Robyn asked: We spilled an entire small sauce pan on our glass ceramic stovetop and now it’s burnt onto the top. How and what is the best way to get this off? Help please!
Nothing is more frustrating than having a spillover on a glass top stovetop. It seems to instantly burn and permanently adheres to the surface. The good news is that it will come off, and the bad news is it’s going to take some time and lots of elbow grease. Different cleaning methods work differently for different foods, so experiment and mix them up and/or together to find a fix that works best for your particular situation.
You Will Need:
- Plastic spoon
- Small dish
- Baking soda
- Lemon juice (optional)
- Soft cloth or plastic scrubber (no abrasive scrubbers)
- Olive oil
- Single edge razor blade
- Water
- Mild soap
- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Steps to Remove the Burnt Substance:
- Start by allowing the burner to cool completely before attempting to remove anything. Trying to clean a hot burner is dangerous and invites further burns and problems.
- When the burner has cooled, you are ready to begin.
- If the stain is thick, start by scraping away the burnt substance with a spoon or dull knife.
- For tougher stains, a razor may be useful to scrape the larger portions away first.
- To do this, coat the stain with olive oil to help loosen and lubricate it.
- Carefully push the razor blade against the stain, keeping it as flat as possible, to scrape it off. Take caution not to scratch the surface.
- Once the majority of the burnt food is gone and the surface no longer has any edges to catch with the razor blade, you are ready to move onto the next phase. Start by mixing a paste of baking soda and water in a small dish. It should be the consistency of toothpaste.
- Spread the paste over the burnt area and allow it to set for at least 10 minutes. Do not allow it to sit so long that it dries out. An optional step is to pour lemon juice over the baking soda. It will cause a fizzing and may help to release tougher areas.
- After either mixture (plain or with lemon juice) has had a chance to sit, gently scrub the area with a soft cloth or plastic scrubber. Do not use any abrasive scrubbers as it will damage the glass surface.
- Repeat as necessary until the food is gone.
- If a stain still remains after the burnt food is removed, clean the stain with either baking soda and water or a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
- When all burnt food and stains are removed, clean the surface as usual with mild soap and warm water.
Additional Tips and Ideas
- Avoid using the burner again until all of the burnt on food is removed. The heat from a second use will cook it on even more and make it much more difficult to remove.
- Bar Keeper’s friend is a commercial cleaner available at nearly every department store and has been useful in removing cooked on food without scratching the glass surface.
- Bounce dryer sheets can also help to lift burnt on food. Moisten a sheet and lay it across the top. Allow it to set for several minutes and then scrub away the burn. Repeat as necessary.
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For burnt on foods, you can save some time by taking a wet washcloth and spreading it on the burnt on food for about 10 minutes or more. This should be done after the burner is cooled. The water softens the food and lets you wipe it up with a paper towel or sponge. If there is anything left on, you can then use the scrapper or a non-abrasive pad.
Hope this helps…
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Comet - Yes the same stuff you use to clean your bathtub
If you have food burned onto your glass stove top, Comet will get if off with just a little elbow grease – even if the food has been on the stove awhile and is blackened and hardened. My stove was so bad, I thought the burnt on food was just a damaged stove-top (my glass stove top is black). I got so tired of it that I just decided to use Comet because it cleans my bathtub so well.
1. Scrape off the burnt food as best you can (use a razor blade or metal spatula or metal spoon or whatever works. Just make sure it isn’t going to scratch the glass).
2. Wipe down stove with a damp paper towel or wash cloth.
3. Mix a little Comet in a bowl with water until its the consistency of toothpaste.
4. Spread the Comet over the stained area of the stove (section by section – you probably don’t wanna let the Comet dry).
5. Use a damp wash cloth and rub the Comet into the stove top using small circles.
(It’s gonna take some serious elbow grease – in other words, you’ll need to press hard.)
6. Wipe area with damp paper towel to make sure you’ve gotten up all of the burnt food.
7. Repeat steps 4 – 6 until you’re stove top is clean.
8. Wipe stove top using a clean damp wash cloth.
9. Dry with paper towel.
Your stove top will look like new!
Success!!!!
We had splatter burned onto our glass stovetop and immediately began trying to remove with a variety of cleaners and lots of elbow grease. After a week of scraping with no success, I tried all of the above suggestions: soda, professional stove cleaner, goo-gone, olive oil.
Then I placed damp paper towel on spill while I made a paste of soda and lemon juice, whipped off paper towel, and began scrubbing with the foaming paste It worked like a MIRACLE!!
Many thanks to person who suggested it!!
I am so thankful, Sandy, for your solution to burned splatters on a glass stove top. I had tried EVERYTHING and nothing worked. Thanks for passing the suggestion on. It was truly a MIRACLE