Care and Cleaning (cont'd)
Caring for the smoothtop
For routinecleaning,allow top to cool before cleansing.Wash surface with a dampened cloth and smoothtopcleaner
conditioner. Use anotherclean damp paper towel towipe off the cleaner. Use a drypapertowel, buff the smoothtop
tomake sure all the cleaner conditioner is removed. The smoothtop cleanerconditioner provides a thinlayer of
protectivepolishthat helpsto prevent scratching.Do not use aharsh cleanser or steelwool pad. For specific
problems,see below.
PROBLEM
Brown streaks
and specks
Blackened,
burnt on spots
Fine brown gray
lines, fine
scratches or
abrasions
Smearing or
streaking
Metal or
silver/gray
marks
Pitting or flaking
Hard water
spots
CAUSE REMOVAL
Cleaning with spongeor cloth containing Normal cleansing (providedabove)
soileddetergent water
Spattersor spilloverson a hotcookingarea or
accidentalmelting of plastic like a broad bag
Course particles, likesalt, become embedded
in topif trapped under pan. Using abrasive
cleaning materials. Scratches from rough
ceramic, glass,or ceramic coated cookware.
Usingtoo much smoothtop cleaner conditioner
orusing a soiled dish cloth.
Slidingor scraping metal utensilsacross top.
Believers of sugar syrup on a hot smoothtop
can cause pitting ifnot removed immediately.
Condensationfrom cookingcan cause
mineralsfound in water and acids in food to
driponto smoothtop and cause gray deposits.
Spotsare oftenso thin they appear to be in or
undersmoothtop.
Clean area with smoothtop cleaner conditioner
withclean damp paper towel, nonabrasive nylon
rsd, orscouring brush.
Ifspot is not removed, on cool cooktop carefully
scrape area witha safety scraper heldat a 30-
degree angle.
Fine scratches are not removable but can be
minimized by daily usa of smoothtop cleaner
conditioner.
Followlabel instructionscarefully. See Routine
Cleaning, above.
Remove marksbefore top isused again. If marks
are not removed by normal cleaning, usea safety
scraper at a 30°angle and cooktop cleaner
conditionerto carefully scrape off the mark.
Turn control to LOW setting. Wipe up excess spill
with dry cloth. Allow top to cool and carefully
scrape area with a safety scraper held at a 30-
degree angle.
Mixsmoothtop cleaner conditionerwith water and
apply thickpaste to stained area. Scrub
vigorously.If stain isnot removed, raapply cleaner
and repeat process
OR
makesure the surface is cool and put a small
amount ofwhite vinegar on the spot and let it sit a
few minutes. Usinga nonabrasive nylon pad,
gently rubthe spot. Wipe offany excess with a
damp paper towel, thendry.
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