Induction Hob Cleaning

[rockyracoon]

Is there a fool proof way of cleaning one of these things? When I bought it I thought 'great, it'll be easy to clean'! is it heck. I seem to spend a disproportionate amount of my time buff the flippin smears off of it.

It's black glass if that makes any difference.

Ta

[EcclesCake]

Have you tried a degreaser type cleaner, something like Mr Muscle and finished with a glass cleaner?

[rockyracoon]

I use the Hob Brite stuff which does work, it just seems to take so long. I wipe the stuff on, then rinse it off (twice, else it really smears), then dry and then buff forever.

I did wonder about a glass cleaner but was a bit worried as the hob (obviously) gets hot, would there be fumes?

[EcclesCake]

You could make up a spray bottle of vinegar and for the final polish.

It will flash off quite quickly and the house won't smell like a chippy when you turn the hob on :-)

[EcclesCake]

*Vinegar and water*

[rockyracoon]

Ooh, that's an idea. I'll see if I can find a squirty bottle.

Ta :)

[Tilly2]

Rocky, I have a black glass induction hob too.

I just spray a small amount of Sainsbury's Multi Surface Kitchen Cleaner with Bleach Spray and give it a wipe. I do it every night, after tea, when the hob has cooled down and it looks as good a new. It only takes a minute.

[Tilly2]

I used to use Hob Brite, terrible stuff to get off.

[rockyracoon]

I was frightened of using something like that. The thing cost a friggin fortune and I didn't want to experiment. You don't get any smell when it heats back up?

[rockyracoon]

Ah, just seen your second answer. Will back off that stuff then,

Ta

[douglas9401]

Our black glass gets a razor blade scraper for burnt-on stuff followed by a non-scratch scourer then finished with a couple of sheets of kitchen roll.
Once in a while a light rub over with Astonish paste and water.

[Tilly2]

No, no smell, Rocky.

[rockyracoon]

Cheers all

Methinks I'm binning the Hob Brite.

[jomifl]

Otherwise, convection hobs are so much more convenient.

[Canary42]

This has been aired before, and I repeat what I said then. I just wipe it down with paper kitchen towel after use, and have no trouble keeping it clean.

Mine is a Tefal portable single hob, I don't know if this is relevant here.

[Tilly2]

Is that like a camping stove, Canary? :-)

[seadogg]

We use white vinegar as it pongs less. For the hob on our woodburner stove a damp cloth does the job.

[Canary42]

No, I don't think so, it's Mains driven. Although I'm not sure what constitutes a camping stove. Basically it's totally portable provided a mains supply is available.

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[Tilly2]

Ah, I see. Thanks, Canary.

[frugalfred]

Clean all over with Cif; remove really awkward burnt-on bits with a razor blade (carefully, so as not to scratch); wipe off as much Cif as possible with dishcloth. Apply Mr. Muscle, polish off with kitchen roll, finishing with a dry piece of kitchen roll to buff to a shine.

[KARL]

We have been using induction hobs for the past 30 years and more (single and four/five ring sizes) and never had any trouble cleaning them and never had anything "burned on" so the descriptions here are a bit surprising. Maybe the difference is that ours are always cleaned daily. For the past seven years or so, since being introduced to them, we have been using designated vitreous surface cleaners such as VitroClen (probably the most expensive) and other very similar ones which all have one thing in common in that the bottles are all black in colour. You only need a tiny amount from time to time (just a wet cloth most of the time) and a single bottle lasts two years or more - the hobs look more or less as new.