How To Clean A Stove Glass Top

Check out the very best way to clean a glass top stove without scratching it or using a ton of scrubbing. Perfect results every time.

I grew up with a gas stove and was told that was the only way to really cook. My dad was in the gas business and my mom was an awesome chef, so I did not argue. Our first home came with a gas stove...and then we renovated.

Moving the gas line to the other end of the house proved problematic, and since I'm a cheap and easy kind of gal (you know what I mean!), we went with an electric model.

To make up for the fact that it was probably going to cook things like crap, we bought a good one. Whatever that means, but it was top of the line, had tons of bells and whistles (that I never used by the way) and the most beautiful, shiny glass stove top.

When it was clean anyway.

When it wasn't, it looked like...well, it looked bad. Let's just say very, very bad.

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I have stated before that I am selective perfectionist.

Dent in the kitchen floor? Charming. Wavy stitch on my curtains? Rustic.

A tiny grease mark on my white glass stove top? Disgusting.

Nope. I could not live with that.

It's like that wrinkle on the bedspread that just wrecks the whole room. What? Just me?

Anyway, people warned me, told me I was nuts to get electric and to get it in white ~ bisque actually, but close enough ~ they just shook their heads. Apparently I was crazy.

It'll never stay clean, they said. The grease gets baked on and it stains, they said. You'll get tiny scratches and dirt will settle in....it'll be dingy in no time.

Perhaps.

But this was my stove now and I was determined to keep it pristine. Well, as much as I could anyway. I mean we use the stove often and I am not a neat cook. And neither are the kids. 

So, when I tell you that I have found the very best way to clean that glass stove top, I am not kidding. I have it down to a science. It's been tested on three glass cooktops in two houses over the course of twenty years.

And it never fails.

I decided to share my method today, because I have been asked about it several times, in both emails and comments. It is not a sponsored post, I am just sharing exactly what I use and do to keep my stove looking good.

**Of course, you should always refer to your own cooktop manual for proper cleaning instructions.**

How To Clean A Glass Top Stove:

1. I start by wiping down the surface with plain old water to loosen and remove the easy stuff.

2. Next, I take a razor blade and very carefully scrape away anything that is baked on.

      

3. When I am satisfied that I have removed everything I can physically, it's time to break out the cleaner. I use Cerama Bryte.

Now. I know that there are baking soda and vinegar concoctions out there that work and I am all for them. In fact, in my home, I only clean with lemon juice, water, vinegar and baking soda. I do toss a bit of bleach in the laundry and toilets, but I am strictly and au natural girl otherwise.

Except for the stove. (Pssst- and now my sink!!)

The first one came with a sample of this product ~ Cerama Bryte ~ so we tried it. It works so beautifully, that I don't mess with anything else. The ick just melts away...and it's not a harsh cleaner.

Like I said, three stoves in two houses, perfect every time.

5. I take a bit of the cleaner and squirt it onto a dry stove top and spread it around with a dry paper towel.

6. I scrub to remove the stains, then I get another paper towel and buff the film off until the cooktop shines.

Some people use a non scratch buffer pad and I think the Cerama Bryte sells a kit with a scraper and pad in it, we had it long ago, but I just use paper towels now and it works well.

If there are spots that require a little more attention, I go back over them.

7. Finally, I soap up a wet paper towel with dish detergent and wipe the stove down. The whole process takes no more than five minutes start to finish. And unlike the vinegar, there is no heavy backbreaking scrubbing.

Ahhh. Much better.

The cleaner acts a protectant of sorts, messes wipe up easily in the first few days after use. I also try to be careful as possible when I cook. I wipe water from the bottom of a pot before I set it on the burner.

I try not to overspray the Pam or crack an egg so it runs down the side of the pan onto the stove. Of course, I miss all the time and the cooktop gets icky again.

However, overall, the stove looks perfect in the room. I love the extra counter space it provides when it's not in use and truth be told, it actually cooks like a dream.

When it's clean, there's nothing prettier.

And now you know how to get it that way.

Fabulous.

Do you have a stove cleaning trick?


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