How to Clean Glass Ceramic Stovetops
85Glass ceramic stove tops are sleek, clean looking, and generally easy to care for. These tips will help keep the smooth stove top on your electric range looking great.
Daily Cleaning and Care
Keeping your ceramic stove top looking its best starts with general, daily cleaning. Spills should be wiped up immediately, and the stove top should be cleaned after each cooking session using a soft cloth (or cleaning pad specifically made for ceramic stove tops) and the cleaner of your choice. There are products on the market specifically for ceramic stove tops, but other widely available products, such as Soft Scrub, or even regular dishwashing liquid, are also perfect for this job. Simply wait until the stove top cools completely, then apply the cleaner and clean up any spills or grease that accumulated during your cooking session. Rinse the product off with a clean, damp sponge or cloth, and let it dry. Doing this daily will ensure that the stove top stays looking great.
Accumulated Grime
Of course, life doesn't always allow for daily cleaning of the stove. After a few cooking sessions, dried on food and grease may be covering your stove top. When this happens, the best course of action is to wipe the stove top down with whatever cleaner you usually use, and let the cleaner sit for a few minutes. Let the cleaner and the water loosen up any stubborn food and grime, then go back with a sponge and wash and rinse the way you usually would.
Stubborn, Cooked On Grime
If some of the accumulated grime just won't budge after letting the cleaning products sit for a while, you'll need to be more aggressive. The tool of choice here is a straight-edged razor blade. Hold the blade at a 30 degree angle to the cooked on grime, and started gently working away at it. Any cooked on messes should come up fairly easily with the razor. After you have all of the solids up, go over the whole thing with your preferred stove cleaner, and your stove top will look like new.
Accumulated Grease
If your once-shiny stove top is looking dull, even after cleaning with your usual stove cleaner, it means you have a stubborn grease buildup. To combat this, you'll need to purchase a special cleaner for removing grease from ceramic cooktops. I recently purchased a small bottle of this cleaner at Lowe's for less than two dollars. You can find these products generally in the area where they sell appliances. Put the product on the stove top (either all over it or on individual spots) and let it sit for anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. After you've let it sit, take a soft cloth and start wiping. What you will feel, once you get some of the product wiped up, will be a sticky gumminess. Keep wiping. The job of the cleaner was to kind of "dissolve" the grease, and this stickiness means the product worked. You may need to apply and wipe the cleaner twice to remove really stubborn, persistent grease. Once you have, and have wiped it all thoroughly, your stove top will gleam like new.
With these simple tricks and products, your glass ceramic stove top will stay looking its best.
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Eyong,
The product is called "Cerama Bryte Burnt-On Grease Remover." It comes in a small white bottle (2 fluid oz.) and I found it in the area where they have all of the replacement burners and drip pans for electric stoves. It was right in there.
Hope this helps!
Thanks!
C.M. - I have a flat stovetop, and I have foudn it particulry difficult to clean, even after employing all of the tips here. CeremaBryte seems to just make it sort of greasy and streaky. Any other ideas? It's been a constant fight, and burnt-on food takes sometimes weeks to work off, no matter how much I scrape with the razor.
Kat,
Two other things I can recommend are to try one of those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers on any dried-on or greasy messes (my mother-in-law swears by this, but I haven't personally tried it yet). Another option is to look for a product called "Crud Cutter Degreaser." This worked really well for me at getting rid of burnt-on, greasy residue. You can find it at Home Depot for sure, but I'm sure other places must carry it as well.
Hope this helps!
Oh thanks, I will look for both of those products! This is the second recommendation for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, apparently it cleans up just about anything! Now I'm dying to try it!!!
Great! Let us know if they work :)
My wife swears by cerabryte. She looked for something for ages until she come upon this one. Great article. I guarantee someone here will find this very usefull.
Thanks, Dwrightie. It's definitely my favorite of the cleaners I tried.
Thanks for commenting!
Can anyone tell me whether the porcelain stovetops are the same as ceramic? I know some of these cleaners say flat top, but I have a gas stove with a porcelain top. I have the grease build-up and I have tried everything. I now want to try cerama bryte. Any suggestions for cleaning the grates?
Thanks for all your help!
I just purchased a black smooth top stove (don't really know if glass or ceramic top yet but sure that it is a ceramic) Well unfortunaly, I got a used one, but only been used for 2 weeks. Let me tell you I don't think anyone cleaned it, ever!!! My Mom & I cleaned it for about 2 hours yesterday when I got it home. The oven is perfect & I could tell someone use easy off on that b/c they had left some white stuff behind. The top of the stove is matted though with grease or who knows what, we got alot of it off with HOT water on a dish cloth. I wanted to know before I go purchasing alot of cleaners, which one should I try 1st? Once I get it back smooth, I'm sure I can keep it clean with what you have told me to do. Do you think a blade would be my best offer to use, Also my mom uses that crud cutter you were speaking of before, will that hurt it? Thank you for your time!!!! Jenny, NC
Thank you for your helpl.
