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Merry Christmas to all, I have a corn stove and getting real tired of scrubbing the glass on the door. I was wondering what would be best to clean it with and if their was a product that you could use to keep it from blackening so bad.
 
We bought some cleaner specifically for cleaning stove glass, at Mills FF in MN, but it really doesn't work that well. Some of the newer stoves have what is called an airwash, the combustion air comes in the top above the glass and travels down to keep the glass clean, that does work. Also burning dry wood greatly reduces the black on the glass.
 
It's wont stop the blackening but make it easy to get off if you use dish soap on the glass. Used to use that trick at Boy Scout camp for cooking over the fire. Just spread it on and burn away.
 
I don't have a corn stove but my glass gets black if I don't burn stove hot enough. I clean my glass with glass cleaner when I let stove go down for ash clean out.
 
I burn coal and my glass is always dirty. I use a wallpaper scraper to clean the glass. Long metal handle about 16 or so inches long and has a 4 inch razor blade on it. Even with the stove hot I can open the door and scrape it. Doesnt come out perfect but better than shutting the stove down to clean with cleaners/ rags. Works for me.
 
Diluted Purple Power type of cleaner, spray it on the glass and scrub with a green scotch brite and then wipe it clean with paper towels. I bought the expensive, dedicated cleaner and that didn't work any better than this.

Also, don't let it get a couple of inches thick, lots easier if it's just a thin film....but most of you already knew that. But not all.
 
I have an outside corn stove. It does not soot up at all. I wonder if our stove is burning correctly??? Mine burns blue once it is hot. Looks like a propane flame.

I only burn DRY corn too. I do mean dry. I usually dry several wagons down to 12.5-13% just to burn. Better heat fewer clinkers too. IF your corn is over 15% your going to have issues. More clinkers and soot.
 
I use "Imperial Glass Cleaner" made for wood stoves, fireplace inserts and pellet stoves. Works fantastic. I just spray it on the glass door of my wood stove and the soot starts rolling off the glass and I wipe it clean with newspaper. I got it from the place where I bought my stove. 7 bucks for a 16 oz spray bottle. Little goes a long way. If you have heavy build up use a little bit of the ashes on the newspaper or paper towel with the cleaner. You don't want to scratch the glass then the soot would accumulate easier there.
 
Yes, 2x4 is right, wet paper towels dipped in the ashes, it will clean the glass. I use that method on our pellet-stove. No cost except for the paper towel.
 
Yep, wet paper towel and ashes. But I agree, burning 100% corn my stove is white inside and that is the color of ash in the corners of the glass, so it might not be getting enough air if it is burning black. What kind of stove do you have?
 
Burning the buckwheat would make more soot but fewer clinkers. I burned regular wheat a few times but it gave off a lot less BTUs of heat.
 

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