For a heavy-duty cleaner, a degreaser might be good to have on hand if your stovetop has really been put through the wringer. This wood burner glass cleaner is suitable for fireplaces and stoves and will leave behind a shiny surface that is free from germs and soot.

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.

If you do, this could cause the glass to go into thermal shock, resulting in cracked or shattered glass. It can easily cause scratches on the glass which will then be much harder (or impossible) to clean next time. In fact, most manufacturers recommend that users avoid house coal, and instead opt for smokeless fuels.

Wet wood produces a significantly higher amount of smoke than dry wood, which translates into more dirt to collect on your stove glass. First, make sure that you do not use any abrasive cleaning materials such as scourers as this can scratch the glass. Again, making sure you are burning clean fuels at the most efficient temperature is also one of the best things you can do to keep the glass on your stove clean for longer. It doesn't take a professional chef to know that your stovetop can go from squeaky clean to looking like a tomato-based crime scene in minutes. I tested it on the dirtier portion of the glass, so that could have been a disadvantage, but ultimately, it didn’t seem to work as well as using ash.

To test the wood stove glass cleaners, I separated the glass door into 4 sections with painter’s tape. This way, you can be sure that your fire is producing as little smoke as possible, which in turn means your glass is as clean as possible. Like most cleaning tasks, there are several tips that you should follow when cleaning your wood burner glass to achieve best results and reduce accidental damage. Stovetop cleaning wipes come in handy for smaller messes or if you just want to spot-clean your cooking surface.