How to clean burnt food off a glass stove top without scratching
Applying a paste of baking soda and water, letting it sit, and scraping with a razor blade removes stubborn burnt-on food. This method prevents scratching the delicate surface, though it requires significant time and patience to complete.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using a razor blade with a baking soda and water paste
- 2Using plastic razors instead of metal ones
- 3Using Barkeeps Friend or the hard side of a Scrub Mommy sponge
- 4Scrubbing vigorously for extended periods
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Made a paste with baking soda/water and let it sit, then went to town with a razor blade. Took about 1.5 hours to clean my stove top”source ↗
“I had slotted 60 minutes and wirked out my arms for a week to prep for cleaning my horribly greasy stove”source ↗
“Hello, I am wondering how to go about even starting to clean and/or fix this.”source ↗
“Just touching it some of it fell apart.”source ↗
“Is this even safe to put back?”source ↗
“I'm scared and overwhelmed.”source ↗
“I wouldn't faith in myself to do the same”source ↗
“I was worried too but it doesn’t scratch!”source ↗
Where this came up
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