Glass top ranges

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I cannot stand this stove! It’s brand new, works horrible, and is so hard to clean. And that’s why I’m writing - to see if anyone has a preferred method of cleaning their glass top range. The manufacturer says you should use Cerama Brite. It’s the weirdest product I’ve ever used. It takes forever to come off, and then leaves a part schmeary, part ghost finish. And there are little food stains that I can’t get off at all. :mad:

So, any advice?

Thanks!
 
I no longer have a glass top range but when we bought one I made sure it had a little lip to contain those boil overs and I kept a box cutter with good sharp blades in it (the kind that uses the entire blade when you pop it up) to scrape the top of my stove when cleaning it. It worked really well, other wise I just used good old 409 once the burners had cooled down.l

Also, look for the “corelle” brand cleaner for glass top stoves usually found in of all places by the corelle ware baking dishes, I used that too for a couple of bottles worth and it worked well.

My stove did come with that box cutter/scraper btw and it was the recommended way of keeping it clean. The one I have a picture of here you should be able to buy at any hardware store and they are really inexpensive.

The scraper I used to use looked like this:
http://images.grainger.com/images/products/6R029.JPG
There are others I found at this site:
grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/productIndex.shtml?L2=Razor+Blade&operator=prodIndexRefinementSearch&originalValue=scraper&L1=Scrapers%2C

The green one looks really nice.

Oh, and if you use something like this you need to make sure you are resting the entire blade on your cook top and at about a 45 degree or less angle.

Brenda V.
 
I haven’t used those fancy cleaners in a while…
If something’s really burnt on the top I put a little soapy water on and let it soak overnight… they just wipe it down with soapy water in the morning…
I sometimes use a razor blade (like the last post) when it’s really bad…
I know this is bad… but sometimes I just use a scrub sponge… I can’t see any scratches on the top or anything… it cleans it off just fine…
We’ve had ours for almost 9 years now… and the top still looks practically new…🤷

I think the fancy cleaners are just marketing money-makers…
 
If you want to use a scrub pad, use a Dobie Pad. They don’t scratch but they will get stuck-on stuff off.
 
I also like to use my Magic Eraser on the glass stovetop… it works wonders!
For a shiny finish just use glass cleaner (windex)…

I guess I’m just cheap… I don’t like buying the fancy cleaners that are JUST for the stovetop…
 
Em_in_FL said:
I also like to use my Magic Eraser on the glass stovetop… it works wonders!
For a shiny finish just use glass cleaner (windex)…

I guess I’m just cheap… I don’t like buying the fancy cleaners that are JUST for the stovetop…
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me either. i think a magic eraser and some homemade vinegar cleaner would do fine. vinegar cleans anything.

mizz try some white vinegar about 1 part, 3 parts water,few tablespoons of borax, and some essential oil if you want, mixed in a spray bottle, spray on, let sit, go at it with the magic eraser then wipe clean. I clean floor to ceiling with that solution. works wonders.👍
 
90% of the time baking soda on a wet sponge will do the trick. make sure the surface is wet first no matter what you use, and keep rinsing with a clean sponge and clear water until grit is gone, and buff dry.

trick is to clean after every use as soon as the heat light goes off and burner cools.

if you cook again the stain will harden

for bad stuff use barkeepers friend or cameo cleanser or bon ami
again make sure surface is wet before you sprinkle powder, just put it on the stained area, and rub. my sponge has a scrubby plastic area on one side sponge on the other.

do not use Comet or similar cleaners, or steel wool, if you get a scrubby sponge read the label make sure it is okay for ceramic

the corelle cleanser is recommended by our Mfg (frigidaire) but while it is okay, if expensive, for daily cleaning, does nothing for burnt on stains (the kind you get when “helpers” work in your kitchen)

cast iron pans will tear up a glass cooktop, plus leave indelible rust stains, so regretfully have had to give my away afte 35 years of use.
 
We’ve had our glass-top stove for about five or six years now.

I don’t think I’d get another one because it is hard to clean. And since my children are all teenagers or older it’s often not me who uses it. And no matter how often I tell them they need to wipe up spills they won’t clean it off immediately after use so the food usually HAS burned on and hardened by the time I get to it.

I’ve found that borax and one of those plastic scrubber sponges does the trick. It does take a lot of elbow grease.
 
Em_in_FL said:
I haven’t used those fancy cleaners in a while…
If something’s really burnt on the top I put a little soapy water on and let it soak overnight… they just wipe it down with soapy water in the morning…
I sometimes use a razor blade (like the last post) when it’s really bad…
I know this is bad… but sometimes I just use a scrub sponge… I can’t see any scratches on the top or anything… it cleans it off just fine…
We’ve had ours for almost 9 years now… and the top still looks practically new…🤷

I think the fancy cleaners are just marketing money-makers…
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A razor blade came in the kit when I bought my range about five years ago. I had a dual fuel range before moving when I am now and I loved it. But we don’t have gas out here so I got the glass top and I love it. I don’t find it hard to clean and it heats up as fast as the gas range. I do occasionally buy the cleaner made for glass tops, but I don’t use them very often. The trusty razor blade does a great job.
 
i love it, would not have any other type if forced to have electric rather than gas, my pref, but not practical here.

but I am also the only one who cooks on it. if I had a family, I would not have the white, but the black like DD has. I absolutely hate cleaning down under burners in conventional ranges

if I have spilled something I just throw a wet rag on it while I do the rest of the kitchen, then it usually wipes right up w/o scrubbing.
 
