It might just be me but I find it extremely useful to clean while I cook. But to do so when you have to wait for stuff to be done (be it because it's in the pan/boiling/oven). And I find it far easier to wash (carefully so you don't burn yourself) pans right after you're done (unless you were frying 'cause you have to wait for the oil to cool down so you can either re-use it or recycle it). And the stove do wash it asap, if there's something really kind fo stuck/burnt-ish then just put some water to the stove and let it 'soften it up' for you for a few minutes.

Also this might also concern cleaning. when you have a pan with stuff burnt in and you don't want to leave it for many hours with water and soap just do like 5 minutes of water with some vinegar - and it will be really easy to brush away the burnt stuff.