Lacanche Cleaning

RE: Lacanche Ranges - Part 15
· Posted by: tsprinkle (My Page) on Sun, Nov 21, 04 at 7:40
I have a question for those of you who have your Lacanche's for a while. I have had my Cluny for almost a year and the brass needs a little brightening, especially the burners. What have others used to polish the brass? Any pitfalls to avoid? Many thanks.

RE: Lacanche Ranges - Part 15
· Posted by: anna_chosak (My Page) on Sun, Nov 21, 04 at 15:21
Tsprinkle, here's what I do when I polish up the range: I pour some of the Copper Brite that AC sent onto a cloth and polish the ends of the handles and drawer pulls with that. Use sparingly and wipe off immediately; be careful not to let the cleaner run because it can cause a slight green discoloration in places. I take off all the knobs, put them in a bowl in the sink, squirt more Copper Brite over them, and let them sit while I do the burner covers and collars (it helps to keep the oven knobs separate from the burner knobs). The burner covers require a bit more work. I've used Dawn Power Dissolver to loosen up some of the cooked-on darkness, but the thing that really works the best is Brillo pads. The Power Dissolver does help so that you don't have to scrub quite so hard. Same with the aluminum collars, though I've never succeeded in getting all the dark spots off those. The steel wool in the Brillo pads goes a long way towards shining up the burner covers, but I give them a finishing coat of the Copper Brite as well. Then I just rinse off and wipe dry the knobs and put them back on. Voilà--beautiful, shiny brass!

# posted by RunnerJudy @ 9:05 PM 0 comments

Our only concern is we have not had success cleaning the burners. The silver colored, textured metal part below the brass center is the part we're having trouble with (tried the copper brite and lemon oil cleaners that came with the range; tried soaking with fabric softener and with baking soda....) Any suggestions?.....


I clean those (the collars, I think they're called?) with Brillo pads and elbow grease. You can also let them sit with Dawn Power Dissolver for 15-20 minutes before you brillo them. They'll never get as pristine as they were before you used them, but it'll be a big improvement

# posted by RunnerJudy @ 7:52 AM 0 comments

Another french top query...right next to the french top between the adjacent burners I am getting some discoloration (not removable) on the stainless top. Any suggestions for cleaning?...

As for discoloration... Have you tried astonish paste (avail at restoration hardware). I've had great results getting rid of all sorts of stains.

# posted by RunnerJudy @ 7:45 AM 0 comments