At the end of last year when I first started up my wood stove, I looked online for a quick way to clean the glass on the front. I figured I would pick up stove cleaner the next time I went to the store. Well, the technique I found worked so well and was so easy that I still do it the same way. It just uses some newspaper and water to get the job done. I also don't have to worry about using any chemical cleaners that could emit harmful vapors.
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| First of course, start with the dirty, glass stove door |
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| Bunch together a little bit of newspaper and dip it in some water to moisten it. Then, dunk the wet newspaper in some fine wood ash in the stove. |
I didn't write about this technique when I first started doing it, because I was afraid the ash might scratch up the glass. But, after a season of doing it, the glass is still smooth. Just be careful not to pick up a big chunk of charcoal or something when dipping the newspaper. I'm sure that wouldn't be good for the glass.
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| Next, lightly go over the whole panel with the moistened ash in circular motions |
This makes it easier to get the tough particles off the glass the second go around.
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Dip the newspaper back in the water if it starts getting dry. Not so much water that it's dripping everywhere, shake it off a bit if it does get too wet. Go back to the glass and put some elbow grease on the tough spots.
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| Wipe it down with the dryer side of the newspaper or with a dry paper towel |
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| Finally, just enjoy the beautiful flames of your wood stove! |
