Whether you've got a glass top stove, electric coil burners, or a gas stove top with burner caps, food still splatters on the surface, and hardens as the heat burns the hot grease. Stovetops often get messy after cooking and food preparation, and that stuck on grime is difficult to remove with just plain water and a sponge.
Fortunately, we have collated the best stovetop cleaners for you to try using in your kitchen! Say goodbye to those nasty grease stains, food spills, and soot. In this article, we present three different types of cleaners: DIY cleaning solutions, commercial cleaning products, and one-ingredient cleaners for the simplest solution!
Best Stovetop Cleaners in 2022
Homemade DIY Category
Homemade cleaners are great to use around the home as they are food-safe, effective, and inexpensive. These DIY cleaners are made with household staples, so you probably already have these ingredients in your pantry! Plus, they can be made in advance for a quick, on-the-go cleaning anytime.
For Tough Stains: Baking Soda and Vinegar
Baking soda and vinegar can be turned into a paste or a spray that will get rid of those deep stains on your stove. Simply create a thin paste out of baking soda and white vinegar, or create a cleaning solution using the two ingredients in a 1:2 ratio. Apply the solution all over the stove top, and let it sit to lift even the toughest soot away! This is perfect for pots and pans too.
For General Cleaning: Salt, Baking Soda, and Hot Water
For a general, everyday cleaning, use a scrub made of kosher salt, baking soda, and hot water. Apply the scrub directly on your stove top, and use a clean cloth to gently scrub any dried food bits and oils away in a circular motion. This solution is great for a glass stove top, as it won't damage or scratch the surface.
Homemade Scrubber: Lemon and Salt
For a homemade scrubber that isn't too abrasive, squeeze the juice of half a lemon on your stove top. Sprinkle a moderate amount of kosher salt, and use the lemon rind as a handle to scrub the stove top and stove grates clean. Use a damp cloth to wipe away any residue, and your stove should be as bright as new!
Commercial Category
Sometimes, you just don’t have time to put together a homemade cleaning solution, especially when there are tons of options in the market that you can use instead! Commercial solutions are convenient, highly-effective, but can be more expensive than homemade versions.
Best for Induction Cookers: Weiman Glass Cook Top Heavy Duty Cleaner & Polish
This Weiman Glass Cooktop Cleaner is the ideal solution for induction cookers with a glass stovetop. The scratch-free formula can be used on both glass and ceramics without damaging them, while it cleans and polishes the surface at the same time.
The solution revitalizes smooth, glass stove surfaces without the need to scrub the stains clean. The cleaner provides enough scrubbing action to easily lift stains off your glass top stove, bringing back that impressive shine and feel of a polished surface in just one step!
However, be sure to remove all residue of this cleaner from your glass stovetop before you start cooking, as it lists trace amounts of phosphorus as one of its ingredients. Phosphorus is toxic when ingested in high amounts, so keep the solution away from children and pets.
All-in-one Kit: Affresh Cooktop Cleaning Kit
The Affresh Cooktop Cleaning Kit has everything you need to bring the shine back onto your ceramic or glass top stove! It contains a non-abrasive liquid cleaning solution, 5 scouring pads, and a scraper for those particularly caked-on stains.
While the kit has everything you need to clean your stove, use caution when applying pressure on the scouring pads and scraper as applying too much pressure can leave scratches on your stovetop.
Best Degreaser: CIF Oven and Grill Cleaner
The Cif Oven and Grill Cleaner excel in degreasing your stovetop, including burner heads and drip pans! As one of the well-known liquid cleaners in the market, the cream formula does not disappoint in easily wiping off the oils left behind from stir frying, deep frying, and other food preparations.
The formula can be left to sit to remove burnt-on food, as well as used in general cleaning to remove everyday grime before they set. Cif can also be used on pots and pans as it is well-known for bringing the shine back to stainless steel, aluminum, and other metallic surfaces. This solution is great on a gas stovetop, but we recommend removing all residue before cooking.
Best for Gas Grates: Austin's Clear Ammonia Multipurpose Cleaner
Austin's Clear Ammonia Multipurpose Cleaner is a full-strength, all-around solution that is sure to beat deep stains away from the majority of kitchen surfaces. It is best used for gas grates, which experience high levels of grease and soot that are difficult to remove.
As the solution is made from ammonia, steer clear of vinegar, bleach, and other household cleaners as you may accidentally create a noxious gas when mixing household ammonia with vinegar, bleach, or disinfectants. Store ammonia away from the rest of your household cleaning staples, and avoid mixing it with other cleaners. Keep away from children and pets.
One Ingredient Cleaning Solutions
Some problems require the simplest solutions, and nothing is simpler than using a safe, one-ingredient cleaner that does the job well, and is so easy, you’ll love to keep your stove clean everyday!
All-purpose Cleaner: Vinegar Spray
Keep some vinegar in a spray bottle for a quick clean! Vinegar softens and lifts away mild food stains, such as food particles that have dried on the stove over time. It also removes fingerprints on glass surfaces, and soot from gas grates.
Glass Cooktop Cleaner: Dish Soap
Use a damp cloth with a couple of drops of a degreasing dish soap to clean the oil off your stove! This is best for mild stains, such as residual oil after cooking or oil splatters from deep frying. Use mild dish soap to create a soapy water to clean your stove top daily.
Looking for Other Solutions?
At Luce, we understand not every household has free time and effort to clean, which is why our professional home cleaning services are here to help you with your housekeeping! Keep your kitchen — and the rest of your home — clean with our experts that know how to get rid of almost any stain in your home!
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