How To Clean Your Glass Ceramic Flat Top Stove Using 3 Household Essentials – Greener Cleaning
Glass flattop stove shows any and every mark, burnt on food, and scratch. Here is an easy and inexpensive way to clean your glass flattop stove without any expensive and harmful chemicals. Let`s get into how to clean your glass ceramic flat top stove using 3 household essentials.
Welcome to episode 1 of Greener Cleaning. A blog post series where a show you how to clean your household using greener methods. Today we are tackling your glass ceramic flat top stove.
It costs less than $5.00 to purchase the items to make your own glass ceramic flat top stove cleaner. This is definitely a greener way to do so without all the unnecessary and harmful chemicals and aerosols.
One of the ways I make plant-based a lifestyle is by extending from the plate and into the home. That is by taking steps to eliminate using chemicals that are harmful to both people and the environment as a whole. Practices such as making your own stove-top cleaner with three household essentials that – one, you already have, two – you can pronounce, and three – contain no strong chemicals or aerosols bring about a greener way of living.
We cook delicious, healthy, meals on our stoves. So let`s use the same mentality as part of the cleaning process as well.
I recommend doing this at least once a month to prevent a substantial buildup. If you are like me and you use your stove daily, then once a month works very well.
To make you will need the following 3 items. Odds are you already have all these items in the kitchen or bathroom cabinets or your house. I will share with you the brands I use as well for reference. Any brand will do just fine.
Baking Soda -my go-to inexpensive brand is Arm and Hammer
Dishwashing Liquid – I personally use Ivory classic scent dishwashing liquid. You can find it on Amazon
Hydrogen Peroxide – You can find this in the pharmacy or cleaning section at stores. I get mine from the dollar tree. The brand I use is Equate.
You will also need a kitchen cloth and a soft kitchen scrubby. Whatever you do, please do not go using one of those stainless steel scrubbies or you can kiss your glass goodbye.
You need a scrubby that is tough enough to get any burnt-on food off and soft enough to not scratch the glass. There is one that I personally 101% recommend for this project.
These handmade kitchen scrubbies work wonders on the stove, dishes, and even my non-stick baking pans. They come in so many colors to match your kitchen aesthetic and you get a set of 3. You can find them here.
This task can be completed in under 1 hour and 30-45 minutes of that is hands-off time, so can do other chores during that 30-45 minutes.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Begin by mixing together ¼ cup of Baking Soda, a drop of dishwashing liquid, and some Hydrogen Peroxide until you have a runny paste. (The hydrogen peroxide is your liquid here, so add until you have a runny mixture).
- Evenly spread the mixture on your glass ceramic flat top. I use my hands to spread the mixture.
- Let the mixture sit on the stove for 30-45 minutes.
- Use your kitchen scrubby dipped in warm water. Work out any burnt-on food, watermarks, or stains.
- With a damp kitchen cloth, wipe off all the mixture. Rinsing the cloth in warm water.
- I like to go over the stove once more time with my kitchen cloth or scrubby and warm soapy water to remove streaks caused by the baking soda.
I like to do this cleaning once every month to prevent a “harder to clean” stove. Even though sometimes I do not remember or make the time to do so every month and it shows. 🙂
If you prefer a video of the process, watch the video below from the My Plant Base Plate YouTube channel.
Well, there you have it. A greener, safe, and easy way to clean your glass ceramic flat top stove with minimal time, and minimal ingredients, and definitely a greener way to do so without all the unnecessary and harmful chemicals and aerosols. That is how to clean your glass flattop stove using 3 household essentials.
Let me know in the comments how this method works on your glass flat-top. Please, share this post with your family and friends. You can find all my other plant-based lifestyle blog posts here on my blog.