cooktop cleaner?

[Big Cuddly Bear]

I have a gas cooktop. Have tried several things to keep it clean. Even with the stuff I use it either doesn't really cut through the grease, or it leaves the cooktop with streaks...

What do you use?

BTW, give me a regular old stove any day of the week.

 

[Big Cuddly Bear]

anybody?

 

[Christine]

I also have a gas cooktop that is ceramic/glass. Since we don't have to worry about the inlaid heat elements, I pretty much use whatever I want.

I get a lot of "cooked on" splatters that are almost impossible to remove.

None of the specialized cooktop cleaners even puts a dent in them.

Usually I start my cleaning with Clorox Cleanup and let it sit for a few minutes. I then wipe up with a sponge and that will take care of the grease.

I then go over it with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and that will work on some of the spots.

If I've still got stuff left, I then use BarKeeper's Friend and a rough plasticy-type scrubber.

My last resort is an SOS pad. And I've had to use them enough. They don't seem to be leaving scratches in the glass and causing more problems and I've had mine for 3 years now.

I'm with on the fact that I wish I had never bought it (my old metal cooktop was easier to clean and IT was a bear). Based on the fact that I have a limited size and a downdraft, I only have about 2 choices.

 

[phorsenuf]

For the stuck on stuff and that weird black stuff, scrape with a razor blade. Keep it at a slight angle. Takes all that crap up but won't scratch the surface. After that I wipe it down using a ceramic stove cleaner and the red pads they make for it. Does a great job. Sometimes I'll spray a touch of windex on it just to really make it shine. I don't use too much because I read once you shouldn't use windex.

 

[golfgal]

Try a paste of baking soda and water with a nylon scrubbie. If you let it sit on there for a while then scrub that helps. When we had our glass top electric range, we used a flat razor (like you use to scrape paint of windows), and that worked like a charm. The manufacturer's book suggested cleaning it that way.

For greasy stuff, I spray on 409, let it sit while I wash pans, etc. (so 15 minutes or so) then everything wipes right off, no streaks.

 

[Christine]

Hmmm...I wonder what I'm cooking that causes such a mess!!

I hardly get anything just to wipe off even after it sits. Also, tried the razor blade thing and didn't get too far with that either.

I noticed when I got this cooktop that a lot of my stuff boils up and pops over the side, it never used to.

The biggest offender is when I boil spaghetti noodles. The water bubbles up and randomly splashes over the side and then burns (starch in the water). I never had this problem on my old cooktop and it's not that I have it up too hot eithers. It's just the weirdest thing. Whatever my "surface" is, it doesn't like to let go of anything.

 

[Big Cuddly Bear]

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I'm with on the fact that I wish I had never bought it (my old metal cooktop was easier to clean and IT was a bear). Based on the fact that I have a limited size and a downdraft, I only have about 2 choices.

Mine came with the house... I would never have bought this on my own.

I was wondering about those magic erasers. I am headed out today and will buy some.

 

[phorsenuf]

The biggest offender is when I boil spaghetti noodles. The water bubbles up and randomly splashes over the side and then burns (starch in the water). I never had this problem on my old cooktop and it's not that I have it up too hot eithers. It's just the weirdest thing. Whatever my "surface" is, it doesn't like to let go of anything.

Lay a wooden spoon across the top of the pot when you make spaghetti. It'll hep with the boil over.

 

[Big Cuddly Bear]

Hmmm...I wonder what I'm cooking that causes such a mess!!

I hardly get anything just to wipe off even after it sits. Also, tried the razor blade thing and didn't get too far with that either.

I noticed when I got this cooktop that a lot of my stuff boils up and pops over the side, it never used to.

The biggest offender is when I boil spaghetti noodles. The water bubbles up and randomly splashes over the side and then burns (starch in the water). I never had this problem on my old cooktop and it's not that I have it up too hot eithers. It's just the weirdest thing. Whatever my "surface" is, it doesn't like to let go of anything.

Ah, I said something like that to my wife.... and then I noticed that the "hi" temp on this gas cooktop, has a much higher flame than my old regular gas stove.