General Care & Cleaning

Porcelain enamel cooktop cleaning instructions (some models)

Correct and consistent cleaning is essential to maintaining your porcelain enamel cooktop. If food spills and grease spatters are not removed, they may burn onto the surface of the cooktop and cause permanent discoloration.

Daily Cleaning

For normal soil:

1.Allow cooktop surface to cool.

2.Wipe off spills and spatters using a clean paper towel ora clean cloth with warm, soapy water.

3.If needed, use mild household cleaners or a soap-filled steel wool pad.

4.Be sure to rinse off allcleaning solutions or the porcelain may become damaged during future heating.

Do not use a

cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. The fumes can be hazardous to

your health, and can chemically damage the cooking surface.

Before cleaning

the surface cooktop, be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the cooktop is cool.

For heavy, burned=on soil:

1.Allow cooktop surface to cool.

2.Use a soap filled scouring pad with warm water or cover heavily soiled spots with a solution of clear water and ammonia. Scour gently. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean cloth.

DO NOT use

commercial oven cleaners on the exterior surfaces including rangetop and door frame.

SURFACES

CLEANING

AGENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Porcelain

enamel

Mild cleaners

or soap-

Use a damp sponge or damp-

(cooktop,

surface

filled steel wool pads.

ened soap pad, rinse and dry.

under

cooktop)

 

 

 

Broil

Insert

Hot, soapy water or

Use a clean soapy, dampened

Control Panel

cleaner cream.

cloth or paper towel, remove soil

 

 

 

 

 

and dry. Do not use abrasive products.

Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel (somemodels)

Some models are equipped with stainless steel exterior parts. Special care and cleaning are required for maintaining the appearance of stainless parts. Please refer to the table provided at the beginning of the General Care & Cleaning section.z

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