How to Clean Glass Stove Tops

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

help husband does not feel that he has to wipe off stove after cooking and will cook on the stove without removing old mess. the burners look like they have been cooked on for years with out being cleaned tried everything,mentioned above even the razor blades not brave enough to use sand paper any suggestions

I was cooking pancakes and somehow batter got on the hot element and now I have cooked on batter that won’t come off the smooth surface! How do I get the stuff off without ruining my new smooth cooktop?

I swiped over the eye with a dry towel and it made a sticky mess. I tried getting it off fast butit just smeared then it dryed hard. I tried windex,soft scrub, and water HELP!!!!!!

I use a product that Sears sells called A COOK Top Cleaner for smooth top ranges. It is wonderful. I use it once a week, takes just a small amount, for a thorough cleaning. And use just a spray, short soak, and wipeup with windex in between. My stove is several years old and it still looks like new. Karen

To Tom who used the ammonia, the only real restriction for cleaning my stovetop was NOT to use anything that contained ammonia. Did you have unpleasant results from it?

Ours is about 2 years old and with 4 kids in the house, it doesn’t cared for like it should. I don’t like the results I get with the specialty glass stovetop cleaners,but I have been worried about what regular cleaners contain and what they would do to my stovetop. I think I will try the Barkeeper’s friend and buff with a microfiber cloth. I would love to have it looking as good all the time as it does for a few hours every saturday.

Hi, I recent touched the cuff of my fleece sweater on the hot stove and it burned on a little. So, I used the scrub pad and cleaning cream that came with the stove to remove it. Now, most of the burned area is removed, but there is a dullness (no scratched) on the area that I cleaned. How can I restore the shine? Or is it permanent?
Sam

I just bought this stove and it has blackened on the burners. yes it is a smooth top. Will the barkeepers stuff get this off? I have tried the razor but the black stuff is all smooth. Do I just need to scrub till my arms fall off?

Thank you. I had some burnt spaghetti sauce and was just dumb founded. Oddly I had a can of bartenders friend in my closet that had not been used in over 3 years. It worked like a charm. I think I found an old friend.

You paid too much for the Bar Keeper’s Friend @ BB&B try a grocery store… much cheaper.
I have tried a spray cleaner made for glass cooktops by Carbona called Clean It! It cleans very good.. no residue like other paste cleaners. I use that after cooking & 1 X a week use bar keepers friend!!! WOW amazing results!!!!!

I have always used a sharp razor blade to take off the burnt baked foods and grease on my stove, then wipe it down with Weiman cook top cleaner.(found at home depot or walmart) This product is made specifically for glass top stoves, it puts off a REALLY nice shine. I have sworn by this method and my stove still looks brand new after 3 years. It also helps to wip your stove with a wet cloth after each meal.

the way to clean a glass top stove is to never get one in first place….
Can you imagine buying anything that needs so much cleaning a razor blade all sorts of gunk etc. White is especially bad as there is what they call metal residue that comes from all of the pots and pans you can buy.
It is the worst thing i ever owned and not for a serious cook

We would NEVER buy one. Unfortunately, we are stuck with one in the home we rent. This is a 10 year old stove, and the owner expect that it will look like brand-new for the next 100 years. It’s clear he wants to use any excuse to keep my deposit.

NONE of the methods in this thread work well enough. The one that does work best is to use a Dremel tool (at 35000 rpm) with a felt-pad type buffing tip (it’s a small cylinder, white, and comes in a pack of six for about $3 or so). Put on the cleaner (Weiman’s or whatever), then start to buff.. and buff.. and buff…till your whole weekend is gone and you are dead tired. So yeah- you can clean it, but look what it takes.

I repeat: NEVER EVER buy a glass cooktop!!

Don’t ever use Walmart name brands on class top. For the first time I used Great Value Canola oil on my call top with the same pans and it left a black mark I can not get off, I tried everything, Barkeepers’s friend, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (Exta Power). It makes me sick every time I look at it, Does anyone have any ideals? My stove is fairly new,

Has anyone tried a steam cleaner? Haan is advertising one on TV. Also can buy at WalMart for $99. Does floors and they show it doing a glass top stove also.

I have a brand new glass stove. Some of our guests scratched the stove. One of the elements on the stove has a lot of scratches! Can these scratches be removed? Please help!