Cleaning and Maintenance
Any piece of equipment works better and lasts longer when maintained properly and kept clean. Cooking equipment is no exception. Your cook- top must be kept clean and maintained properly.
Glass Ceramic Top
Cleaning of glass ceramic tops is different from cleaning a standard porce- lain finish. To maintain and protect the surface of your new glass ceramic top, follow these basic steps:
Allow the cooktop to cool! Using a damp paper towel, rub a few drops of ceramic cleaning cream on the soiled area. Wipe until all soil and cream are removed. Frequent cleaning leaves a protective coating which is es- sential in preventing scratches and abrasions.
For heavy burned soil:
1.Apply a few drops of glass ceramic cleaning cream to the cool soiled area.
2.Using a damp paper towel, rub cream into burned on area.
3.Carefully scrape remaining soil with a razor scraper. Hold the scraper at a 30o angle against the ceramic surface.
4.If any soil remains, repeat the steps above. For additional protection, after all soil has been removed, polish the entire surface with the clean- ing cream.
5.Buff with a dry paper towel. As the cleaning cream cleans, it leaves a protective coating on the glass surface. This coating helps to prevent buildup of mineral deposits (water spots) and will make future cleaning easier. Dishwashing detergents remove this protective coating and therefore make the glass ceramic top more susceptible to staining.
Control Knobs
Make sure all the control knobs point to the OFF position before re-
moving. Pull the knobs straight off. Wash in detergent and warm water. Dry completely and replace by pushing firmly onto stem.
Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top
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| Brown streaks and | Cleaning with | Use cleaning cream | Use light applica- |
| specks | sponge or cloth | with clean damp | tion of cream with |
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| containing soil- | paper towel. | clean damp towel. |
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| laden detergent |
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| water. |
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| Blackened burned- | Spatters or | Wipe up all | Clean area with |
| on spots | spillovers onto a hot | spillovers as soon as | cream and damp |
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| cooking area or ac- | it is safe and do not | |
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| sive pad. Carefully | ||
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| cidental melting of | put plastic items on | |
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| scrape with razor | ||
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| a plastic film, such | cooking area. | |
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| held at 30o angle. | ||
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| as a bread bag. |
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| Fine brown/gray | Coarse particles | Wipe the bottom of | Fine scratches are |
| lines or fine | (salt, sugar) can get | cookware before | not removable but |
| scratches or abra- | caught on the bot- | cooking. Clean top | can be minimized |
| sions which have | tom of cookware | daily with cream. | by daily use of |
| collected soil | and become em- | Inspect surface of | cleaning cream. |
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| bedded into top. | ceramic cookware |
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| Scratches from | for rough spots. |
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| rough cookware. |
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| Smearing or Streak- | Use of too much | Use small amount | Dampen towel with |
| ing | cleaning cream or | of cream. Rinse | vinegar and water |
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| use of a soiled | thoroughly before | and wipe surface. |
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| towel. | drying. | Dry with clean |
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| Metal markings or | Sliding or scraping | Do not slide metal | Remove metal |
| silver/gray marks | metal utensils | objects across glass | marks with cleaning |
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| across glass top. | top. | cream. |
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| Hard water spots | Condensation from | Make sure the bot- | Mix cleaning cream |
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| cooking may cause | tom of the cook- | with water to form |
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| minerals found in | ware is dry before | paste. Scrub vigor- |
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| water and acids in | cooking. Use clean- | ously. Also try using |
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| foods to drip onto | ing cream daily to | vinegar and water |
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| glass and cause | remove mineral de- | mixture. |
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| grey deposits. | posits. |
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| Pitting or flaking | Boilover of sugar | Watch sugar and | Turn element to Lo; |
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| syrup on a hot glass | syrup carefully to | using several paper |
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| top. This can cause | avoid boilovers. | towels, wipe spill up |
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| pitting if not re- |
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| moved immediately. |
| scraper if needed. |
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