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CareandCleaniw
Propercare andcleaningare
importantsoyourrangewillgive
youefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyincaringfor itto help
assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
IFYOURRANGEHAS
ELECTRICIGNITION,BE
SUREELECTRICPOWERIS
OVFBEFORECLEANING
ANYPARTOFIT.
OutermintedFinish
Whentherangeis cool,washthe
top,frontand, if exposed,thesides
withmildsoapandwater.Neveruse
anyharshabrasivesorcleaning
powdersthatmayscratchormarthe
paintedsurface.Rinsethesurface
withcleanwaterand drywithasoft
cloth.If youwish, occasionally
applyathincoatof mildcleaning
waxtohelp protectthefinish.
PorcelainCooktop
Thereareanumberof precautions
youcantaketo avoidmarringthe
porcelainenameledsurfaceofthe
cooktopandpreventitfrom
becomingdull.Don’tslideheavy
pansacrossit. If youspillfoods
withalotof acid (tomatoes,
sauerkraut,fruitjuices,etc.) or
foodswithhighsugarcontent,
cleanthemup assoon aspossible.
Ifallowedto set, thesefoodscould
causeadullspot. Also,no matter
howstubbornthefoodstain, never
useharshabrasivecleansers.They
couldpermanentlydamagethe
enamelsurface.Werecommenda
cleansersuchas “SofiScrub”
brand.
controlRnel
It’sagoodideato wipethecontrol
panelcleanaftereach useof the
oven.Foramorethoroughcleaning,
theknobscan beremovedby
pullingthemofftheknob stems.
Cleanwithmild soapandwater,
rinsewithclean waterandpolish
drywith asoficloth.
Donot useabrasivecleansers,
strongliquidcleanersoroven
cleanersonthe controlpanel—
theywilldamagethefinish.
BrushedChromeFitish
(onmodelssoequipped)
Cleanthebrushedchrometop
withwarm,soapywateror an all-
purposehouseholdcleanerand
immediatelydry it withaclean,
soficloth.Takecareto dry the
surfacefollowingthe“grain.”To
helppreventfingermarksafter
cleaning,spreadathinfilmof baby
oilon thesurface.Wipeaway ~
excessoilwithaclean, soficloth.
Agoodappliancewaxwillhelp
protectthisfinish.
Lift-UpCooktop
Cleanthearea underthecooktop
often.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningeasier,the
cooktopmaybeliftedup.
Toraisethecooktop:
1. Besureburners areturned off.
2. Removethegratesand,on
modelssoequipped,the drippans.
3. Graspthetwo frontburner wells
andlifiup.
Dualsupportrodson somemodels
willholdthe cooktopupwhileyou
cleanunderneathit.Other models
haveasinglesupportrod.
Aftercleaningunderthe cooktop
withhot, soapywaterand aclean
cloth,lowerthe cooktop.Be
carefulnotto pinchyourfingers.
BurnerGmtes
Gratesshouldbewashedregularly
and,ofcourse, afterspillovers.
Washtheminhot, soapywaterand
rinsewithcleanwater.Dry the
grateswithacloth—don’tputthem
backonthe rangewet.When
replacingthegrates,besurethey’re
lockedintopositionovertheburners.
Togetrid ofburned-onfood,soak
thegratesin aslightlydiluted
liquidcleaner.
Althoughthey’redurable,the
grateswillgraduallylosetheir
shine,regardlessofthebestcare
youcangivethem.This isdue to
theircontinualexposureto high
temperatures.
Donotoperateaburner foran
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareonthegrate.Thefinish
onthe gratemaychipwithout
cookwaretoabsorbtheheat.
DripRns
(onmodelssoequipped)
Removethegratesandliftoutthe
chromedrippans.Washthemin
hot,soapywater.Rinsethemwith
clean,hotwaterand polishthem
drywith acloth.Neveruse
abrasivecleanerorsteelwool—
they’llscratchthesurface.Instead,
so~kthedrippansfor about20
minutesinslightlydilutedliquid
cleanserormild solutionof
ammoniaandwater(1/2cupof
ammoniatoonegallonofwater).
Aftersoaking,washtheminhot
soapywater.Rinsewithcleanwater
andpolishwithaclean, soficloth.
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