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So I bought this stuff by Weiman, called "Glass Cook Top Cleaner."

I had burned some pasta on the top of my smooth top range. And this was the only stuff in the market for smooth top ranges. It says "formulated to gently yet effectively remove burned on deposits and shine and protect your smooth top range."

Yeah, right.

I just scrubbed and scrubbed. And it is not working. Ugh.

Anyone have a better product for this? And where did you get it?
TIA

Do you have to use something made specifically for smooth top stoves? I didn't think it mattered. My in-laws have one of those stoves and I cleaned it a while back and just used 409 or whatever general kitchen cleaner they had.

I'm pretty sure you do have to use the stuff specific for smooth top stoves.

I have stuff that seems to work pretty well Kristi - it's at home though so I'll have to look at the name tonight. Ours came with the oven, but I think that I got our last refill at like Lowes or Home Depot or somewhere like that. It's a cream, and you squirt it on the stove, and you are supposed to use a certain type of sponge . I know my oven book says it's ok to use those sctoch ones with the BLUE scrubby side, but no other ones.

Anyway, you wet the sponge and really put some strength into it, and that stuff usually gets everything off.

I have one spot I haven't been able to get clean, but it was there when we moved in, so who knows how long it was stuck on.

This might sound a little drastic, and I don't want to be responsible for scratching your stove top, but I burned some stuff on mine and used everything and still had remnants of crud on there. In an act of desperation, I got a new chisle (I happened to have one that hadn't been used) and gently scraped it all off. Well, after being gentle for a while with good results, I might have gotten a bit vigorous with it. LOL It looked brand new when I finished.

If you decide to go this far, make sure the chisle is unused b/c any nick in the blade would certainly scratch the surface. A razor blade would work, too, I'd imagine. (The kind painters use to clean paint off windows) I worried that it might scratch off the rings, but it didn't.

I'm sure this method is NOT recommened... so, beware!

OK... I just did it again. This time, I used a razor blade. It took about 5 min and it is sparkling! Just be careful to keep the blade very even against the surface... at about a 45 degree angle.

I think I'm going to have my DH do it this weekend. I don't trust myself with a razor blade. LOL.

But this product I bought says it gets off burned stuff. Can you say misleading? What it should say is "get off the burned stuff first with a razor blade and then our product will help you polish the surface."

LOL

Thanks for the tip!

I have always used the scrubby side of my sponge (I think it is Scott) to get all of the caked on and or loose stuff of of my stove, then cleaned it with the glass top cleaner. I have never had any trouble. You do have to put some elbow grease into it, but I usually can clean my stove in 15 minutes. Another thing I do, is if I spill something, I will usually clean up what I can with my sponge, then wait to clean with the cleaner until I have cooked on the stove again. I seems to loosen whatever was cooked on there and makes it easier to get it off. I only use the cleaner about every two weeks.

I use a general oven cleaner for mine and it works wonderfully. I spray it on and let it sit for about 3-5 min and just wipe off. I then polish it with the actual smooth top cleaner that you are supposed to use. I have been doing this for a year now and it has done no harm to my smooth surface stove top. The oven cleaner just has a harmful odor so you cant breathe it in or it burns. I turn my fan on, spray really fast, and run out of the kitchen as quick as I can to let the odors of it simmer down. It does work great!