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I am asking this question out of despair: my wife burned to death crèpes dough into our induction stove.


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I tried all usual products (the ones to clean the stove, vinegar, then sodium bicarbonate left for some time, gentle mechanical prying, ...) but it is stuck.


**Is there a way to dissolve carbon (burned organic substance) using a reasonably available substance?** (say, HClO3 would be doable, H2SbF6 or C2N14 - not that much). For the sake of the exercise, let's assume that it would be handled by a physicist.




The best way to dissolve a black deposit on glass is to use a concentrated solution of $\ce{NaOH}$, about half water - half $\ce{NaOH}$. But take care ! This dissolution is highly exothermic. Try to prepare not more than a couple of milliliters of it in a test glass tube. The test tube will get hot during the mixing and dissolution operation. And take care ! This solution should not touch your skin, as it will soon destroy it. Be ready to intervene with sodium bicarbonate : this powder destroys $\ce{NaOH}$.


A couple of milliliters of this $\ce{NsOH}$ solution is enough for your cleaning purposes. Have one or two drops of it on the burned organic spot. Rub with some blotting paper or toilet paper to remove the spot. Don't wait ! The dark stuff will quickly be absorbed by the paper. But take care, not to touch the stuff with your fingers. Rub with new clean paper, and then rinse several times with water each time with a new piece of toilet paper. I have used this process many times on the window of my oven, and it has always worked perfectly.


Last advice. Don't wait cleaning the clean glass surface. If you forget to clean the glass surface quickly, the $\ce{NaOH}$ solution will slowly corrode the glas itself. And take care to avoid contact with aluminum pieces. NaOH destroys aluminum rather quickly.


In case of an accidental contact with $\ce{NaOH}$, go for a shower and wash a long time, until no soap feeling are felt any more on the $\ce{NaOH}$ spot.


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