How to Clean Glass Stove Tops

This is the quickest and least messy way to clean a glass stove. If you want the stove top to be perfectly shiny and not have streaks or spots, use window cleaning wipes instead of all-purpose cleaning wipes.

It’s a lot easier to wipe up a fresh hot mess than it is to scrape off something that’s had a chance to cool and harden. Keep a warm wet dishcloth handy while you cook, and wipe off spills and splatters as soon as they happen. Then clean the whole stovetop with hot soapy water once you’re done cooking.

I tried using regular cleaners like 409 on my new glass stovetop, but they left spots and streaks. If the stovetop is really a mess or you have a lot of grease, use a regular grease-cutting cleaner and then follow up with Windex to get the stovetop to a perfect shine.

It’s so easy to scratch a glass-top stove, and that’s a good way to lose your deposit. Be sure not to use any pot or pan that’s rough on the bottom when you cook, and don’t get in the habit of setting things on the stove when you’re not cooking. And don’t try to clean the stovetop with anything abrasive, be sure to use cleaning products that won’t scratch.

If you’ve got a glass top stove it’s probably new, right? And you want to keep it nice. So don’t experiment with regular cleaners and risk scratching the glass, spend the extra two bucks and buy a cleaner made just for new ceramic and glass top stoves. They work perfectly and you won’t have to worry about ruining your new stove.

My stove still looks brand new. I buy the Weiman Cook Top Glass Cook Top Cleaner from Walmart. There is a red scrub pad that you use with it. I put the cleaner on a dry stove. Scrub with the pad, then wipe clean with a wet dish cloth. Then I dry it with a dry cotton cloth. After that I take a cloth that I found at Walmart in the automotive section. It’s a lime green cloth (fiber cloth) and it shines it like new. I will never use anything else. The cloth is also fantastic for the control part of the stove. No smears and shines so nice. I also use the cloth for the outside of my microwave.

Sprinkle a little BonAmi on the surface and scrub it with a very wet paper towel. It removes all stains and burnt on messes very easily and less expensive than those commercial cleaners. Wipe the cleaner off with soap and water. Works every time.

We use baking soda and elbow grease. we also use stuff called barkeepers friend(powder) and last resort is a razor blade.

We have not had any problems with scratching but maybe we’re just lucky. I’ve always gone with the theory that if something is not as hard as glass (5 on mohs scale of hardness((yes that’s a real scale)) you should be ok.

But then again I’m on here looking for an easier way.

A der friend passed along the tip of using “Bar Keeper’s Friend” for cleaning the cook top! Even when it looks clean, you’ll find it has removed grease resideu that you didn’t even know was there. It is great for cleaning pots and pand, countertops, and general cleaning too. It comes in both a powder and a liquid. I personally prefer the liquid, but both are wonderful. All the friends I’ve passed to whom I’ve this along also swear by it!

I’ve tried everything. The best I’ve found is plain old Brillo pads. If there’s a lot of burnt on crud, just saturate the pad with water, spread it on and let it sit for minute. Then lightly rub till clean, dry with a paper towel and then use a tiny bit of the ceramic stove top polish to give it a shine. The Brillo doesn’t scratch and the soap is great for dissolving crud.

I have had a white glasstop stove for 4 yrs and was ready to throw it in the garbage..literally! I read on the internet somewhere to use Barkeepers Friend cleaner from the grocery isle that carries “comet” and things like that. It saved my stove from being sent to the dump! My stove now looks like brand new…I love it again…just sprinkle some water on…sprinkle barkeepers on while you clean up the dishes or whatever, use a sponge with a scrubber back on it and walla…stove is like brand new. No razor blades nothing. It’s the best…trust me..I’ve went through everything man could make in the last 4 yrs. This WORKS!!!

PS….Barkeepers friend only costs a couple of bucks!!!!!!! One can lasts for months also!!!!

I use a Mr Clean Eraser. Those erasers are the best cleaning item I have ever found. Wish I cold get a whole roll of it.

We sell appliances and have also had a smooth-top stove for years - it still looks brand new, here are the tips:

1. Wipe up any sugary/sweet spill immediately, the sugar heats up hotter than the stovetop and can etch the glass.

2. For every day cleaning use a cloth and/or non-scratch scotch brite pad

3. For baked on stains or rings around the burner use a razor blade scraper. This will NOT harm your stovetop and is the easiest and quickest way to get off those baked on stains.

4. To restore shine use a cleaner specific to smooth-top stoves, we use CeramaBryte, squirt on, wait to dry, then buff off.

do not ever boil sugar water over on your glass top stove because it will leave tiny pits all around the burner area.

After I read these helpful hints of cleaning my glass stove top, I immediately rushed to use Barkeepers Friend and Windex. I was amazed by the power of the above. My stove top looks shiny. It still has some rough spots, but, I am a happy camper already. I’m sure the rough spots will come off sooner or later. Thanks a lot

I had a stain that wouldn’t come off after 30 minutes of scrubbing with the pad and cleaner that came with the stove. I put a paper towel down, dripped some ammonia on that, covered it with plastic wrap (to keep the smell down), then let it sit for an hour. The stains slid right off, amazing.

I tried cleaning my glass stove top with a sanding wheel on a drill and it left scratches. The sand paper was a 60 grit. What went wrong? I even tried a 100 grit to remove the scratches and they are a little better but I can still see them. Any ideas from anyone ? The stove is only a month old.

Get some wet-dry emery paper (sandpaper) grits 200, 300, 400, and high as you can get. Use with water, very lightly, each grade starting with the 200 and on up, until you’ve fixed the mess you made. Then use Barkeeper’s friend. Now, never use sandpaper again.