Every time he cooks, he leaves grease spattered all over the stovetop.

You and your husband are chatting with another couple at a party. You´re talking about who usually cooks in each realitonship. you usually cook because your husband is too messy. You tell the other couple about how messy he is.

Every time he cooks, he leaves grease spattered all over the stovetop

Grease spatters all over (something)

When yu cook something in oil, the oil or grease soemtimes pops out of the pan and falls somewhere in your kichen. YOu can describe this by saying that the oil "spatters" on your stove, your counter, you floor, etc.

"Grease" is another word for "oil". It sounds dirtier, though.
Other things that can "spatter" are:

•  blood (when someone is shot, for example)
• rain (when it´s being described in a novel or short story)
• pee (when a man uses the toilet)

a stovetop

The top part of a cooking stove is called a "stovetop"

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