My renter moved out an left a grimy mess. The filth on the stove top actually backed-up into the nooks and carnies of surface burner head, and seems almost impassible to clean.
Since the surface burner heads (figure 1) do not have an enamel coating, I was wondering, is it safe to stick them in the oven during the self clean cycle?
If so, would I be able to put the enameled surface burner caps (figure 2) and grates in as well?
Figure 1: Burner head designs make them hard to clean:
Figure 2: Burner caps have a flat enameled surface and are generally easier to clean:
Images sourced from amazon
Best Answer
The self-clean temperature won't get high enough to melt the metal -- and the burner pieces are subject to pretty high heat anyway. I have cleaned aluminum and enameled parts in a self-clean cycle and the only time I have had problems is with large surface-area part (think a frying pan or something) -- in this case you might warp the metal by subjecting it to such high heat. I think the pieces you have will be just fin.