Natural cook top cleaner?
I have a flat ceramic top stove. It is supposed to be cleaned with a product called "Cook Top Cleaner" which is a nasty gray color and full of chemicals. Anyone have a natural recipe for cleaning these types of stoves? The stove is in an apartment I am renting, so I don't want to scratch it. (I miss my old gas stove, sigh)
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6 Comments:
I think the usual recommendation for flat-cooktops is generally a baking soda paste. I've only had marginal luck with that for particularly nasty stains, but for daily use it's pretty decent. When you're done, just wipe down with a vinegar/water mix to get rid of the cloudy residue (my cooktop is black - there's always cloudy residue) and give it a nice shine.
I also think there's a few lines of soy-based cleaning products, but I don't have any firsthand experience with those, so I can't vouch for how "natural" they really are.
corycm at 4:13PM on 09/19/07
Well, it's maybe not "natural" but it's cheaper - Barkeeper's Friend. Find it with the cleansers. I think the expensive product you hate also leaves a sort of finish that also protects the cooktop (sort of like a wax). At least the guy who installed mine told me that. He also told me about the Barkeeper's Friend.
dksbook at 6:21PM on 09/19/07
I like Simple Green for many tasks. Have you tried that?
coolname at 9:46PM on 09/19/07
Haven't heard of Simple Green. Have seen Barkeeper's Friend, but did not know what it was for. Will give the baking soda paste a try. I just imagine the gross stuff I use now gives off fumes while I am cooking, which is not good. Thanks!
erinlovestoeat at 9:56PM on 09/19/07
If you use any cleaner like Simple Green, definitely do go over it with vinegar afterwards.
I would be concerned with Barkeepers Friend as it has a bit of abrasive, but if you don't rub too hard and rinse well, you should be ok. Barkeepers Friend is much like Zud, Zud works better, goes after "organics" so if I spill something that burns onto the top, I use Zud, then rinse like a maniac and glosss over all with vinegar.
My cooktop is also black and looks gross and smeary most of the time....yuck.
dmzapp at 1:12AM on 09/20/07
Barkeepers Friend is excellent for using on stainless pans whose outside get nasty-looking. Great stuff; took me 50 years to find it.
lemons at 3:59PM on 09/20/07