How to Clean With Glass-Ceramic Cooktop Cleaners

While a glass-ceramic cooktop range looks beautiful in a kitchen and cooks food well, it also requires regular maintenance to keep it clean and attractive. As you use your glass-ceramic cooktop, stains will inevitably occur. For best results, remove these stains daily to prevent them from accumulating and becoming stubborn. For difficult stains, you may need to use special cleaners formulated for glass-ceramic cooktops.

Things You'll Need

• Dishwashing detergent
• Dishcloth
• Paper towels
• Baking soda
• Abrasive plastic sponge
• Scraping tool
• Cooktop cleaner

Instructions

1. Clean your cooktop with soapy water and a dishcloth after the entire cooktop is cool (watch the indicator light to know when the cooktop cools sufficiently). Saturate the cooktop generously with soapy water and wipe it with the dishcloth. Rinse the cooktop and dry it with paper towels.

2. Make a paste with equal parts of baking soda and water and apply this paste to stubborn stains. Use the abrasive plastic sponge to work the baking soda paste into the cooktop. You may need to use the scraping tool to scrape at stubborn stains also. Angle the scraping tool at a 30-degree angle to the cooktop and scrape the burnt food away. Rinse the cooktop with water and dry it with paper towels.

3. Apply a special cooktop cleaner to the cooktop when grease and other burnt-on food persists. Shake the bottle of cleaning solution well and apply it generously to the cooktop. Spread the cleaner around with a damp cloth and allow the cleaner to sit on the cooktop for 15 to 30 minutes. Scrub at the cleaner with the abrasive plastic sponge to remove stubborn stains. Rinse the cooktop with water and dry it with paper towels.

Tips & Warnings

• Try to keep the cooktop as clean as possible. If you repeatedly cook with stains already existing on the cooktop, you may make the stains even more stubborn and difficult to remove.

• Never use general scouring powder or metal scouring pads to clean a glass-ceramic cooktop. These cleaning tools can damage the surface of the cooktop.

References

• Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Glass-Top Stove