Amana AKT3000*, AK2H36, AK2T36*, AK2H30*, AK2T30* Cleaning, Problem, Cause, To Prevent, To Remove

Cleaning

Problem	Cause	To Prevent	To Remove
Control knobs	Mild soap and water.		Pull off knobs. Wash gently but do
			not soak. Dry and return controls
			to oven, making sure to match flat
			area on the knob to the flat area
			on shaft.
Brown streaks	Cleaning with a sponge or	Use smoothtop cleaner	Use light application of smoothtop
and specks	cloth containing soiled	conditioner with clean	cleaner conditioner with clean
	detergent water.	damp paper towel.	damp paper towel. If spot is not
			removed, allow cooktop to cool
			and carefully scrape area with a
			safety scraper held at a 30
			degree angle.
Blackened,	Spatters or spillovers	Wipe all spillovers when it	Clean area with smoothtop
burned-on	landing on a hot cooking	is safe to touch cooking	cleaner conditioner with clean
spots	area or accidental melting	surface. Do not place	damp paper towel, nonabrasive
	of plastic like a bread bag.	plastic items on warm	nylon pad, or scouring brush.
		cooking area.	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	Course particles, like salt,	Wipe bottom of cookware	Fine scratches are not removable
gray lines or	become embedded in top if	before cooking. Clean top	but can be minimized by daily use
fine scratches	trapped under pan. Using	daily with smoothtop	of smoothtop cleaner conditioner.
or abrasions	abrasive cleaning materials.	cleaner conditioner with
which have	Scratches from rough	clean damp paper towel.
collected soil	ceramic, glass or ceramic-	Do not use ceramic or
	coated cookware.	ceramic-coated cookware.
Smearing or	Using too much smoothtop	Use small amounts of
streaking	cleaner conditioner or using	smoothtop cleaner
	a soiled dish cloth.	conditioner. Rinse area
		thoroughly before drying.
		Use only clean damp
		paper towel, nonabrasive
		nylon pad, or scouring
		brush.
Metal or	Sliding or scraping metal	Do not slide metal objects	Remove marks before top is used
silver/gray	utensils across top.	across top.	again. After top cools, clean
marks			marks with smoothtop cleaner
			conditioner with clean damp
			paper towel, nonabrasive nylon
			pad, safety scraper or scouring
			brush. Rinse thoroughly and dry.
Pitting or	Boilovers of sugar syrup on	Watch sugar and syrups	Turn control to LO setting. Using
flaking	a hot rangetop can cause	carefully to avoid	several paper towels. Allow top to
	pitting if not removed	boilovers.	cool and carefully scrape area
	immediately.		with a safety scraper held at a 30
			degree angle.
Hard water	Condensation from cooking	Make sure bottom of	Mix smoothtop cleaner
spots	can cause minerals found	cookware is dry before	conditioner with water and apply
	in water and acids in food	cooking. Daily use of	thick paste to stained area. Scrub
	to drip onto rangetop and	smoothtop cleaner	vigorously. If stain is not removed,
	cause gray deposits. Spots	conditioner helps keep top	reapply cleaner and repeat
	are often so thin they	free of hard water, mineral	process. Also try cleaning
	appear to be in or under	deposits and food	process for “Smearing and
	rangetop.	discoloration.	streaking”.

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