Glass ceramic cleaners

Unfortunately, not all housewives know which cleaning products for glass ceramics are suitable and which are not. Due to the lack of such information, slabs of such a delicate material quickly lose their appearance and often become worthless. In this article you will find useful recommendations regarding the proper care of a glass-ceramic hob.

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How to care for a glass ceramic hob?

If you are going to buy or just bought a glass-ceramic stove, then set yourself up for regular and gentle care. The panel material is very sensitive, and taking into account the intense daily load, the plate instantly acquires dried spots and carbon deposits. To avoid aggravation of the situation, every day it should be cleaned of pollution.

The surface of the stove is so delicate that in addition to stains on the glass ceramic hob from food, fingerprints are also visible on it. Therefore, even basic care will make your assistant beautiful and tidy. And for this you need to know which cleaning products for glass ceramics are suitable and which are strictly not recommended.

How to care for ceramic tiles? - Basic Rules

In order not to encounter serious contaminants on glass ceramics, you must adhere to simple recommendations. They are as follows:

• Try to remove dirt from the hob as quickly as possible. As soon as you notice splashes from food, immediately wipe them. This will facilitate further washing.
• Despite the fact that it is necessary to remove contamination as quickly as possible, it is possible to clean the hob from glass ceramics only when it has completely cooled down. The heat indicator will show you when it will be possible to start washing the stove.

Important! When cleaning a hot plate made of glass ceramics, you can not only get burns, but also damage the surface itself.

• Always start cooking only on a clean, washed, dry ceramic stove. Pots and pans that you use to cook food should also always be clean and dry.
• Avoid touching plastic parts on your cookware with the hot surface of the hob. Molten plastic dries easily to glass ceramics, and removing it from there becomes a serious problem.
• All utensils that you use should be free of dents and other damage. Using old cookware may scratch the surface. Also try not to move pots and pans from one burner to another. If such a need arose, lift it and reposition it in the right place.
• The diameter of the bottom of the dishes should correspond to the diameter of the burners. This will speed up the cooking process and save the stove from overheating.

Believe me, it’s much easier to use these recommendations than to look for a means for cleaning a glass ceramic plate that would effectively and without consequences remove a complex stain and return the panels to their former beautiful appearance.

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How and how to clean the glass-ceramic surface of the stove?

To clean such a delicate surface, you should purchase the following items in stores.

Special scraper

A scraper or a spoon made of plastic will help to clean the glass-ceramic stove from soot: it will easily remove the remnants of burnt food, milk and even tissue fibers remaining after accidentally touching the hot stove with a towel.

Typically, scrapers for such brittle surfaces come with removable metal blades. This item is ideal for cleaning delicate glass ceramics. For this:

1. Place the tool at an angle of 35-40 degrees with respect to the panel.
2. Clean off burnt soiling.
3. Gently removing the stain from the surface with a blade, wipe the stove with a special sponge using a cleaning agent and wipe dry.

Important! Do not rush to buy plastic scrapers. On a hot surface, they can melt and stick to the hob, and they can’t clean a cold stove even with aggressive household chemicals.

Separate rag and sponge

A stove with a glass-ceramic surface must be cleaned only with a specially designated sponge or rag.

Important! Washing the hob with a sponge, which is used to wash dishes, can lead to terrible stains, as there may be residues of grease, food, or detergent in its foam. When the stove is heated, these residues will burn, and lead to surface tarnishing and ugly spots, especially noticeable in sunlight. And you will feel the pungent aroma of chemistry, which is also not the best way to affect your health.

Glass-ceramic paste cleaner

This product is sold in all household chemical stores. After cleaning with such products, you should thoroughly wipe the surface with water and dry it.

These products include components that leave a thin layer of silicone on the delicate surface of the plate after washing. This greatly facilitates the process of further cleaning, since fat and food particles do not adhere so much to the hot stove and do not eat into it.

Important! Make sure that this product does not contain abrasive particles. The latter can damage the top layer of the panel and leave scratches on it.

Glass Cleaner

Such a tool is very refreshing and gives gloss to glass-ceramic surfaces. They need to be sprayed only on a cooled stove, and removed with a soft and clean kitchen towel.

Important! It is strictly forbidden to polish a glass-ceramic hob with crumpled newsprint. A delicate surface can easily be scratched by such actions.

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How to clean a glass ceramic stove at home?

It is possible to clean the glass-ceramic stove and provide it with a beautiful look not only with expensive store-bought products, but also with our usual products that are available in almost every housewife’s kitchen. In particular, such cleaning products for glass ceramics are suitable.

