When our wood burners probably spend all winter fired up and keeping us cosy, you might not notice the glass slowly becoming blackened over time. First, make sure that you do not use any abrasive cleaning materials such as scourers as this can scratch the glass. The formula is non-abrasive, so it won’t scratch your glass surface, and it’s as effective as the traditional powdered Bar Keeper’s Friend. There is an included, non-abrasive cooktop pad that you just dip into the cream and then apply to your cooking surface. This glass cleaner is affordable, and will tackle most built-up soot, dirt, and grease quickly and easily, leaving you with sparklingly clean glass.

I used paper bag because we don’t get the newspaper, and I think that’s true of most people these days. Some users also find that this glass cleaner can leave behind a residue on the glass if you do not wipe it down with enough water after cleaning. As a result, this stove glass cleaner works best if it is used regularly before the soot can build up, and may struggle for one-off, detailed cleans when the soot has built up. This viral cleaning paste works on walls, bathtubs, and sinks as well as glass and ceramic stovetops.Maybe you over-boiled your pasta water or let your sauce simmer in the saucepan without a lid—now you're left with splatters and caked-on residue.

However, some users find that the paste requires a lot of elbow grease to achieve best results, and that it can really struggle on very thick deposits. To test the wood stove glass cleaners, I separated the glass door into 4 sections with painter’s tape. For over 10 years, Direct Stoves has been supplying homeowners like you with range cookers, and multi-fuel and wood burning stoves.However, this glass cleaner can struggle on the thicker deposits or those that have burned on over time. Even when your fire is burning, the airways vent should still be slightly open, so check you are using yours properly.

Wipes are convenient, but they might not pack that punch you need when it’s time to deep-clean (plus they’re more wasteful). You should also avoid closing the airwash vent completely as this will lead to soot build up inside the wood burner. Amber is the Digital Content Producer for Popular Mechanics, Runner's World and Bicycling, where she covers a range of tasks for the commerce team. When compared to others on this list, the chemical scent is quite strong, and it needs more scrubbing on tough dirt. Firstly, the brighter mornings and evenings often bring to light the darker areas of our homes we overlooked in winter – leaving many of us slightly surprised at just how murky our stove glass has become!

Resinous woods, such as pine, produce oils and other compounds that are likely to accumulate on the wood stove glass. I literally just dumped some of the wood stove ashes into a bit of water, gave it a stir until it was something of a paste, and it was ready. This handy spray bottle offers a quick and easy way to tackle soot, grease, tar, and burned on deposits on glass without much elbow grease being needed. Both of these things can cause excessive smoke that will inevitably dirty your stove glass much faster than if you were using the correct fuel at the optimum temperature. Use a clean paper towel and glass cleaner for one final clean on the inside and outside of the glass.

A wood burner containing too much fuel will cause a build-up of soot, especially if the fuel is touching the glass. A little goes a long way, according to our deputy editor, who used just a few wipes of this to clean off her dog's muddy crate. On the whole, I like this method because you’re re-using something (the ash) which is right there and doesn’t cost you anything. It seems like common sense, but just to be sure, always make sure your stove glass has cooled down sufficiently before you attempt to clean it.HG’s stove glass cleaner is a great value cleaner that can tackle all kinds of stubborn dirt on wood burner glass. I found that the stove glass cleaning product worked very well, but no better than the ash and water recipe. Fortunately, it can easily be tackled with a little elbow grease, hardly any equipment, and a purpose-designed glass cleaner. Therefore, it seems using one of the other methods – ash, vinegar, baking soda, or glass cleaner – really does make a big difference compared to just doing it with water.