Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop

Problem	Cause	To Prevent	To Remove
Brown streaks and	Cleaning with a sponge or	Use smoothtop cleaner	Use light application of
specks	cloth containing soiled	conditioner with clean	smoothtop cleaner
	detergent water.	damp paper towel.	conditioner with clean damp
			paper towel.
Blackened, burned-on	Spatters or spillovers	Wipe all spillovers when it	Clean area with smoothtop
spots	landing on a hot cooking	is safe to touch cooking	cleaner conditioner with
	area or accidental melting	surface. Do not place	clean damp paper towel,
	of plastic like a bread	plastic items on warm	nonabrasive nylon pad, or
	bag.	cooking area.	scouring brush.
			If spot is not removed, allow
			cooktop to cool and
			carefully scrape area with a
			safety scraper held at a 30
			degree angle.
Fine brown gray lines or	Course particles, like salt,	Wipe bottom of cookware	Fine scratches are not
fine scratches or	become embedded in top	before cooking. Clean top	removable but can be
abrasions which have	if trapped under pan.	daily with smoothtop	minimized by daily use of
collected soil	Using abrasive cleaning	cleaner conditioner with	smoothtop cleaner
	materials. Scratches from	clean damp paper towel.	conditioner.
	rough ceramic, glass or	Do not use ceramic or
	ceramic-coated	ceramic-coated
	cookware.	cookware.
Smearing or streaking	Using too much	Use small amounts of
	smoothtop cleaner	smoothtop cleaner
	conditioner or using a	conditioner. Rinse area
	soiled dish cloth.	thoroughly before drying.
		Use only clean damp
		paper towel, nonabrasive
		nylon pad, or scouring
		brush.
Metal or silver/gray marks	Sliding or scraping metal	Do not slide metal objects	Remove marks before top
	utensils across top.	across top.	is used again. After top
			cools, clean marks with
			smoothtop cleaner
			conditioner with clean damp
			paper towel, nonabrasive
			nylon pad, or scouring
			brush. Rinse thoroughly and
			dry.

Pitting or flaking	Boilovers of sugar syrup	Watch sugar and syrups	Turn control to LO setting.
	on a hot rangetop can	carefully to avoid	Using several paper towels.
	cause pitting if not	boilovers.	Allow top to cool and
	removed immediately.		carefully scrape area with a
			single edge razor blade
			held at a 30 degree angle.
Hard water spots	Condensation from	Make sure bottom of	Mix smoothtop cleaner
	cooking can cause	cookware is dry before	conditioner with water and
	minerals found in water	cooking. Daily use of	apply thick paste to stained
	and acids in food to drip	smoothtop cleaner	area. Scrub vigorously. If
	onto rangetop and cause	conditioner helps keep	stain is not removed,
	gray deposits. Spots are	top free of hard water,	reapply cleaner and repeat
	often so thin they appear	mineral deposits and food	process. Also try cleaning
	to be in or under	discoloration.	process for “Smearing and
	rangetop.		streaking”.

Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop

Problem

Cause

To Prevent

To Remove