DIY: Cleaning Your Stove Top

One of our moms in our network wanted to demonstrate how to effectively clean a stove using nothing but some plain vinegar, baking soda, a towel and her finger. She made sure to take pictures of the her progress to prove the effectiveness.

Thanks Alyssa over at My Coastal Carolina Mommy for sharing!  This is just amazing!!!!  Since I just moved my stove is still clean, but I'm sure in no time at all I'll be checking this out!

Step 1: I sat my burner in the sink with some hot water and plain vinegar to soak for about 10 minutes. You can see in the sink a couple tiny black flakes from my burner but the soak was just to help soften up some of the burnt on food.


Step 2: I took my normal dish scrubber brush and gave my burner a quick scrub. I did not exert a lot of energy or muscle. Just scrubbed to break off some of the loose pieces. This is what my burner looked like.

Step 3: I then took my $0.50 box of off brand baking soda and gave it a quick shake throughout the inside of my burner. This is more of a light coating then anything.


Step 4: I then took my finger (yes my finger) and splashed a little bit of vinegar around the inside of the burner creating a paste. It should not be more vinegar then baking soda.


Step 5: I then took the corner of a towel, wrapped around my finger and lightly scrubbed in small circles around the inside of the burner. For the tougher burnt spots, I picked up a little bit more of the paste, and continued my circular scrubbing. It took me about 5 minutes to achieve the results below. And as you can see on my towel, the results of my scrubbing.



I can not believe that it took me a few years of fighting with these stoves to figure out the best way to clean them or keep them clean. I have tried everything, including wrapping my burners in aluminum foil. That is the worst thing I ever did! Not only was I trying to get off burnt on food but also burnt on aluminum foil.

This method also works if you have one of those pretty glass top stoves. If you get the small rings of burnt food particles and can not find anything to clean it off without having to leave the house for a few hours because of the smell, try this method. I have used this on my parents glass top and it came out sparkling. I do recommend a good glass cleaner to give it the reflective shine after a baking soda scrub.

I hope I was able to help other families to conquer their frustrating stoves and burners. It has definitely made my cleaning a bit easier.