Cleaning my Stovetop

So I have a love, hate relationship with Pinterest right now.  I have requested an invite like 5 or 6 times, from two different email addresses, and even had Abby invite me, yet it has been almost a month and I still don't have my invite! What the hay? Anywho, I still LOVE browsing the posts (even though I can't pin them) and learning more about crafts and DIY items.  One of my personal goals in the next year is to start cleaning more greenly.  By this, I mean using more green, homemade or safe cleaners for everyday cleaning.  The first experiment was one of course found on Pinterest from this website - http://behindthestudio.com/2011/06/15/how-to-clean-your-glass-cooktop/.

Source: behindthestudio.com via Charity on Pinterest

We have the most awful appliances in our house, and knew that coming in, but its not something we are ready to spend the time and money replacing at the moment.  Everything still works perfectly fine, they are just white and dirty and ugly, in my opinion.  Anyways, the stove top has been burnt to a crisp several times (some, yes by my wonderful cooking skills, others before we lived in the house) and I have yet to find a cleaner that could get off the burn marks.  So when I saw this I thought "this looks so easy, I have baking soda at home, I'm giving it a try!" So Friday, I got out a large dish towel, soaked it in warm soapy water, sprinkled on the baking soda, and let it sit for 15 minutes.  After the 15 minutes, I took a peek and it seemed cleaner, so I started scrubbing. It took a little bit more elbow grease than I expected, but the results were the same.  Most, I repeat, most of the burn stains were gone, others I think must be permanently ingrained in the stove because no amount of force was getting those off.

Overall, I would say this was a great success, and I hope to be able to use more green, homemade cleaners in the future!

Oh, and next time I will take some before and after shots (blogging rookie mistake.)