How to Clean Glass Stove Tops

Your glass stove top should be wiped down immediately after use, but we all know this does not always happen. The most important thing however is not to reheat and use your stove top until you’ve wiped down any previous spills.

Although your glass stove top is usually heat and scratch resistant you still need to take care when cleaning. Do not use abrasives cleaners or sponges. The roughness of the cloth needs to be kept to a minimum.

If using strong spray cleaning detergent, leave it to settle onto the surface and loosen the spills before your wipe. Cleaners need time to react and lift the dirt. The longer you leave the cleaner the better, however do not let the cleaner dry out.

I like to use a Cerapol Ceramic Glass Cooktop cleaner from Hillmark, this product is easy to use and the company has a scraper to use on cook tops for the burnt on spills. As with a spray cleaner you need to let the product work and give it time to react with the spills.

Once you’ve dampened down your cook top with the cleaning spray or cleaner and let it sit awhile,you than need to take a soft damp cloth and wipe over the surface to remove the cleaner and spills. Paper towel can be used to wipe down the stove top or a washable microfibre cloth. A scraper may need to be used to remove burnt on marks. Please use a plastic scraper or scraper specified for Ceramic Glass Cooktops and use on a damp surface.

Rinse your cloth with lukewarm water and re-wipe the surface until all the cleaner has been removed. Dry the cook top and Voilà your cooktop should look like new.



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