4 Best Cooktop Cleaners, Tested by Our Experts

Removing baked-on, greasy messes from glass and ceramic cooktops is pretty easy with some of the cooktop cleaners we tested

Consumer Reports Home & Trends Writer, Jodhaira Rodriguez.

By Jodhaira Rodriguez
Home & Trends Writer

January 27, 2026

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Hand wiping stovetop, Weiman Wipes, Barkeeper's Friend, Affresh, Scrub Daddy cooktop cleaners — Keeping glass and ceramic cooktops clean can be tricky, but the dedicated cooktop cleaners we tested all worked with varying degrees of effort required.

The hardest part about making dinner is arguably what comes after the cooking. Cleaning up the kitchen after you’ve spent so much time making a meal can feel impossible. I’m guilty of leaving messes on my cooktop for longer than I should. By the time I have the energy to tackle it, food debris has baked on and won’t budge with just dish soap and a sponge. For those times when your favorite multipurpose cleaner or dish soap just aren’t enough, there are cooktop cleaners designed to tackle tougher messes.

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Cooktop Cleaners We Tested: Affresh Bar Keepers Friend Glisten Scotch-Brite Scrub Daddy Weiman Kit Weiman Paste Weiman Wipes
How We Tested

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Jodhaira Rodriguez

Jodhaira Rodriguez is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. Before joining CR, she tested and wrote about cleaning and organizing products and major appliances like washing machines and dishwashers at Good Housekeeping. In her free time, you’ll find her reading, listening to true crime podcasts, or working on her latest hobby of the month.