I’m looking for suggestions. Once something has burned on, how do you get it off?
There are packaged products available in appliances and grocery stores if the baking soda doesn’t work.
Mix in a little elbow grease for best results.
My wife uses something called Cerama Brite, with a blue (not green) scrubby pad. The blue ones apparently are less abrasive than the green ones, and are less likely to scratch? I think she’s also been known to use vinegar and baking soda (and elbow grease).
I use the Cerama Brite, and a yellow scotch-brite. For really cooked-on stuff, I’ll use a razor blade (single edge, used as a scraper).
Bar Keeper’s Friend. Great stuff. Doesn’t scratch the glass either.
I use this stuff, but I suspect that all the cleaners are the same. I use a single-edged razor blade first, and just put the cleaner on a paper towel, and use a lot of elbow grease. Our stove is 25 years old, and the top looks like new - not a scratch on it.
My wife and I use Cerama Bryte and a nylon scrubbing pad, and a razor blade scraper. With elbow grease.
For caked on burnt food, I first use a single edge razor blade scraper. Never experienced scratching issues. I then follow up with Bullitt’s suggestion.
Steel wool soap pads (SOS, Brillo, etc.) work well and don’t scratch, IF you don’t bear down hard on them.
By replacing it with a gas cooktop that doesn’t stain if the pasta boils over.
That’s my serious answer, but I relied on Barkeeper’s Friend and a razor blade when I had a GD, mf, rackin’ frackin’ glass cooktop. Hated it! (/In Living Color)
Magic Eraser, or just a piece of melamine foam for a fraction of that price.
Same here. The rings around the burners always accumulate stuff the razor blade is good for. I use a paper towel first to get the obvious stuff, than the cleaner and pad, and then the razor blade. Mine came from the hardware store, and they last forever.
When it’s clean, it’s pristine and it really POPS!
The manual for our range warns not to let high-sugar-content foods burn on the burner, as this will chemically react with the stovetop material. Other than that, CookTop Cleaning Creme has worked great for burnt-on stuff. It contains a mild abrasive that’s hard enough to nibble away at burnt-on food, but too soft to damage the stovetop. There may also be chemical action going on, not sure.
Most days I just clean with Windex and a paper towel. Maybe once every week or two I’ll attack it with the CookTop Cleaning Creme (followed by Windex to remove all of the resulting residue).
This is what I use - it seems to be more effective than other products I’ve tried.
I use a product made for cleaning stovetops and a blue scrub sponge. (I don’t remember the name of it.) I’ve also used a magic eraser with good results. If there isn’t a burnt on spill, I just use glass cleaner and a paper towel. I have heard that toothpaste will also work.
This.