Vegetable oil

After the stove is washed, you can wipe the surface with vegetable oil. To do this, use a soft fiber cloth. This action will lead to the creation of a thin protective film on the panel, which will prevent the formation of difficult to remove contaminants.

Olive oil

If it was not possible to remove the dirt from the hob using a scraper or a plastic spoon, then olive oil will help to gently and delicately solve this problem. For this:

1. Apply a small amount of oil to a gauze cloth or sponge.
2. Put it on a dried stain and leave for 30 minutes.
3. After a while, try removing the stain with a scraper or sponge.
4. Wash the panel with detergent or polish glass cleaner.

Baking soda

Soda is a light and gentle abrasive, so when used correctly, they are not afraid that it can scratch a delicate surface. It will effectively clean the glass ceramic slab of the old soot and remove even the most difficult spots that olive oil and the scraper could not cope with.

To get the perfect result, you need to cook a special paste:

1. Mix baking soda with warm water until a thick slurry is obtained.
2. Apply the resulting paste to contamination for 10-15 minutes.

Important! Do not allow the paste to dry on the hob, so do not exceed the specified waiting time.

3. Using a soft cloth or porous sponge, remove the paste along with the stain from the surface of the plate.
4. After removing the stain, wipe the area to be cleaned with a cloth dampened with plenty of water. Otherwise, muddy stains from soda may appear.

Lemon Juice and Baking Soda

If the stain has not been removed in the previous way or if you want to get the perfect result even easier, then you can try the following method with the participation of lemon juice and soda:

1. Make slurry from soda and warm water.
2. Apply it on a stain.
3. Leave for action for half an hour. Soda will dry out a little, but we need it.
4. Apply a little lemon juice to soda. The chemical reaction of acid with soda will destroy at the molecular level the bond of contamination with the surface of the plate.
5. After obtaining the desired result, that is, the complete removal of the stain, remove the remaining paste and dirt with a sponge dipped in water.

Important! Soda is known to be an excellent sorbent for odors. Therefore, it will not only help to clean the ceramic plate from soot at home and disinfect it, but also relieve the stubborn smell of food.

Table vinegar

A glass ceramic hob can easily be removed from stains and greasy deposits by ordinary table vinegar, if applied in this way:

1. Prepare a solution of water and vinegar, mixing them in equal proportions.
2. Pour it into a spray bottle.
3. Put a solution of vinegar on the surface of the plate and leave to act for several minutes.
4. Wipe with a dry, clean cloth.

Ammonia

Ammonium hydroxide will easily free your beautiful glass-ceramic plate from streaks of salt water and stains of burnt milk, and also give the surface shine and cleanliness. It is very easy to use such a tool:

1. Pour 250 ml of pure water into a spray bottle and add 50 ml of ammonia to it.
2. Stir the solution well.
3. Spray the cooked product on the hob and leave for 10 minutes.
4. Using a fiber cloth or a clean, dry towel, thoroughly rub the treated area.

Important! Note that ammonia has a rather caustic specific flavor. Therefore, it is better to perform a similar procedure with the window open or with the hood turned on.

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Glass ceramic hob care. What is absolutely impossible to do?

In addition to the permissible actions, the housewives should also know what is not worth doing, so as not to look after cleaning products for glass ceramics that will help restore the surface. The main limitations are as follows:

• The glass ceramic surface is durable and can withstand fairly high loads. But she is very afraid of point strikes. The consequence, for example, falling a knife tip on the hob, can be a web of cracks. Therefore, you should avoid such situations.
• Do not place cold utensils on a hot hob. Avoid splashing cold liquid on a hot plate. Glass ceramics react poorly to temperature changes, so that the stove does not become unusable, put pots and pans on a cold stove and only then turn on the hotplate.
• Favorite aluminum pots and other utensils made of this metal should be determined for other purposes, since it is strictly forbidden to cook in it on a glass-ceramic hob.
• Do not allow systematic contact with food and liquids on the surface of the stove.
• Do not use a metal wire sponge to clean the dirt. It will cause irreparable scratches.
• Do not rub the glass ceramic surface with dry soda. If you want to use this product to clean the stove, then cook the paste according to the above recipe.
• Various stain removers and oven cleaners are absolutely unsuitable for glass ceramic processing.
• Do not take long breaks between cleaning the stove. The glass-ceramic surface must be washed daily.

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Observing all the rules, recommendations and prohibitions regarding the care of a glass ceramic plate, you will extend its service life and maintain its original beautiful appearance. Remember that the stove is your nurse. You can only thank her by caring for her purity and beauty.