Advice: Cleaning gas burner w/o breaking the bank

[5 at disney]

Hello. I bought my new stainless stove last year. I'm not to crazy about the burners and the top grill thingys.

These look horrible!!!! Dh and i clean these , we've scrusbed these and still look horrible. I told dh it looks burnt. I've only used soap and water but dont know what else i should use. I dont want to scratches or to damage these. Please tell me theres hope and i dont have to replaces these.

Dd's Bday is in a few month and i dont want to be embarassed. The black surface is easy to clean its just the section where the flames come out and the grill top thingy.

Honestly we do clean these all the time

Section we rarely use

Section we mostly use

see the grill bars(i cant remember what these are called) is like a cast iron so not smooth I hate it!

top part is dark grey, lower section is lighter color

And wow the stove top looks worse close up in these photos .

I have a GE 5 burner one burner is in the center

any help or advice aprreciated and remember we do clean these

UPDATED: Pictures after baking soda

I cleaned the burners with baking soda. The top dark circle parts the one mostly used took some elbow greese.
The light grey/silver under the dark grey circles came out pretty good and were easier. I'm very happy with it because that light section was very noticable.
The left grill section i put baking soda all over and let it sit.The very back of the left grill I really had to scrub hard. it was a pain and i didnt put that much effort toward the rest of the grids. The middle and right grid i didnt even bother. The baking soda didnt work for the grids so i need to try something else.

I think if i do the baking soda every week I will have very nice looking burners. i wish i had know about this when i first got it.

BTW- my grids/grill is very sticky in some sections. I'm pooped. I was only going to do to burners and ended up doing all 5-lol!

I have allergies and asthma so dunno about amonia if it will be to strong for me

upper left is the one thats mostly used and the one on right is rarely used

the one upper left is the one mostly used and the center one is rarely used

Have you tried a "Magic Eraser"? I believe it is the MacLean brand. I used this after I soaked in Dawn. Worked great!

 

[5 at disney]

Sorry, that should say Mr. CLEAN brand

 

[dreamin_disney]

I used the baking soda on the burners and am happy with the outcome.

I still haven't cleaned the cast iron grates. Which would be better since i have allergies.....easy off or amonia?

If i use the amonia (never used it) not sure how bad it smells but when i take the grates out of the bag do i need gloves? If so rubber gloves? How do i disgard the amonia inside the bag? I'll be using a huge black trach bag. the grates i have are 3 large pieces