How to Clean a Burnt-On Mess on a Glass Cooktop Stove

If you need to clean a burnt-on mess on a glass cooktop, your cleaning job doesn’t have to be difficult!

After years of using and repairing a 30-year-old oven with electric coils and drip pans, my husband and I finally upgraded to a glass cooktop oven. When our new oven was delivered and our old one was carted away, it was a happy day for sure.

But I wasn’t used to caring for a new oven … or a glass cooktop.

I’ve been pickier at what I use to clean it, and I’ve tried to avoid messy cooking and baking. My stovetop has stayed fairly clean – until last week. I was attempting to make rice pudding when everything boiled over the side of the pot – and became a crusted-on, burnt-on mess:

How to Clean a Burnt-On Mess on a Glass Cooktop

I tried – and tried again – wiping the glass cooktop with a damp washrag. But absolutely nothing happened.

And then I remembered my handy dandy non-scratch scrubby sponge with metallic threads.

These metallic sponges have saved the day in the past. They’ve helped me effortlessly clean off ceiling fan blades that were grimy with caked-on grease. It’s removed all the grease and grime off my range hood without any scratches.

So I wondered … could it possibly remove the burnt-on mess without scratching my glass cooktop?

I wet it with warm tap water, gave it a try … and the burnt-on residue started disappearing before my very eyes.

Since there was still a little bit of crusted on rice pudding, I used one of my favorite cleaning tools, the Lil’ Chizler.

After the Lil’ Chizler scraped the crust off, I followed up with the metallic sponge and it washed right off.

Now that I can relax about cleaning messes off my stovetop, I’ll cook like I normally do (a little sloppily).

And I’ll be quick to grab my metallic scrubby sponge the next time something burns on my stovetop.

If you don’t have a metallic scrubby sponge, though, you could use Weiman Glass Cooktop Spray. One Good Thing by Jillee has another great cleaning solution, too.!

If you have a glass cooktop, what do you do to clean a burnt-on mess?

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Hilary Bernstein is a Christ follower, wife, homeschooling mama, and writer who helps women experience God's perfect peace in messy, imperfect life. She's happiest when she's hosting friends and family for dinner, going on date nights with her husband, singing along to the radio, traveling with her family, and spending cozy nights at home. The author of fifteen books,Hilary also is Women's Ministry Director at The Chapel in Green, Ohio.