Control Panel, Oven Surfaces, Control Knobs

Cleaning and Maintenance

Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top (cont.)

Problem	Cause	To Prevent	To Remove
Metal	Sliding or scraping	Do not slide metal	Remove metal
markings	metal utensils on	objects across top.	marks before the
silver/gray	glasstop.		glasstop is used
marks			again. Apply
			cleaning creame
			with a damp
			paper towel and
			scrub with a nylon
			scrub pad or
			brush. Rinse
			thoroughly and
			dry.
Hard water	Condensation	Make sure the	Mix cleaning
spots	from cooking may	bottom of utensils	creame with water
	cause minerals	are dry before	and apply a thick
	found in water	cooking. Daily use	paste to stained
	and acids to drip	of cleaning	area. Scrub
	on glasstop and	creame will help	vigorously. If stain
	cause gray	keep top free from	is not removed,
	deposits. The	hard water mineral	reapply cleaner
	spots are often so	deposits and food	and repeat
	thin they appear	discoloration.	process. Also try
	to be in or the		cleaning
	glasstop.		procedure for
			smearing and
			streaking.

Pitting or	Boil over of sugar	Watch sugar and	Turn element to
flaking	syrup on glasstop.	syrups carefully to	LO; using several
	This can cause	avoid boilovers.	paper towels to
	pitting if not		wipe the spill
	removed		immediately. Let
	immediately.		glasstop cool and
			carefully scrape off
			remainder of burn-
			off with a single
			edged razor held
			at a 30° angle.

Product Care

Control Panel

DO NOT use any cleaners containing ammonia or abrasives. They could remove the graphics from the control panel. Use hot, soapy water and a soft clean cloth.

Oven Surfaces

Several different finishes have been used in your electric oven. Cleaning instructions for each surface are given below. The oven features a self-clean cycle for the oven interior. See the “Self-Clean Cycle” section for complete instructions. NEVER USE AMMONIA, STEEL WOOL PADS OR ABRASIVE CLOTHS, CLEANSERS, OVEN CLEANERS, OR ABRASIVE POWDERS. THEY CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR OVEN.

Control Knobs

MAKE SURE ALL CONTROL KNOBS POINT TO THE “OFF” POSITION BEFORE REMOVING. Pull the knobs straight off. Wash in detergent and warm water. Dry completely and replace by pushing firmly onto stem.

Stainless Steel Parts

All stainless steel body parts should be wiped regularly with hot soapy water at the end of each cooling period and with a liquid cleaner designed for that material when soapy water will not do the job. DO NOT use steel wool, abrasive cloths, cleansers, or powders. If necessary, scrape stainless steel to remove encrusted materials, soak the area with hot towels to loosen the material, then use a wooden or nylon spatula or scraper. DO NOT use a metal knife, spatula, or any other metal tool to scrape stainless steel. DO NOT permit citrus or tomato juice to remain on stainless steel surface, as citric acid will permanently discolor stainless steel. Wipe up any spills immediately.