My glass-top electric stove had black 'spots' which will not come out with ANY of the products mentioned. Itr appears that this is 'baked into the glass". Any iudeas?
black ceramic top stove has uneven "marks" that won't come off no matter what I do or use. They're almost like wate marks. What can I do?
Great tips - I also use the Bar Keepers Friend cleaner (also good on the bottom on my pots and pans). You just have to let it sit for a minute to get the really tough stuff off.
Please let me know if anyway to get foggy look off ceramic stove top? Also I heard use baking soda with soft cloth for scratches. Would appreciate any comments ASAP.
Thanks,
Susan
Sorry, all---I've been away from Hubpages for a while.
Sue---Baking soda on a soft cloth will work perfectly for scratches, provided that they're not deep gouges. Small scratches should be no problem. I don't know about the fogginess. Do you feel anything when you run your fingers over the foggy looking areas?
BloggerMom--Barkeeper's Friend is another good one. Thanks!
Adrienne---Have you tried the razor blade trick? If that doesn't remove it, I don't think anything will.
Southerngirl---Definitely try the razor. CrudCutter will work fine. I'd try that first, see what you can get off, then have a go at it with the razor. Good luck!
I have a beautyfull looking ceramic top other than a round spot on on the expandable element which does not look like grime or anything at all sitting on top of the ceramic. To me it seems as it has penetrated the ceramic and cannot be reached by cleaners. Looks like a water mark. I have just purchased this stove 2 months ago and I have only use this particular element twice.
Any help will be appreciated Thank you
How do you clean the "hazy" that appears on the glasstop stoves? My stove is black an nothing I have used to this point will keep this "hazy" from reappearing after it is cleaned. It may look good for a very few minutes and when I recheck the top, the "hazy" is back again. Please help.
i accidently put aluminum foil in the bottom of my new ceramic top stove. it baked on before i realized that it was the heating source! i feel really dumb right now and have no idea what to do to take it off. Help!!!!!!! what do you suggest?
To remove the haze from the stove top simply spray with window cleaner and wipe off just as you would clean your windows.
Pleas help! I put aluminum foil at the bottom of my ceramic stove to stop any leakage from cooking, I now cannot get it off. HELP ME.
My husband suprised me and bought me a ceramic top and i have found some scratches that have come about from ware and tare. Any ideas how to get rid of them?
I have a ceramic stove top and put some aluminum foil on th top, can you tell me how I can get it off or do I need to buy another top.
I have a G0E profile stovetop the glass is always streaky and I can not get the burners clean. I had heard soak them in amona it dose not work. The base is always dirty I cook every day.
i have some stains do you have any good home remedies for getting them off?
I have an electric black glass top stove and I love it. I use soft scrub and grease lighting on it after scrubbing then spray with Windex. I have burned stuff on it but have managed to get it off after a few days of turning on the burner cooling it then scrubbing again. Mr. Clean magic eraser also works on some stuff. Ammonia will also get off the grease and loosen some of the burned on stuff.
Enjoyed this hub and all the good ideas for cleaning.
As for the aluminum foil burned on the bottom, I did that and ended up having to buy a new bottom for my stove. It only cost about 27.00 $ from sears(where I bought it )and was easy to put in. Nothing I did would get it off. Hope this helps. Jeanne
Hello... I have a glass top stove. My husband used a porcelain roaster on the top of my stove to make gravy in, and after that my stove top has had a black circular mark on it, at a burner site. I have used a razor blade, bar keepers friend, oven off glass top cleaner, and the cleaner that came with my stove. Nothing has taken the mark off. Is there anything else to use, that will take the mark off.
Hi as mentioned above I put some foil onto my ceramic cooktop and now I can't get it off or clean it. Can someone help me???????
I have a white electric ceramic cooktop. There are many commercial cooktop cleaners available. Without having to buy a special product, what are the three best cleaners which are commonly available in most households?
