After a baking session this holiday season create a baking soda paste to clean your stovetop and oven of all the baked-on gunk. 

Recipe: 

• 1 cup of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of water

Secret ingredient: 

Use a tablespoon of coarse salt to serve as a scrubbing agent

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