Why are the burners acting like this?

[u/Whole-Lion4946]

I asked my kitchen manager and he said it wasn't anything to worry about. But sometimes they take way longer and it smells like gas. Also really annoying when you're trying to saute during the rush lol. Ignore the soap also btw I was in the middle of cleaning

[u/[deleted]]

There is debris plugging up the holes that allow the gas to come out. Less gas is coming out and, as a result, the flame is less intense. Take a wire hanger and straighten it out. Push the wire into each of the holes in the burner to push out the debris. (Blow out the pilot light first!!!) Do this with each hole, one by one. Ocassionally, relight the pilot and turn the burner on to see which areas still need help.

You will need to do this sort of detail cleaning from time to time.