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Are you the proud owner of aceramic or glass cooktop?
Without regular maintenance and care, you could end up with a cooktop caked with built-up food and stains.
Luckily, there are lots of ways to keep your stove looking shiny and new.
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While there’s no guarantee that these tips will protect your cooktop, they do help considerably.
Read on for some tips, tricks, and hacks for maintaining your ceramic or glass cooktop.
What Is a Ceramic Stovetop?
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They are often featured in 240-volt electric ranges, or on independent cooktops set into a countertop.
Always avoid using ceramic cookware or stoneware with unfinished, rough bases.
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Finally, skillets or pans with rounded-edge bottoms are not recommended.
A rounded edge can cause heat to be distributed unevenly, putting unnecessary stress on the glass or ceramic.
Choose cookware that sits very flat, and when your old cookware begins to warp, replace it.
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When handling heavy pots, pans and dishes, avoid dragging them across the cooktop.
Dragging cookware, even a short distance, can cause scratching.
Before cooking, check to verify the bottoms of your skillets and pots are very clean.
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Often, electric stovetops develop rings or marks that are very difficult to scrub out.
Use Careful, Specialized Cleaning Methods
Speaking of cleaning, be sure toclean your stovetop, too.
Regular cleaning and maintenance will help you keep your stovetop nice and shiny.
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If you do end up with food or grease crusted on your stovetop, dont panic.
Spills can easily get heated up and stuck on the glass or ceramic, requiring a challenging clean-up.
Be especially careful when boiling or cooking sugary substances.
Clean up any sugary spills immediately.
As such, keep some rules of thumb in mind when it comes to handling your stovetop.
Never stand on top of or place anything overly heavy on a glass cooktop, even temporarily.
Additionally, do not ever place hot glass bakeware to cool on a smooth cooktop.
Glass bakeware should be placed on a dry towel or trivet.
The immediate contact between a hot surface and a cool surface could cause either piece of glass to break.
When this happens, try one of these methods:
How to Clean a Smoothtop Range or Cooktop.Consumer Reports.
