Use baking soda paste made with three parts baking soda and one part warm water to clean an electric stove. We’ll outline the five-step process in detail to show you exactly how to clean an electric stove.
Electric stoves can be a little tricky to clean if you’re not aware of the most effective strategies. Many of them have coil burners, and these days more and more are made with glass stove tops, which require a little more care during the cleaning process to prevent scratching.
But, in fact, cleaning your electric stove is much simpler than you might think if you follow the following steps You can use household ingredients and make your stove shine again in just a few minutes.
Here’s the best way to get rid of grease, stains and charred remains on your electric stove:
Now we’ll go into detail about the ingredients and the process to make your stove look good as new.
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For electric stoves with coils, remove them before cleaning. Set them aside for now. If your coils are dirty too, check out our full step-by-step instructions on how to clean your stove coils here.
Once you have checked out that article and had a chance to clean your stove coils, move on to step 2.
Don’t worry; keep reading and we’ll discuss how to clean your stove drip pans later in the article.
You can make baking soda paste using three parts baking soda and one part water. For best results, make the paste with warm water. This will break down the grease on your stove more quickly.
Baking soda is available on Amazon here.
The baking soda needs between two to five minutes of time to sit and break down the food residue on your stove.
After a few minutes, wipe the area with a towel. Avoid scrubbing the stove vigorously, because you don’t want the baking soda to scratch the stove’s surface.
You can find glass cleaner from Amazon here.
To remove burn marks from your electric stove, use a baking soda and vinegar paste. This paste will be a little stronger than baking soda and water. Make it by combining 2 parts vinegar and 1 part baking soda.
Since vinegar is acidic, it will react with the more basic baking soda and fizzle as it softens up the burn marks on your stove.
You want to avoid scrubbing the cook top directly just so you can be sure to avoid any scratches.
If you have trouble wiping away the burn marks after you have let the paste rest for a few minutes, you can repeat the process until your cook top is clean.
If you don’t have vinegar on hand, purchase some from Amazon at this link.
Depending on how often you cook, clean your electric stove top every one to two weeks. After a lot of cooking, or if you just cooked for a large group, clean the cook top on the same day. Also, if you spill anything on the stove or burn any food on the stove, clean it as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to remove the stains.
Use a combination of baking soda, warm water, and dish soap to degrease an electric stove.
Here’s a video to show you how to clean a glass stove top.
You can also consider purchasing a kitchen degreaser. We reviewed eight of the best degreasers on the market in detail; check out that article here.
Vinegar is a great household cleaner to keep your stove top in good condition. It’s best for surface-level cleaning and it will leave your stove top with a nice shine.
A DIY vinegar and water cleaner is one of the best household cleaners for glass top stoves.
If you prefer to purchase your stove top cleaner, we recommend the Krud Kutter or Goo Gone multipurpose cleaners; both are available on Amazon.
That’s it! It’s that easy to clean your stove drip pans. If your drip pans still struggle to come clean, let them soak in the water for another 15 minutes. If the water is quite dirty, you should replace it.
You can also take a scrubby sponge and scrub off the grease from your drip pans. After soaking for a while in the sink, a little elbow grease will go a long way.
Thanks for stopping by our step-by-step guide on cleaning your electric cook top.
Are you ready to go on a cleaning spree? If so, check out more of our ‘how to clean’ resources below.
How to Clean Heating Coils on Your Electric Stove
How to Clean the Inside of a Stove
To remove burn marks from your electric stove, use a baking soda and vinegar paste. This paste will be a little stronger than baking soda and water. Make it by combining 2 parts vinegar and 1 part baking soda.
Since vinegar is acidic, it will react with the more basic baking soda and fizzle as it softens up the burn marks on your stove.
You want to avoid scrubbing the cook top directly just so you can be sure to avoid any scratches.
If you have trouble wiping away the burn marks after you have let the paste rest for a few minutes, you can repeat the process until your cook top is clean.
Depending on how often you cook, clean your electric stove top every one to two weeks. After a lot of cooking, or if you just cooked for a large group, clean the cook top on the same day. Also, if you spill anything on the stove or burn any food on the stove, clean it as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the harder it will be to remove the stains.
Use a combination of baking soda, warm water, and dish soap to degrease an electric stove.
1. Warm up the stove for about a minute.
2. Pour water on the stove.
3. Apply baking soda.
4. Let the baking soda sit for a few seconds.
5. Wipe the baking soda around with a washcloth.
6. Apply dish soap to a scrubby sponge and gently scrub the affected area.
7. Wipe away the residue with a towel.
Vinegar is a great household cleaner to keep your stove top in good condition. It’s best for surface-level cleaning and it will leave your stove top with a nice shine.
1. Combine the vinegar with water in a 2:1 ratio (⅔ vinegar and ⅓ water, for example) before applying it to your cook top.
2. Dip a towel into this solution or spray the stove top directly.
3. Wipe the cook top clean.
A DIY vinegar and water cleaner is one of the best household cleaners for glass top stoves.
If you prefer to purchase your stove top cleaner, we recommend the Krud Kutter or Goo Gone multipurpose cleaners; both are available on Amazon.
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