Glass stovetops can get quite messy; with lots of burnt on messes. Instead of reaching for a harsh cleaner, learn how to clean a glass stove top with baking soda.
If you stumble upon this post and have a gas stovetop, check out our tutorial on how to clean burner grates here.
If you have a glass stove top, you know how easily it gets dirty. Every time I boil a pot of potatoes, it boils over, leaving a rim of burnt potato starch around the burner. Admittedly, I’m not great at regularly deep-cleaning my stove top. I give it a good wipe-down every day with all-purpose cleaner, but I ignore the ever-growing rim of black surrounding the burners. I finally decided it was time to figure out how to clean a glass stove top; and my goal was to do it as naturally as possible.
What You Need to Clean A Glass Stove Top
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Ingredients Needed to Clean a Glass Stovetop
- Baking Soda– Baking soda is a gentle abrasive that can be used to lift burnt-on messes from the stovetop
- Spray Bottle– Filled with water
Supplies Needed to Remove Stains From A Glass Stove Top
- Scour Pad– I would advise using a non-scratch scour pad, however, my stove was so awful, I decided to use a regular one. Please know that using a regular scour pad increases the risk of scratching.
- Paper Towels
- Plastic Razor (Optional)- For tough, burnt-on messes, you can try using a plastic razor which is made for use on delicate surfaces, like glass stovetops. Admittedly, I have not tried this, but many report success.
How to Clean A Glass Stove Top with Baking Soda
Let’s start with a before picture. You know… show how gross I let things get around my house.
It may not look terrible because, as I said, I do wipe it down each day, however, you’ll notice black rims around the two bigger burners. That is burnt on food.
I always look for natural ways to clean things around my house, so I thought back to my post on cleaning an oven door. All I used was baking soda and water, so I thought I’d give that same method a try on the stove top.
Start by generously sprinkling baking soda all over the glass-top stove. Baking soda is a mild abrasive that works well on delicate surfaces. It also seems to have a magical ability to lift grime from multiple surfaces. (Check out what baking soda did when used to clean a porcelain sink!)
Next, grab a spray bottle filled with water and spray some onto the baking soda. This wets down the baking soda so it starts to form a paste. This paste acts as your surface cleaner.
Using a non-scratch scour pad, start scrubbing. You should notice the baking soda start to turn brown as it lifts the burnt-on mess from the glass stove top. Please note that you will most likely need to rinse the scour pad multiple times throughout this process in order to clean off the dirty baking soda.
Once the scrubbing is complete, use paper towels to clean up the baking soda “paste” and then wipe down the stovetop with an all-purpose cleaner to shine things up.
This method completely cleaned the two smaller burners that are not used as regularly; and with hardly any effort. However, the two larger burners (that get a lot more use) were a little trickier.
How to Remove Tough Burnt-On Messes From A Glass Stove Top
If you find yourself with tough burnt-on stains that do not come clean with the method above, apply another generous dose of baking soda to the stains, along with a spritz of water, and form a paste (just as above). Instead of scrubbing right away, allow the paste to sit on the stains for about an hour. This should make it easier to clean the burnt-on stains from the glass stovetop. For areas that are really stubborn, I would recommend using a plastic razor, which is made to gently remove stuck on messes from delicate surfaces; like glass stovetops.
Let’s take a look at the results.
Cleaning A Glass Stove Top: Before & After
Before and after pictures always do the best job at showing results, so let’s take a look at how well baking soda worked to clean a glass stove top!
I don’t want to paint a picture that this process was easy; it really did require some work in the scrubbing department, however, I truly believe if I were to make this “deep clean” a part of my regular cleaning routine (like, once a month), I would find this method to work amazingly well, without all the work.
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I actually purchased a razor blade with a handle and it works perfectly and does not scratch the surface of the oven I mean the stove! It is an anvil glass and tile scraper kit that I purchased from home depot. It works like magic! I highly highly highly recommend it! Because the stove top is glass, you can use a razor blade and it will not damage it!
If you put a wet cloth on the duty burner. And let it sit and soften it will help you remove the dirty stuff easily.