Care and C1eafing (continued)
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Drip Fans
Clean the area under the cooktop often.
To make cleaning easier, the entire cooktop maybe liiled up and supported by locking arms that catch and hold the top when it’s all the way up.
Be sure all burners are turned off before raising the cooktop. Then remove the grates and drip pans, grasp the front sides of the cooktop and lift.
After cleaning under the cooktop with hot, miId soapy water and a clean cloth, put the cooktop back in place. Lifl up a little to release the locking arms and push them in while guiding the top back down. Be careful not to pinch your fingers.
Grates should be washed regularly and, of course, after spillovers. Wash them in hot, soapy water and rinse with clean water. Dry the grates with a
To get rid of
Although they’re durable, the grates will gradually lose their shine, regardless of the best care you can give them. This is due to their continual exposure to high temperatures.
Do not operate a burner for an extended period of time without cookware on the grate. The finish on the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat.
When replacing a pair of grates,
the irregular sides should interlock in the middle as shown at right.
Remove the grates and lift out the chrome drip pans. Wash them in hot, soapy water. Rinse them with clean, hot water and polish them dry with a cloth. Never use abrasive cleaner or steel wooJ— they’ll scratch the surface. Instead, soak the drip pans for about 20 minutes in slightly diluted liquid cleanser or mild solution of ammonia and water (1/2 cup of ammonia to one gallon of water). Aller soaking, wash them in hot, soapy water. Rinse with clean water and polish with a clean, soft cloth.
When replacing drip pans, the notch on the rear pan and the notch on the front pan should meet in the middle.
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