Em_in_FL said:
I also like to use my Magic Eraser on the glass stovetop… it works wonders!
For a shiny finish just use glass cleaner (windex)…

I guess I’m just cheap… I don’t like buying the fancy cleaners that are JUST for the stovetop…
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I second this.👍

We have a glass stove top…NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL WE HAVE THIS. I agree with the OP. So hard to keep clean. Looks fabulous if you never cook on it.:cool: (it would look that way if I lived alone, for example) lol

But, I would really love to have a gas old fashioned stove with big bold burners. I have seen those in House Hunters, and they look so much better…and probably function better.
 
I love our glass top range 😊 I use the special cleaner to make it shine, but use vinegar, soap and water for general cleaning. Also, those razor blades work wonders. The glass tops ‘makes’ me keep it clean. With the regular electric ranges, I could never keep the top, drip pans or underneathe clean enough, it would get really burnt on and crusty.

I would be careful using the magic erasers on the glass top, though, I think the box even says don’t use on glass? or maybe polished/smooth surfaces?, I can’t remember and don’t have any right now.
 
shannyk said:
me either. i think a magic eraser and some homemade vinegar cleaner would do fine. vinegar cleans anything.

mizz try some white vinegar about 1 part, 3 parts water,few tablespoons of borax, and some essential oil if you want, mixed in a spray bottle, spray on, let sit, go at it with the magic eraser then wipe clean. I clean floor to ceiling with that solution. works wonders.👍
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Everything except the essential oils should be okay on a stove - anywhere extreme heat is I would avoid the oils, it could leave a residue and then burn on your cook top.

Brenda V.
 
Jennifer_J said:
I love our glass top range 😊 I use the special cleaner to make it shine, but use vinegar, soap and water for general cleaning. Also, those razor blades work wonders. The glass tops ‘makes’ me keep it clean. With the regular electric ranges, I could never keep the top, drip pans or underneathe clean enough, it would get really burnt on and crusty.

I would be careful using the magic erasers on the glass top, though, I think the box even says don’t use on glass? or maybe polished/smooth surfaces?, I can’t remember and don’t have any right now.
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hi jennifer;

the razor blades…they don’t leave scratches? I have always been wary to use those. 😊
 
I went from using a ceramic top range at my parents house to having one of the ranges with drip pans when I bought my own place and I almost hope my range dies so I can justify getting one of the ceramic top ones! I hate having to try to keep the drip pans clean on my current range.

I second the suggestions of using a magic eraser or baking soda to clean spills. The trick is to clean the spill as soon as you can so that it doesn’t get “set in.”

If you have a really bad spot and the baking soda and magic eraser don’t work then use a razor blade to clean the spot.
 
mizznicole said:
I cannot stand this stove! It’s brand new, works horrible, and is so hard to clean. And that’s why I’m writing - to see if anyone has a preferred method of cleaning their glass top range. The manufacturer says you should use Cerama Brite. It’s the weirdest product I’ve ever used. It takes forever to come off, and then leaves a part schmeary, part ghost finish. And there are little food stains that I can’t get off at all. :mad:

So, any advice?

Thanks!
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I’m sorry you have a dud of a stove.
I have a GE dual oven glass top range. I was wary of buying another glass top range, but I have to say this one has been a dream!! I find if I clean spills right away, I don’t get the baked on mess. But if I neglect to clean it right away, I use a plastic mesh scrubber and Cerama-Brite or Barkeepers Friend and that pretty much takes care of it. Someone else mentioned using a razor blade. I think this is a terrific idea, and one I had not thought of myself. I use them all the time on windows and other glass surfaces-- it makes sense to use one on the stove top.
I’ve used Cerama-Brite for years and at first I had the same problems with it that you have. I’ve discovered through trial and error that my cooktop needs only a very small amount of the paste to clean the whole cooktop. Wipe it around with a damp paper towel, rinse with another paper towel, and then buff the heck out of it with a cloth towel. I think of the process as being the same as waxing a car. You won’t get rid of the smears until you buff it.
 
Wow! So many tips! Thank you!

My model is GE and I find the heat to be very uneven. I’m constantly adjusting it back and forth during the cooking process. Maybe it’s just this particular stove. I can’t wait to have gas again…
 
I use SoftScrub and a rag with mine and it works wonders with messes, especially when I make pasta/tomato sauce combos. You might have to scrub a little bit, but mine still looks brand-new (granted we have only been in this apartment about 5 months :p). Hope that helps!
 
whatevergirl said:
hi jennifer;

the razor blades…they don’t leave scratches? I have always been wary to use those. 😊
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If you use them carefully, then it shouldn’t scratch. You want to use it kinda like scraping ice off of your windshield…using the edge to get under the cooked on stuff and keep the blade flat going in one direction, not side to side. It’s hard to explain in words, lol 😊
 
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