A plastic bag was melted onto my glass stove top. I had been told to scrape it off with a razor, heat it back up, and even to try ice. I remembered that I had bought a bottle of Goo Gone, so I tried this let it sit on the plastic for about 10 to 15 minutes. Then I used my scraper (just a plastic one for Pampered Chef) to scrape off the plastic. It worked like a charm. I then cleaned the whole stove top with Soft Ccrub and a sponge, finished off with some glass cleaner and it look as good as new.
By Linda from Pensacola, FL
A cheap rectangular clear plastic container filled with chicken noodle vegetable soup was accidentally placed on a hot ceramic burner....catastrophe!!! Soup was all over after melting bottom of container , which was cleaned up with paper towels as best we could. Huge residue all over burner and surround.
After it cooled, used goo gone twice and let sit each time.....didn't work.
Looked it up on Google for another solution.....tried WD40, 2 times and let it sit each time...no luck
Next turned burner on high for 12 minutes and let cool. Washed residue of. This worked on center up to edge, but edges still no luck.
Next came Cerama Bryte cooktop cleaner and THE CROWN CHOICE..Non-Scratch Scourer Cloth, distributed by Open Arms Holdings, Mercer Island WA. 98040. I purchased at home Fair, used the heftier of the 2 in package, and VOILA...it worked.!!!
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When left with just the residue of plastic on the cooktop: turn burner to maximum for 10 minutes (exhaust on for fumes), until residue turns from black to charcoal grey. After cooktop cools, wipe with a dry cloth. The residue will be nothing, but ash.
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So my daughter tried to clean off drippings from a hot burner with a scrubbie sponge and the sponge melted right onto the burner. Will any of the solutions offered here be best to try?
By Ingrid C.
With the stove completely cool, I'd try using a razor blade.
Spray wd40 and wait a couple minute and wipe with clean. Soft rag
THIS WORKS: APPLY SOFT SCRUB, BUT YOU MUST LET IT SIT ON THE BURNED ON PARTICLES FOR A GOOD 5 MINUTES OR MORE. THEN US A PLASTIC SCRAPER (PAMPERED CHEF SELLS THESE) AND SCRUB IT OFF.
Oh my gosh!!! It worked. I melted a plastic bag to my flat top and nothing worked until I tried this.... Turn up the heat to high and burn the plastic until it turns gray. Then cool the stove and wipe the ashes away. No scrubbing or melting a spatula trying to scrapped it off!! This works!
My daughter dropped a plastic hot dog bag on my smooth top stove. I have tried the Cerama Bryte, scraping with my fingernail and nail polish remover but it did not remove it. Any suggestions on how to clean the burnt plastic from my smooth top stove?
Have you tried magic eraser?
I've use a razor blade on mine. Also the tabs off of bread bags make good scrapers.
Maybe Goo Gone with a plastic scrubber...maybe
I use an old credit card (or grocery "savings" card) as a scraper to remove difficult substances without scratching the surface. This might help.
I like my razor scraper--just be careful to keep the angle close to the stove so you don't risk scratching. I also like Bon Ami (a scratchless powder) for tough messes on mine.
WD-40 takes plastic bags off toasters. May be that would work on the stovetop. Remembered a wash it thoroughly before firing it up.
I always keep a single edged razor blade in my kitchen on the formica splashback edge for just such projects.
Also, if you are careful with the spray/splash and have a light touch, you can use oven cleaner letting it sit for about an hour, and that, too will remove it, rinsing with cool water and a paper towel. Wear gloves, use ventilation.
God bless and help you. : )
I burned plastic on mine once, and just carefully used the razor scraper - works great.
TAKE SOME WAX PAPER AND PUT IT OVER THE MELTED PLASTIC AND TAKE A HOT IRON AND IRON OVER THE TOP OF IT. WHEN THE PLASTIC IS SOFT ENOUGH YOU CAN PEEL OR SCRAPE IT OFF. I ALWAYS HAVE A PLASTIC SCRAPER ON HAND. HOPE THIS WORKS FOR YOU.
I use easyoff oven cleaner. Spray on the area let stand 15 minutes, then scrape off with a razor... Presto..it's gone. This how I clean it all the time. The razor will not scrath the surface,.
Just get a magic eraser wet, and wipe your stove down and if there is a few pieces of plastic left on the stove just use a razor and gently scrape it off!
Use WD-40 and a razor. An entire base of a kettle melted on to the ceramic stove top, and got it off in minutes. Works like a charm.
OH MYYYY! I am so happy I followed this advice first! I had my Breville Toaster Oven on top of my glass top and somehow the burner got turned on, unbeknownst to me, the smell brought me into the kitchen the smoke was awful and the right side of the toaster oven base and feet were melted!
We did the same thing: put an electric kettle on our stovetop. It completely melted. Cleaned the mess in minutes using your technique.
Heated up full till plastic turned gray. Turned off, let cool and wiped off with dry cloth. Used flat razor blade to scrape off around the edge. Plastic bread baby melted on burner, all cam off clean
I just burnt my brand new toaster oven forgetting there was a bag of bread on top of it in a heavy plastic bag. Used the WD40 and then Goo b Gone, scraped with a plastic scraper and am happy to say it all came off after a bit of work but still looks brand new.
I use bon ami too. I put on a paste washed it off and the melted plastic was gone
A BBQ Teflon mat was used on the glass cooktop and it melted. It was left a grey stain on it that I can't seem to be able to remove.
What can I do to restore my cook top to its former glory? Julieit is said that a razor blade and WD 40 will do the trick. JUst put the WD 40 on there, let it soak a bit, then bring it up with the razor.
Heat it with a blow dryer to soften it up and remove with a plastic scraper. Do it gently
When a pot overbooked on my electric smooth top stove, I wiped it quickly with what I thought was a cotton dishcloth. It had some polyester in it, which I did not realize until it melted as I swiped. Now I can not get it off. I tried commercial products made for stovetop as well as baking soda, and also Barkeeper's cleanser. Any ideas?
By Eve G.
I used a dishcloth with nylon webbing on a still warm burner. It left a bumpy area that would not come up with glass top stove cleaner. Slowly and carefully I used a safety razor blade and it worked. Thanks for suggestion.
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By PW
I would try the razor blade window scraper.It should work.
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