Caring for Your Cooktop
How to keep your cooktop looking like new
Your cooktop is designed for easy care. Foods spilled directly on the cooktop will not burn off as on
Do not use steel wool, plastic cleaning pads, abrasive powdered cleansers, chlorine bleach, rust remover, ammonia, or glass cleaners with ammonia. They may damage the cooktop surface.
TYPE OF SOIL | WHAT TO USE | HOW TO CLEAN |
Light to | • Paper towel | Wipe as soon as Hot Surface Indicator Light goes off. |
moderate soil | • Clean, damp sponge | Rinse thoroughly and dry. |
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Heavy soil, dark | • Cooktop Polishing Creme† | Rub into soil using damp paper towel. Rinse and dry. |
streaks, specks, and | • Nonabrasive cleanser |
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discoloration |
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• Cooktop Polishing Creme† | Rub creme into soil using paper towel. Reapply | |
| • Razor scraper in a holder | creme to remaining spots. Hold razor scraper as flat |
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| to surface as possible, scrape spots. Polish entire |
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| cooktop with creme and paper towel. Rinse and dry. |
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| Store razor blades out of reach of children. |
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Sugary spills | • Paper towel | Wipe while ceramic glass surface is warm. Rinse |
(jellies, candy syrups) | • Clean, damp sponge | thoroughly and dry. |
Metal marks from | • Cooktop Polishing Creme† | Before heating cooktop again, rub into area using |
copper, aluminum pans |
| damp paper towel. Rinse and dry. |
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Tiny scratches or | • Cooktop Polishing Creme† | To prevent scratches and abrasions, use the |
abrasions |
| Cooktop Polishing Creme regularly. Scratches and |
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| abrasions do not affect cooking performance. After |
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| many cleanings, they will become less visible. |
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NOTE: Always wipe your cooktop with clean water and dry it well after using the cleanser to prevent streaking or staining.
†To order additional Cooktop Polishing Creme (Part No. 3184477), call
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