# how to clean electric eyes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 20, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738 "2007-06-20T16:56:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maia\_s\_Well](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/1 "2007-06-20T16:56:02Z")
The title says most, if not all. What’s the best way to clean the electric eyes from my stove? (or, actually, \*\*parthenokenisis’s \*\* stove, since I don’t actually cook) They’ve got some yuck on them, and I don’t whether it’s OK to spray them with, say, 409 or what have ya. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/2 "2007-06-20T16:58:24Z")
popping in to make a quick joke) with electric eye wash (popping back out again) ---
**Author:** ![Maia\_s\_Well](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/3 "2007-06-20T17:08:00Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] popping in to make a quick joke) with electric eye wash (popping back out again) [/QUOTE] Yeah, I shoulda specified, not [these](http://www.crealde.org/images/Electric-Eyes%5B3%5D.jpg), but [these.](http://www.happynews.com/living/cleaningtips/cover-burner-eye.jpg) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/4 "2007-06-20T17:22:08Z")
[QUOTE=chole] Yeah, I shoulda specified, not [these](http://www.crealde.org/images/Electric-Eyes%5B3%5D.jpg), but [these.](http://www.happynews.com/living/cleaningtips/cover-burner-eye.jpg) 😛 [/QUOTE] I usually unplug mine from the stove before spraying with cleaner Also I’ve used SoftScrub to no damage Easy Off makes a surface spray cleanser - that would work well because it’s designed to cut thru cooked on gunk ---
**Author:** ![Maia\_s\_Well](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Maia\_s\_Well](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maia_s_Well)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/5 "2007-06-20T17:38:18Z")
Thanks for the response! P ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/6 "2007-06-20T18:26:41Z")
Those “magic eraser” sponges would probably do well also - those things do a surprisingly good job at getting the carbonized gunk out of the burner pans. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/7 "2007-06-20T18:29:54Z")
Electric saline? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/8 "2007-06-20T18:31:34Z")
Sea bananas. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/9 "2007-06-20T21:19:52Z")
> [@](#): > > how to clean electric eyes? With Atomic Tissues. Your Killer Dynamo Robot will thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@Mike\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Fun)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/10 "2007-06-20T21:37:03Z")
I have never heard the heating elements from an electric stove called electric eyes before. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-electric-eyes/408738/11 "2007-06-20T21:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=Mike Fun] I have never heard the heating elements from an electric stove called electric eyes before. [/QUOTE] Me either. I thought see had some fancy electrical sensing device on the stove.