How to Clean A Stove Top

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Lynn November 22, 2007 at 5:06 pm: If the burners and the black grates on your stove are really gross, put them in the kitchen sink and then spray them all over with oven cleaner. Let them sit for a while, then rinse all the cleaner off. Any caked-on gunk that’s still on the burners should come right off after that. Use a pin to poke baked-in food out of the gas holes in the burners. Just be careful not to get any of the cleaner on your hands!
Lynn November 22, 2007 at 6:12 pm: If you don’t want baked-on food and grease all over your stove, wipe up any mess you make as soon as you make it. Spills are only hard to get off the stove when you let them cool and harden and then heat the stove up again with the mess still there.
Lynn November 22, 2007 at 6:12 pm: Powdered cleaners in a can that will get off hardened grease, but Bar Keeper’s Friend or Bon Ami (the one with the little chick on it) won’t leave scratches on the enameled parts of your stove. I know they make gel-type cleaners that are supposed to do the same thing, but I’ve never been able to get the really tough grease spots off with anything but powdered cleaner.
Lynn November 22, 2007 at 6:12 pm: Some grease won’t come off no matter how much you clean it, especially if it’s been there for a long time. But if you’re careful you can use the same kind of flat razor you would use to scrape decals off of glass and just scrape the grease spots off the enamel.
Lynn November 22, 2007 at 6:13 pm: You can substitute the scrubbing bubbles kind of bathroom cleaner for oven cleaner when it comes to cleaning off the top of the stove and the burners. Don’t ever try to use it inside the oven, though, because it isn’t safe to do that. Bathroom cleaner isn’t made to be heated up, regular oven cleaner is.
Lynn November 22, 2007 at 6:13 pm: Be careful! You shouldn’t use cleaning powder or steel wool pads on a flat top stove, just use gentle liquid-type cleaners and a soft cloth or a sponge. And don’t leave anything spilled on it, clean up spills and splashes before they can dry and get hard.
Messy September 10, 2008 at 12:24 pm: I burnt sugar on my glass top from peanut brittle and left it there for a few days…cooking on it in the mean time.
Husband carefully scraped it all off with a new razor blade….No scratches left behind! I have a kenmore with the painted pan spots on the top.
Liz January 28, 2009 at 4:30 pm: I have been using dry baking soda for stains on enamel. Just dampen a cloth or sponge and work it into the spot. Doesn’t scratch the surface.
April February 22, 2009 at 1:21 pm: Easy Off oven cleaner. I use it on everything.
From my stainless steel pans that get black on the bottom and burnt food inside to the top of my glass top stove. It works great on old dried grease, burnt foods, and anything that I can’t get off with normal scrubbing.
Lorie March 28, 2009 at 9:47 am: I own a resturant, and it is hard to wipe my stove all day long. At the end of the day I use Dyna Foam. It is one of the best cleaners I have ever found that workd on cooked on greese and food. It is also safe to use on my walls. I also use it in my home stove. You must ware cloves, but it is great and works fast.
vj September 10, 2009 at 5:28 pm burnt pot on glass stove top: I burnt a pot on my glass stovetop and it left a cloudy, smooth stain! Help! How do I remove it?
Sandy September 15, 2009 at 11:01 am How do I clean off Pam cooking spray?: The controls at the back of my stove are caked with layers of what I believe to be Pam cooking spray. I have tried everything to get it off, including scraping with a razor blade, but no luck. Any ideas, anyone? Thanks!
Amber Good October 18, 2009 at 7:47 am Magic Eraser: Magic Eraser worked great on my flat surface stove top.