They just have different thresholds of “disgusting”
My gf. She mops the floor nearly every week - and it’s always a 3 step thing of heavy cleaner, some other cleaner, then water - cleans the cooktop with water and soap after every use. Dunno if her ADHD has anything to do with that
Know why it’s annoying to clean? Because you left the dirt on it for a while, and successive heat events from your regular cooking baked it into the surface.
Source: I do this, and when my partner or my mother cook, they easily wipe the surface off every time with a wet rag. I wait ages, and have to clean it with a scrubber and Jif.
My gf. She mops the floor nearly every week - and it’s always a 3 step thing of heavy cleaner, some other cleaner, then water - cleans the cooktop with water and soap after every use. Dunno if her ADHD has anything to do with that
Once a week floor cleaning and washing up kitchen surfaces after use are really, really normal levels of cleaning.
Like yeah, the floors could probably go longer than that, but not by much.
You should be cleaning the cooktop after every use. That’s basic kitchen hygiene.
Anytime it gets dirty, sure. After every use, even when it’s just boiling water for coffee or tea, tho?
No, not after boiling water, but cooking food is likely going to end up with some on the range.
It’s not necessarily a health hazard, but it can definitely attract insects. Cue Archer’s, “Do you want ants?” bit.
Kinda hard to do when the stovetop’s still hot.
Then by the time it cools down, I’m already 3 or 4 activities past cooking and forget entirely about it…
I’m definitely not saying I clean mine off every time, or even most of the time. But I know it’s something I should be doing.
No food you eat is going to touch it + annoying to clean, so ends up lower priority than other surfaces.
Insects love it though.
Know why it’s annoying to clean? Because you left the dirt on it for a while, and successive heat events from your regular cooking baked it into the surface.
Source: I do this, and when my partner or my mother cook, they easily wipe the surface off every time with a wet rag. I wait ages, and have to clean it with a scrubber and Jif.
Because there are hot bits you can’t touch for a while afterwards that stick out of it + control nobs.
I do get the appeal of inductions because of that, would still want analog controls for them though.