw, you've been tagged for a book meme!
Which is not how I imagine you.
Good Luck.
And OMG am I praying that the Euro thing will work...we already have to much s..t going on here and I wouldn't wans to hear all of these 20+ people complaining.
Finger crossed for you and me.
-J.
Good luck with your steamer. I hope it works better for you then the one my brother has. VERY VERY similar in shape and name. Patience is the key where the steamer is concerned. AND no matter how tempting it is.. Don't steam anyone who comes in your path :)
You may like to know I also own one of those bamboo-and-wire Chinese tools . . .
It was $1300, by the way, yesterday at the detest; I mean dentist (that was an honest typo, too . . .)
We have a cheese drawer - will that help?
My old standby is baking soda and elbow grease. Which works pretty well on the gunk on the stove and everywhere else. But you just can't get at the crevices. And the so-called "self-cleaning oven"? Why does it smell so bad? I get headaches whenever we've tried it.
And where DO you find these things? Would you be willing to share how/where you do your research? 'Cause I'm really sick of the Consumer Reports thing where they tell you that this item (usually a Kenmore appliance from Sears is the best ever, even better than the more expensive brands) and when you go to Sears, they tell you, "Oh, we're out of those. But here's the new model. Even better." (Which, of course, hasn't been reviewed yet.)