u/ironbandito

As the title says, I am in the process of buying my first home and I desperately want to change the cabinets. They are currently grey and upon closer inspection have brush strokes in them which leads me to believe the seller DIY’d it and did not put a topcoat of anything over the grey paint. The age of the house leads me to believe the cabinets are actually honey oak underneath, which I would eventually sand and stain to a more updated color. what would be the best approach to strip the paint before staining, and does anyone have any recommendations for paint stripper or just scraping it off?