The Monarch Smooth Top Stove is Home!!

[gansky1]

I have never seen a Monarch branded range this new - quite grand looking! You likely will only get so far in removing the stains from the glass top - I've labored over many of these through the years and once deeply stained, it's nearly impossible to restore to like-new again. Much progress has been made in smooth-top glass-ceramic in the last few decades that has nearly eliminated this, but regular care is naturally the best defense You might try some soft-scrub with bleach, apply it and allow it to dwell under a wet towel or cloth for a 1/2 hour or so to fade the stains, but you've done great so far, it's 100% better!

 

[retropia]

It looks so much better now!  Ammonia should be safe to use on smooth-top cooktops, I think.  I would try placing a rag over a burner that is soaked in ammonia - wear rubber gloves - then cover it with a sheet of plastic wrap to keep it damp underneath. Leave it overnight, then the next morning remove the rag, and see if you can gently scrub the burner with a nylon scrubbie, water and dishwashing liquid. Periodically wipe it off with a sponge, and see how it looks.

 

The remaining stains might laugh at ammonia, too, but that is what I use to get broiler pans clean, and I also use it to periodically clean my grill grates.  It's non-abrasive, though the fumes are bad, so you might want to open a window.

 

 

[vintagekitchen]

Ammonia

I use ammonia alot around here. Nothing cuts grease better. And its the best way to clean an oven. Just plug the vent hole to keep the fumes from leaking out, then put a cereal bowl of ammonia on the floor of the oven, close the door, and leave it overnight. The next day, add a splash of ammonia from the bowl to a dish pan of hot water, and the oven will come clean so easily! Way better than easy off. Of course I also keep foil in the bottom of the oven, so the any spills are tossed with the foil.

 

[mrb627]

Fingered?

When you run your fingertips across the glass, can you feel the stain on the surface of the glass?

Malcolm

 

[danemodsandy]

Time Warp Advice:

I usually lurk around here, not post, but I wanted to give you some tips based in actually owning one of these puppies back in the day. Mine was a 1974 Lady Kenmore, with the same top.

At that time, the manufacturer's recommendations for cleaning were Corning Smooth-Top Cleaner for routine cleaning, and a cleanser called Delete for tough stains. Delete, so far as I know, is NLA. You used it first, then followed up with the Corning Cleaner, which had some kind of polishing agent - like perhaps a silicone substance - in it. The Corning Cleaner made the surface slick and shiny; today's smooth-top cleaners still do the same thing.

What I would suggest is to try Bar Keeper's Friend, which seems very similar to Delete, and which Corning Ware collectors swear by to get stubborn stains off their treasures; I use it for this purpose all the time. It does not harm Corning Ware when used to remove heavy stains, and it works very well as long as there's no permanent damage like scratching or heat tint (see below). Then follow up with a smooth-top cleaner.

If that does not work, Zud is a very heavy-duty cleanser that might also work. However, Zud is ROUGH STUFF, so be judicious. And definitely plan to follow up with a smooth-top cleaner.

You should also know that Pyroceram can take on a permanent tan tint when repeatedly overheated, so part of your stain may never come out. However, I think the above methods are worth a try.

We now return you to my regularly scheduled lurking -

 

[danemodsandy]

One More Tip:

Forgot to mention this -

It was important on old smooth-tops NOT to use the surface when it was wet, or to use wet cookware on it.

The reason was that the moisture trapped between a pan's bottom and the Pyroceram surface created little blasts of steam that could cause the surface to become pitted.

The smooth-top I owned first belonged to my mom, who bought it thinking she could just wipe it clean. When she found out the care requirements, she realized it actually took MORE work than a regular coil-top range, not less. Eventually, I ended up with it. I used it for a few years, then sold it on when I also tired of the care requirement, and also got tired of having to pay through the nose for cookware with the requisite flat, smooth bottom; such cookware was not all that available - or cheap to buy - in the late '70s and early '80s.

 

[abcomatic]

Kevin

The knob that says 'left front' is from a 1964-65'ish Whirlpool electric stove. Mine were on the stove that had the pull-out cooktop with bottom and top ovens. Great stove too I might add. Gary

 

[norgeway]

I Also see!

You have the same Tupperware canisters I have, only mine are orange, As for Monarch, our local furniture store sold Monarch as well as Hotpoint for many years, and they still sell Hotpoint, he collects ranges also, and you should see some of them!!

 

[norgeway]

I Wonder,

If soaking the stained areas with Clorox might help, maybe place a old rag over the areas and saturate it with Clorox then leave it overnight..Might be worth a try, As for Monarch ranges, our local dealer said he sold tons more Hotpoints, mainly because Monarchs were much more expensive, I believe they quit making them about 1980 or so, a wonderful product!!

 

[tomturbomatic]

Hans, maybe you could help Kevin find the original spec sheets for this if he sent you the model no. He said that the dealer that sold Monarch in his area is long gone.

 

[norgeway]

Well...

There is one problem...The store here burned in 1985 and destroyed all of his old literature,he had several buildings full of old stoves etc, but all the paperwork was in the main building that burned.

 

[norgeway]

Monarch..

There is a house near here that has a Monarch coppertone wall oven in it, I tried to buy it when the house was sold but the buyers said they were not taking it out.

 

[polkanut]

I still mourn the day my mother replaced her 1950's gas Monarch range with a 1983 gas GE POS.