How to Clean a Burned Pot Off a Glass Cook Top Stove

Written By
Louise Harding
Louise Harding
Published: Nov 9, 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read
  1. Turn off the burner and allow it to cool. Try to twist the pan once the burner is cool to the touch. Sometimes the temperature change will loosen the burned crust around the pot.

  2. Wet the burned debris and twist the pan until it loosens. Remove the pan.

  3. Pour ¼ cup vinegar onto the burned debris and allow to soak for three minutes.

  4. Pour enough baking soda onto the vinegar to form a paste and scrub with the dishcloth, in circular motions, and concentrated on the larger burned particles. Rinse the dishcloth occasionally and continue.

  5. Wipe the baking soda paste away with a dish towel and shake into the sink. Towel dry the burner. If there is still burned matter on the burner, proceed with the Magic Eraser.

  6. Moisten the Magic Eraser and scrub the burned marks and particles using circular motions.

  7. Use the dishcloth with clean water to rinse away matter occasionally, until the burned debris and marks have been removed.

References

Tips

Using a soft old clean toothbrush with the baking soda and vinegar paste is also effective against very burned on and crusty food matter.

Warnings

Always turn off the burner before attempting to remove a burned on pot or clean the glass stove top.

Louise Harding

Louise Harding holds a B.A. in English language arts and is a licensed teacher. Harding is a professional fiction writer. She is mother to four children, two adopted internationally, and has had small businesses involving sewing and…

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