Any suggestions for cleaning the top of a stove without chemicals?

Natural Stove Cleaner Recipes ***** There are many different option for natural stove and oven cleaners. The simplest are straight baking soda, vinegar (or lemon juice) and dish detergent – no recipes needed. If you’d like a little more scrubbing power, try these easy, natural cleansers. ***** Make Your Own Cleansers .....Cleanser #1 – Homemade “soft scrub” .....1 part table salt, 1 part baking soda, 1 part water. Cleanser #2 – grease cutting powder ..... 4 parts baking soda, 1 part washing soda, Store in a shaker container.....Citrus vinegar cleaner for grease and grime ..... Place citrus peels (any type) in a glass jar (pack fairly tightly) and cover with white vinegar. Place lid on, and let steep for two weeks. Strain out peels. Mix infused vinegar with an equal amount of water and place in a spray bottle to use. ***** To begin cleaning, carefully take apart the stove top. (Make sure it’s cooled off first). Remove the drip trays and grates. On an electric stove with visible coil burners, you can carefully remove the drip pans and rings. Put drip trays and grates (or drip pans and rings), into a sink full of hot water and some dish soap. While the stove top parts are soaking, carefully clean behind any knobs by pulling the knobs straight out so you can get behind them. Don’t twist or force! The knobs should pull off with gentle but firm pressure, and should only go on and off one way. Be careful not to accidentally turn on the gas or burner while cleaning the knobs. Use a little dish soap or some of the cleansers if the area needs more TLC.

After your finished cleaning behind the knobs, take the drip pans out of the soaking water and coated them with baking soda. Then spray down the baking soda with citrus vinegar, and let the pans sit. Take some baking soda, some elbow grease, and a scouring pad, and attend to the rest of the stove top. Do try to avoid getting cleaner on your igniters (gas stoves), or you may have to manually light your burners the first time you use them to burn the film off. Watch out for your heating coils on electric stoves. Dealing with Cooked On Stove Grime ..... First off, scraping away the worst of the cooked on food with a razor blade scraper or other handy blade will save a lot of time and effort scrubbing. Keep a couple of cheap dollar store paring knives around for just this sort of thing. They’re lousy for cutting, but great for cleaning. The small knife allows you to get in all the tight angles of the grate where a blade scraper wouldn’t fit. Make sure to avoid leaving and cleaning residue on the surface, as it may cause discoloration of the stove the next time it is heated. Old t-shirts make very soft and absorbent cleaning cloths.

Baking Soda. Make a paste rub. Repeat as necessary. Oh, add elbow grease. Depending on amount of cleaning might need a lot.

Two comments---if there is food that is stuck to the surface, use a straight edged razor to clear it off. (I do this a lot and I have no damage on my surface, which is glass). Then I use a homemade cleaner that is one cup vinegar (scented with lemon juice) and two cups of hydrogen peroxide. I add two or three drops of Dawn to the solution, spray it one and wipe it off. I use this cleaner on my counters, my faucets, my shower---my small appliances--practically everything. It is non-toxic and if you wipe your stove top off with it every day it will stay nice and shiny. I just spray ($$ Store spray bottle) wipe and then polish with a cloth.

water is your best friend. soak whatever is crusty on your stove top for a while. also, oil can soften the baked on greasy stuff. finally a baking soda paste as mentioned by the others should have your stove top gleaming.

Thanks everyone, much appreciated!

I make my own using orange peels to fill a mason jar than fill the jar with vinegar to the top...Let it sit for 5 days than strain off the vinegar....Vinegar is a great degreaser and the smell of oranges makes it even better...t

I use straight Rubbing Alcohol. The stove top shines like brand new.

Never thought of that! Do you rinse after or just wipe?

I'm going to try that, thank you!

I love all of these replies! Thanks for asking the question!

We have now a solid stove top which is so nice to clean. We are in a rental house but I highly recommend the ceramic top to the eyes you cook on.

I also love to make my own cleaning supplies using the items you mentioned above in replies. Vinegar and Apple Cider Vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice

( but I never soaked the rinds) I will from now on! Great idea, I hate tossing them out, they smell so good, I use dried orange, lemon , and lime peels to add to potpourri . The spray idea is fabulous!

When I do clean something that has to sit to absorb and soften the gunk, I put a paper towel on it with the DIY formulas to give it some substance while it sits

a bit until it is easier to remove with less rubbing the baking pan items.

I will keep following these great ideas and all who posted these neat ideas!

Smiles, Cyndi

You can also use a steamer--you can get a smallish one for about $35, and it's good for many other things.

I have this one. It's great for deep cleaning in the bathroom and for upholstery. I confused a 3 with a 6--sorry.

https://www.amazon.com/HS-20R-Handheld-Steam-Cleaner-Attachments/dp/B006MCMSW8/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1481839822&sr=8-11&keywords=haan