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How to remove kitchen grease from wooden cabinets?

The kitchen cabinets right above my stove are disgusting. The last people who lived here must have cooked a lot of really greasy food on the stove and now the cabinets right above it are gross with the residue. I'm not sure what I can use to remove the grease/oil/smoke residue that will be safe for the wood. Any ideas?

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1. Dish soap and hot water.
2. If the finnish is good,and it hasn't soak into wood, use Murphy's soap on them, its mild but Will cut it off. If it has soaked into wood, you might try taking off the doors, place them on ground, and cover with floor, and see if it won't soak up the oil, otherwise buy new doors. Called facing.
3. the best product i ever used was called simple green you can buy it at any food store it is the best to clean with just spray on and watch the grease run down and then just wipe off try it i love it
4. Might try using TSP (tri-sodium something-something-can't remember). But you can buy it at Lowe's. It's generally used as an industrial cleaner. I gave my kitchen cabinets a TSP bath before I put polyurathene on them. My cabinets weren't bad. . . but I think this stuff would cut through whatever. It's used to prepare a finish before painting. Good luck!
5. PKS's answer is correct, tri-sodium-phosphate, professional wall washers use it before painting. It definitely will cut the grease. Ammonia will do the same, but it is not as strong.
6. Cleaning wood kitchen cabinets is really as easy as 1,2,3. It is definitely not as difficult as some lead you to believe, it just takes some time and a little elbow grease. Don't fall for the idea that "you need special cleaners" or "secret" solutions to clean your kitchen cabinets. Vinegar is a great degreaser, and works well on wood.Soak a small sponge in vinegar and gently work through the residue. Ifit is not coming off add a little baking soda to thesurface then clean with the vinegar. Don't worry about the smell, as soon as it dries the odor is gone.