I am a military wife living in Japan and we have a white glass stovetop. I couldn't get anything to keep it clean and then I found a little scrub pad out at a local Japanese store that works wounders. It "velcros" to the plastic handle and is about the grit of a very fine sand paper but made of a rubber/plastic. I will try and find an American product that is similar but this one is GREAT
i have teid windex and dishwaher soap and nothing will take the spots off my black flat top electric stove. i have only had it for about 2 weeks and i dont know what to try now. will razor blades not ruin the top?
i also have a white haze on my black glasstop stove.
i think its because i cleaned the glasstop with a sponge and dishwasher detergent (the detergent for the dishwasher not handwashing) when it was cooling down, like i usually do with handwashing detergent and the the entire glass top is full of white hazy stains.
is there anything i can do?
stupid dishwasher detergent. my sink is full of white stains as well, because i started using the dishwasher detergent for handwashing.
what do i do? my mom is going to kill me.
Ceramabryte has a kit at homedepot for 9.99 includes a bottle of ceramabryte, a nylon scrubber, and the hand tool with razor blade included works wonders and it takes standard size blades for easy changing when the blades get worn. For those using products no reccomended for your stove tops the products made for these stoves contain a wax that not only cleans the stove but helps protect the glasstop from scratches and by not following manufactures instructions can void your warranty
I have white glas top I us to clen it cerama bay, bat it keep yelow . someone can help my haw to clean it.
First, wipe the superficial loose spills off with a damp paper towel. Use a razor blade tool only if any of the remaining stains are piled up enough for scraping (which may not be the case). For remaining stains, use CeramaBryte (or similar commercial ceramic stove top cleaner) and designated cleaning pad if the area to be cleaned is relatively small. If most of the burners need to be cleaned, sprinkle Bar Keepers Friend over soiled surface and scrub with designated cleaning pad. Baking soda works, but not as well, and it leaves a gritty residue if not carefully removed. White vinegar does not work well.
why would anyone want a stove top that has to be cleaned with a razor regardless of what people say these stove tops are NOT easy to clean.. stick with the coil burners you will be happier
I have to clean the top of my stove after every use.
that includes heating water... the metal makes a residue on the top according to the manufacturer. It can't be helped no matter what kind of pot or pan or no matter how clean they are it leaves marks. that have to be scrubbed off.. Have tried every cleaner mentioned and some not mentioned and it is still a lot of scrubbing everytime it is heated up... not from grease
DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE FOOLISH THINGS AND IF YOU DO NEVER EVER BUY A WHITE ONE
Very hard to take care of . ok for anyone that is not a serious cook and just wants something pretty to look at.
I have a blk glass or ceramic not sure which, was in 1 year old house I bought with no paper work for it. I love it I have had lots of thing burnt on it and some left on over night or couple days. Have had it 4 years now. I use scouring pads from dollar store if is real bad very carefully. I use weiman glass stove cleaner for easy clean & shine. Knock on wood but I haven't had any trouble or scratches. I love my glass top
I just moved to a house that has a white flat stovetop. I've only cooked on it 3-4 times so far, and yeah it needs scrubbed after every use. I would never purchase one of these stoves, they are impractical. It only looks pretty when and if you get the marks off of it.
I clean my smooth top stove after each use and after 4 years the top still looks like new. The cleaners designed for this type of stove top are best to use. For tough grease spots I use a blue 3-M pad. I clean the stove while the burners are still a little warm and have no trouble at all. (Weiman Glass Cooktop Cleaner) If the burners get cold before I get around to cleaning the stove, I just turn them back on for a little bit to warm them back up.
I would NEVER go back to a traditional stove top, I'm all about the smooth glass/ceramic tops...
I have a stainless steel new stove--black glass top or ceramic--do not know the difference--used a new skillet one time--and a long streak appeared in the center of the burner from center to left edge where some brownish color appeared--used a cleaner recommended by the appliance store--cleaned once--no success--waited a few days--repeated the cleaning--brown coloring comes off and it looks as if some of the black color is missing as if rubbed off. I am very upset. What could have happened? Nothing over spilled from the new skillet recommended for that kind of stove top. Imagine--a first-time use!!!
I had set my pan on a potholder and when I put the pan back on the stove the potholder stuck to the pan and I set it on the burner. The potholder burned on the stovetop. Unable to get it all off. Any suggestions???
Have I missed an answer to Liliana's post? I am a "serious" cook, who really likes clean lines and so manages to keep a black smoothtop Electrolux shinny and clean with Cerama Bryte, however, just like Liliana, I have a singular "spot" that almost looks like something from below - one has really look for it, but I know it is there and it is making me crazy. Tried almost all seemingly harmless suggestions here, but to date, nothing has removed this "water-like" mark. Please forgive if I have somehow overlooked the answer given to Lilianna, but anything you can repeat and/or add will be most sincerely appreciated.
Eyong says:
2 years ago
What is the name of the product that you bought from Lowes to remove the grease stains?