Amana ARTC7114*, ARTC7003* Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop, Problem, Cause, To Prevent, To Remove

Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop

Problem	Cause	To Prevent	To Remove
Brown streaks	Cleaning with a sponge or	Use smoothtop cleaner	Use light application of
and specks	cloth containing soiled	conditioner with clean damp	smoothtop cleaner
	detergent water.	paper towel.	conditioner with clean damp
			paper towel.
Blackened,	Spatters or spillovers	Wipe all spillovers when it is	Clean area with smoothtop
burned-on spots	landing on a hot cooking	safe to touch cooking	cleaner conditioner with
	area or accidental melting of	surface. Do not place plastic	clean damp paper towel,
	plastic like a bread bag.	items on warm cooking	nonabrasive nylon pad, or
		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	Course particles, like salt,	Wipe bottom of cookware	Fine scratches are not
lines or fine	become embedded in top if	before cooking. Clean top	removable but can be
scratches or	trapped under pan. Using	daily with smoothtop cleaner	minimized by daily use of
abrasions which	abrasive cleaning materials.	conditioner with clean damp	smoothtop cleaner
have collected	Scratches from rough	paper towel. Do not use	conditioner.
soil	ceramic, glass or ceramic-	ceramic or ceramic-coated
	coated cookware.	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
silver/gray	utensils across top.	across top.	used again. After top cools,
marks			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 on	Watch sugar and syrups	Turn control to LO setting.
	a hot rangetop can cause	carefully to avoid boilovers.	Using several paper towels.
	pitting if not removed		Allow top to cool and
	immediately.		carefully scrape area with a
			single edge razor blade held
			at a 30 degree angle.
Hard water	Condensation from cooking	Make sure bottom of	Mix smoothtop cleaner
spots	can cause minerals found in	cookware is dry before	conditioner with water and
	water and acids in food to	cooking. Daily use of	apply thick paste to stained
	drip onto rangetop and	smoothtop cleaner	area. Scrub vigorously. If
	cause gray deposits. Spots	conditioner helps keep top	stain is not removed, reapply
	are often so thin they appear	free of hard water, mineral	cleaner and repeat process.
	to be in or under rangetop.	deposits and food	Also try cleaning process for
		discoloration.	“Smearing and streaking”.

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