A gas burner has ports all around the perimeter with the largest port positioned right in front of the ignitor. If the ports are full of gunk, no gas will get to the spark.

This simple cleaning method is one of the gentlest out there, but if you use it on your gas stove, it could cause damage to ...

It could be a worn-out spark module, a loose wire or other connection, a dead battery, corrosion or dirt on the igniter tip, or cracked porcelain on the igniter element.

The web-enable project utilizes a Spark Core Wifi Module, which is an Arduino-like micro-controller with more power, to wirelessly connect to the device.

The module works in conjunction with Apache Spark, another in-memory data-processing tool with machine learning components.