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Is there a spray cleaner for a ceramic cooktop to use prior to using Cerama Bryte or a polish?
I just use a degreasing spray cleaner, after scraping any dried/cooked on spills/drips with a razor blade. I then use the ceramic cleaner/polish along with the razor blade (for missed spots), for the final cleaning.
I have a smoothtop, but it's glass, so I'm not sure if I have the same type you do, but I use Weiman's Glass Top Cleaner and it works great.
I do clean it after each use. If you don't, then you're cooking the stains into the top the next time you turn on the stove, so I just clean it after each use. It seems to be working, it still looks brand new except for one small spot where some egg fell onto it during cooking. The egg left a spot that I have never been able to get off, but it's small, so only I notice it.
My top is black, like the whole range, but it has a mottled grey finish that helps too. If it was solid black only, then the stains might show more.
Once the stove cools, I use a non-scratch sponge (dedicated for this use only) with just a nickel-sized bit of Weiman's, rinse with the sponge and buff with a clean piece of papertowel.......works well and I like that it's always clean .
p.s. I should be this neurotic with cleaning the rest of the house!
I use Weiman's too. However, if there is grease on the top, I wait until it cools and scrub the surface with a sponge soaked with soapy water. Then I wipe the soap/water off the top with a small towel. Once that's done, then I apply the glass cleaner in a circular motion, just like when waxing my car. I let it dry for several minutes, and then remove it with a dry towel or cloth.
By the way, I try not to get the glass cleaner right on the outer edges or the glass, since the cleaner on the black silicone seal is a little difficult to remove.
Sometimes only an easy-does-it wor-kover with a very good rigid razor blade scraper will get stuff off. I had some really unsightly blotches and bumps on a new glass cooktop. It seemed like the wiping just made the blemishes bigger. Whatever the cause, the blemishes grew. I was sure the glass was defective then as a last resort, I took a razor scraper to it. Wow.
So far, after about a month, I really miss the old coils. They were tough, I could easily replace them as need. I'm on pins and needles with this glass thing.
We have good success with Cerama Bryte. Yes there can be some effort, at times, and that is caused by how the bottoms of your pan make contact with the ceramic top. Total flat bottom pans, those without any indentations that make 100% contact, no air space, give the least amount of problems.
I really hate this technology. But it's getting shoved down my throats by the Builder. I like Function over Form technology but this is Form over Function technology.
Sometimes only an easy-does-it wor-kover with a very good rigid razor blade scraper will get stuff off. I had some really unsightly blotches and bumps on a new glass cooktop. It seemed like the wiping just made the blemishes bigger. Whatever the cause, the blemishes grew. I was sure the glass was defective then as a last resort, I took a razor scraper to it. Wow.
So far, after about a month, I really miss the old coils. They were tough, I could easily replace them as need. I'm on pins and needles with this glass thing.
I'm just redoing the kitchen and, although not as 'pretty' or supposedly as modern looking, ordered a coil one to replace a smooth surface one.
Was going to switch to gas but the gas company quoted me $1700 just for the hook up/tank, etc.
I use Barkeeper's Friend for the stubborn marks; otherwise just a drop of dish soap on dish cloth and a swipe with a microfiber cloth to dry it to a streak-free shine.
As an aside, I appreciate my cooktop. I have never understood why flat-top ceramic stoves are so despised. It works just fine, and, yes, I've used other styles of cooktops, including a very nice gas stove in a previous home. It's easy to keep clean, it's fume-free, and it's can double as a little extra counter top when space is tight, like when I'm unloading groceries.
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