Remove burnt-on plastic from burner?

Question

Ok, I made a boo-boo and put a tupperware bowl on top of a still hot burner coil. Now there's plastic on it...any tips on how I can get this off? I don't want to start a fire :)

Answer 1

I copied my own answer to another question that was basically the same -

my kid was playing with some new tupperware i had, she put it all on the racks in the oven like a table, then closed the door when she was done playing (when she heard me coming!). i later turned on the oven. couldn't figure out where the weird smell was coming from til i noticed smoke coming up from the back burner. by this point i could only tell what was in the oven by the color of the puddles on the bottom and the fact that the tupperware box had been opened. i tell you this story to tell you i am an expert in removing tupperware plastic from the stove.

do not get it hot again, make sure it is cool. it will chip away rather easily. i tried to clean it while it was hot and you're just askin for a wicked burn. i gave up and cleaned it the next morning and it came right off. i was able to get a knife under most of it and just pry it up in one piece. the stuff stuck to the heating element also peeled off with some coaxing. the stuff that melted around the bars of the oven rack had to be split first and then broken off. use a small knife and you should be able to leverage the whole piece off with the tool or slice it and then pry off in sections (top, bottom, sides). otherwise scraping is my best suggestion. it won't be as hard to remove as you think it would be.

unless the tears in your eyes make it hard to see..... i screamed and cried and cried when i realized i had melted all that tupperware..... it was a set of tumblers and a set of bowls... brand new.... what a waste...

Answer 2

Turn it on and burn it off. Make sure you vent is running and you have plenty of airflow. The rubber should just drip down in the tray beneath.

Answer 3

i did this in my last apartment. i think i ended up just getting a new burner from goodwill because i couldnt get it off.