How to Clean a Ceramic Hob

Cleaning your ceramic hob is extremely important if you want it to look presentable and work well. Ceramic hob cleaning not only maintains your hob's cleanliness, but prevents any surface soiling from burning onto the hob, becoming harder to remove. Moreover, it could also help prolong the hobs lifespan. Most homeowners don't brush up on how to clean a ceramic hob. Therefore, they regularly scrub their counters instead.

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to clean your ceramic hob, for inclusion in your regular cleaning routine.

Required Tools

You will require the following items to clean your ceramic hob:

• Kitchen degreaser such as Cillit Bang Power Cleaner Kitchen Degreaser
• Microfibre cloths
• Cleaning vinegar
• Bicarbonate of Soda
• Kitchen roll
• Hob scraper
• The Pink Stuff
• Glass cleaner such as Elbow Grease

How to Clean a Ceramic Hob

Step 1: Clean Off Debris

The first thing you want to do is remove any loose debris on the surface of your hob. Spray your preferred kitchen degreaser over the hob and wipe with a microfibre cloth to give it a quick once over. Buff the surface dry and afterward, sweep or vacuum up any food particles and dust that may have fallen out the floor in the process.

Step 2: Spray With Vinegar

Spray a light layer of vinegar on the hob, focusing on the ceramic hob rings as these are the main area that is subjected to food particles. Pay particular attention to burnt-on food. This liquid's acidity will help remove the grease and stains from your hob.

Step 4: Sprinkle with Bicarbonate of Soda

Bicarbonate of soda is a household ingredient that can be used to safely clean a ceramic hob and is very effective for cleaning in hard water areas. Sprinkle your hob with bicarbonate of soda, making sure that enough is on the surface to create a fizzing reaction. Once this occurs you know the cleaner is doing it's job!

Leave for a few minutes before moving onto the next step.

Step 5: Wipe with Kitchen Roll

Taking some kitchen roll, work the fizzing solution into any marks that are on your hob, applying pressure when wiping to dislodge the toughest of marks. Use the kitchen roll liberally, replacing whenever the paper gets overly greasy.

Step 6: Rinse Away the Remaining Residue

Using kitchen roll again, absorb as much of the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar mix that remains on the surface, and wipe away any of the burnt on food that has been dislodged.

Following this, dilute a small amount of washing up liquid in a bowl and using a microfibre cloth, wipe down the surface of the hob.

Your hob should now be sparkling and look like new! However, if your hob a has some tougher to remove marks that have remained on the surface, you may need to take the additional steps below.