Almost time to fire them up for another season...

I use spit and newspaper.

 

I tried that, and it works ok. I also bought a stove glass cleaner, I don't have the name of it handy, but it was a blue gel. Still not getting as clean as I would like it to be. It has a light grey haze, mostly at the top of the window.

 

Agreed, this works well too, and it's what I do most of the time. When the stove glass only has a light cloudy haze or ash "powder" coating, all you need is a damp paper towel. Sometimes the stove glass can get stubborn dark caramel or molasses like stains, and those are a little trickier, even with elbow grease. It can happen if you don't stay on top of your regular cleanings, not that I have any experience with that. That's where the Rutland glass cleaner really shines, it cleans those stains right off.

 

Eco? A TON of ash, and not the same heat production as higher priced pellets. For my purpose I might move up a grade." You get what you pay for", is pretty accurate in this case.
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OO steel wool works good....

 

Back when I was detailing cars we went over every window with steel wool... Inside and out... Hit them with Windex and they would shine.

 

Automotive glass has changed greatly,over the years.It is more flexible,yet cracks easier.It is safer in an accident.The flexible is so it can be easily urethane into the body,yet provide support.It scratches easier.I wish I could purchase old style(1970's) auto glass,the new stuff seems to get worse every year.