Care and cleaning
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What? | How? | Important! |
soiling examples
Hot sugary spills, melted plastic or metal on glass
sugar, sugary syrups
jams and jellies vegetables or vegetable water
with high sugar content (peas,
sweetcorn,
beetroot) melted aluminium foil or plastic wrap
Remove these immediately with a spatula or razor blade scraper suitable for ceramic glass cooktops, but beware of hot spills and surfaces:
1Hold the blade or utensil at a 30o
angle and scrape the soiling or spill to a cool area of the cooktop.
2Immediately clean the soiling up with a dish cloth or paper towel.
3Follow the instructions for ‘Light soiling on glass after every use’ above.
Remove stains left by melts and sugary food or spillovers immediately. If left to cool on the glass, they may be difficult to remove or even permanently damage the glass surface.
Cut hazard: the blade in a scraper is
Metallic stains on | Follow the instructions for ‘Non- | If the cooktop is not cleaned |
glass caused by | sugary boilovers, spills and food | after every use and copper or |
cookware with | stains on glass’ above. | aluminium stains are allowed |
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copper base | For stubborn metallic stains, | to burn onto the surface, |
aluminium base | try using a razor blade scraper | they may react with the glass |
| suitable for ceramic glass | and no longer be removable. |
| cooktops, holding it at a 30o angle. | They don’t, however, affect |
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Surround strip | 1 Wipe the soiling off with a cloth | Immediately wipe off any |
(CE604 models | using a mild household detergent. | stainless steel cleaner if it is |
only) | 2 Wipe the surface dry using a | spilled onto the control knobs. |
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food stains | microfibre cloth. | Commercial stainless steel |
fingerprints and | On models with a brushed | cleaners containing chlorine |
marks | stainless steel surround strip, you | compounds are corrosive and |
| may also use a suitable stainless | may damage the appearance |
| steel cleaner and polish. | of your cooktop. Always read |
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| the label to check if your |
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| cleaner contains chlorine. |
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Control knobs
food stains fingerprints and marks
1Wipe with a damp cloth and mild detergent.
2Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
Do not use stainless steel cleaner on the knobs, as doing so may damage their coating.