The Best Way to Clean Glasstop Stoves

Half a lemon is a glass top stove's best friend.

Glass top stoves are beautiful and easy to keep clean. The manufacturer's suggested product can be costly per bottle and can work fabulously, sometimes. Other times it leaves a film on the glass surface. When scrubbing is needed with a cooking spill, often times the suggested product doesn't work at all. It often requires scrubbing with a sharp-edged object, which can scratch the glass. For glass top stove owners, there are three main ingredients that need to remain in your kitchen at all times, in order to keep your glass top surface beautiful. These items are lemons, baking soda, and vinegar.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Lemon
• Wet soft cloth
• Vinegar
• Water
• Empty spray bottle
• Dry soft cloth

Instructions

1. 

   Using non-stick skillets with smooth bottom surfaces will help prevent scratching to the glass surface.

   Slice a lemon in half. Sprinkle baking soda onto the glass top stove surface. Use the lemon as a scrubbing sponge, using the flat, raw lemon against the glass. Rub it around in the baking soda to scrub the stove. Use circular motions, pressing the lemon into the baking soda until the surface is clean.

2. 

   Do not use harsh scrubbing pads on glass top stoves.

   Wipe with a clean, warm cloth, until all baking soda and lemon residue is removed.

3. 

   Spray vinegar and water mixture on glass top surface regularly.

   Prepare 2/3 vinegar and 1/3 water in an empty spray bottle. Shake. Spray onto the glass surface. Wipe with a clean, dry cloth or paper towel. The vinegar water will leave a clean, streak-free shine.

Tips & Warnings

• Making a paste of lemon juice and baking soda and applying it to baked on food, then laying a warm, wet cloth over the paste and letting it sit for about twenty minutes, is an effective way to help loosen the food. After loosening, scrub the paste with a lemon or wet cloth. For especially stuck on foods, try sprinkling a bit of table salt in the baking soda/lemon juice paste before scrubbing.

• There are scrapers specifically for glass top stove cleaning. Investing in one is a good idea, especially for big spills.

• Wait for stove to cool before applying the vinegar and water spray mixture.

References

• Ask.com: How to Clean a Glass Top Stove?
• MGServices.CA: How To Clean Your Glass Top Range
• Appliance Aid.com: Many Tips on Caring for Your Ceran Glass Cook Top