Looking for tips and tricks on cleaning glass top stoves? Keep reading!
Glass top stoves offer many advantages and one of them is the efficiency and convenience when it comes down to cooking. But after enjoying your delicious meal, did you ever wonder how to clean a glass cooktop stove without causing any damage?
It’s true that glass tops are a bit more sensitive and require special attention – but that’s nothing you should be worried about.
However, you should know what to use and how to clean the glass top so you don’t cause any damage and even prolong the lifespan of the glass top.
Luckily, you’re in the right place as that’s exactly what you’ll learn below – so keep on reading!
Why Do Glass Stovetops Need Extra Care?
When you’ve purchased a glass stove, you might have been advised what not to use on it. The list ranges from types of cookware, heavy pots, abrasive cleaners, and more.
Glass stovetops are a lot more fragile since they’re made of glass, but also the heater is integrated right below the glass which can also get damaged if the glass is harmed.
The same thing applies for ceramic glass tops and the list can go really far to the point where you shouldn’t drag heavy pots on the cooktop (lift them instead) to protect the glass.
Even keeping the bottoms of the skillets and pots is an important thing to do which can just add up so much time to maintain the glass stove.
A glass stove top will look really good, but they require a bit more care due to its complexity, but also the material choice for the production.
And if you’ve ever spilled anything onto the glass cooktop stove, you’d know that it just takes a lot more time to clean it than if this happened on a regular stove top.
What to Use to Clean a Glass Cooktop Stove
You probably did your research and you know that you can’t use abrasive cleaners for the glass stoves. However, you also know that anything that gets onto the glass top just takes a bit more time and patience to get it off.
So what are your options and is there anything helpful yet not harmful that can help end your cleaning struggle?
Even before you think of the cleaner, you should know what to use with the cleaner so you don’t damage the glass top.
Ideally, you would want to use a microfiber cloth or sponge as these two won’t damage or scratch the glass top. You should never use a scouring pad or scrub brush.
When it comes down to the solution you should use – it’s pretty simple. By staying away from the abrasive cleaners, you should want to use water or vinegar.
Vinegar is an ideal cleaning solution for a glass stove top as it won’t cause any harm to the glass top and yet it’s a relatively cheap solution that can be found in everyone’s kitchen.
How to Clean a Glass Cooktop Stove
Before even getting down to clean the glass stove – here’s what you should know about the cleaning process:
- You should always clean the glass stovetop while it’s cool
- Harsh and abrasive cleaners can scratch and damage the glass top stove
- In most situations, less is more meaning than water and vinegar will do the job well
- Gentler tools are everything you will need
Right below, we’ll show you the best process to clean a bit dirtier glass stove. If you can clean that efficiently – you’ll be able to maintain your glass stove easily daily.
Here’s what you will need:
- Baking soda
- White vinegar
- Towel
- A bucket filled with hot water
- Microfiber cloth
When the stove top is cool, spray the vinegar generously over the glass. Optionally, you can also sprinkle a bit of baking soda over the vinegar you’ve just sprayed.
Take the clean towel, dip it in the hot water, and squeeze out the excess liquid before spreading and placing the towel on top of the glass stove.
Let it sit for about 15 minutes before you remove the towel and wipe the baking soda and vinegar with the microfiber cloth.
Additionally, you can also spray the white vinegar over the glass stove again and clean it with the microfiber cloth again. This is perfect for buffing out the streaks and you can repeat this last step as many times as you need.
Cleaning Burnt Marks On Glass Top Stove
We’ve all been there and if you are left with a burnt piece of food or oil on the ring, you are going to have a hard time taking it off without damaging the glass stove top.
However, you might have heard about the razor blade trick you could use so here’s what you need to do:
- Make sure that the glass stovetop is cool
- Spray the burnt area with vinegar to soften the residue
- Scrape the burnt residue gently (don’t use the corners of the razor blade)
- Wipe away the residue with a microfiber cloth
- Repeat the process if needed
But even before you give this technique a try, we highly recommend you to check in with the stove’s manufacturer to ensure that you can use a razor blade. Some glass top stoves aren’t suitable for this method.
If you proceed – do your best to hold the razor blade at an angle where you won’t be using the edges and you will gently scrape off the burnt residue without using too much pressure.
Conclusion
Cleaning the glass surface on a glass stove top isn’t difficult, and if you do it daily – you won’t have a problem with it. Even if you have burnt-on residue, you can remove it without having to use abrasive cleaning solutions.
White vinegar, a bit of baking soda, and hot water is everything you’ll need (with a couple of additional accessories).
We believe that it’s all about how you do it rather than with what you do it and we hope that we’ve inspired you to do more with less in this article (while protecting your glass stovetop)!
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