Section Six: Care and Maintenance
COOKTOP CLEANING CHART
Cooktop Part / Material | Suggested Cleaners | Important Reminders |
Exterior Finish/Stainless Steel
Grates:/Porcelain Enamel on Cast Iron
Griddle Grease Tray/
Titanium Coated Aluminum
Slide back and lift
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• | Nonabrasive Cleaners: Hot | • | Stainless steel resists most | ||
| water and detergent, ammonia, |
| food stains and pit marks | ||
| Fantastic® Formula 409®. Rinse |
| providing the surface is kept | ||
| and dry immediately. |
| clean and protected. | ||
• | Cleaner Polish: Stainless Steel | • | Never allow food stains or | ||
| Magic® to protect the finish |
| salt to remain on stainless | ||
| from staining and pitting; |
| steel for any length of time. | ||
| enhances appearance. | • Rub lightly in the direction of | |||
• | Hard water spots: Household | ||||
| polish lines. |
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| vinegar. |
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| • | Chlorine or | chlorine | ||
• | Mild Abrasive Cleaners: Siege | ||||
| compounds in some cleaners | ||||
| Stainless Steel and Aluminum |
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| are corrosive to | stainless | ||
| Cleaner, Kleen King® Stainless |
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| Steel liquid cleaner. |
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•Heat discoloration: Cameo®, Barkeepers Friend®, Zud®.
• Nonabrasive cleaners: Hot water | • The grates are heavy; use care | ||
and detergent, Fantastic®, | when lifting. Place on a | ||
Formula 409®. Rinse and dry | protected surface. | ||
immediately. | • Blisters/ crazing/ chips are | ||
• Mild abrasive cleaners: Bon Ami® | |||
common due to the extreme | |||
and Soft Scrub®. | temperatures on grate fingers | ||
• Abrasive cleaners for stubborn | and rapid | temperature | |
changes. |
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| • Acidic and | ||
| deteriorate | the enamel. | |
| Remove soil immediately. | ||
| • Abrasive cleaners, used too | ||
| vigorously or too often can | ||
| eventually mar the enamel. | ||
• Clean the grease tray after each | • Empty grease tray after each | ||
use. | use. |
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• May be placed in dishwasher. | • Remove tray after grease has | ||
• Wash in detergent and hot | |||
cooled. Be careful not to fill | |||
water; rinse and dry. | it so full that tipping to | ||
• Stubborn soil: Soft Scrub® | remove it spills the grease. | ||
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