Finally! New Cooktop! or KitchenAid care and feeding

[sarahperdue]

Finally, after almost nine years with a battered Whirlpool cooktop salvaged from a 2011 tornado house, I have a shiny new (used) KitchenAid black glass cooktop.

I'm thrilled and welcome advice on care and feeding. We'd like to keep this one shiny. I'm not sure what the bit of stuff in the last picture is, but it resisted baking soda and a razor blade. I confess we've been heretofore been messy cooks. It's already clear that we need to change that.

Thanks,
Sarah

 

[gansky1]

That's a nice looking cook top, ultra low setting would be very nice to have.  

 

Microfiber cloths are your best friend for daily cleaning, a stern scrubbing won't hurt the wet cloth or the glass.  If burnt on, lighter soils can be removed with the damp cloth and any of the cook top cleaners, Wieman is a good one.    Frequency is key to keeping them shiny.   

 

Looks like you have a hard scratch there, I don't think much can be done. 

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[iheartmaytag]

Bad keepers friend

Is your friend as well as Cook's cooktop cleaner and conditioner.
Burnt on food can be loosened with a Dawn dishwashing detergent, then cover with a wet cloth to soak.

 

[brisnat81]

Greg’s advice is right on the money.

Keep it clean, left over spatters become burnt on carbon the next time you cook.

Cooktop cleaner will remove most burnt on marks with just some rubbing. If you have a burnt chunk you can use a razor blade.

Don’t be afraid to scrub, you have to really attack it to scratch it. Careful use of a razor blade or spot cleaning with cooktop cleaner is not likely to cause marks.

Back when we had a ceramic cooktop, we’d use cooktop cleaner once or twice a week. Now we have induction, we only do a deep clean once a month.

 

[chachp]

Weiman

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">Sarah,</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">I agree with Greg as well.  We had one in the old house and this is the stuff I used.  I personally prefer the paste to liquid.  I used it like you would wax a car.  My guess is you're likely to get as many suggestions as there are posts.  Both my sisters have glass top stoves and struggled to keep them clean.  They both ordered this one and love it.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">Good luck.  Looks like a nice cooktop.</span>

 

 

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[philcobendixduo]

Baking Soda

I use baking soda to clean burned-on stains etc. on my black glass cooktop. Just use a cloth moistened with water and some baking soda and scrub vigorously until the stain is gone. I save and use the old refrigerator baking soda (for deodorizing) to clean with. I even removed some tough stains from my Formica countertop with baking soda. Worked like a charm when no other cleaners would shift them and no damage to the Formica.

 

[sarahperdue]

fortunately

The blemish in my close-up was something on the surface, not a scratch. I finally removed it with a combination of Goof Off and a razor blade. Whatever it was, it was tenacious.

Thank you for all of the excellent advice. Baking Soda will continue to be our first line of defense, but I will get some of the glass cooktop cleaner for general maintenance.

As far as performance goes, it takes a bit longer to heat up than the Whirlpool, but the even heat and ultra-low settings are marvelous!

So far, we like it very much.

Sarah

 

[chachp]

Glass Top Cleaner

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">Sarah, the one thing I like about the paste version (not sure if the liquid does it) is that it leaves a shiny finish that helps to resists future burns.  It seems to help some of them just wipe off.  I used to use it about once a week and that kept a nice finish that helped keep it clean.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 14pt;">Good luck with your new cooktop.  It looks like a nice one.</span>