Cleaning and Maintenance
Any piece of equipment works better and lasts longer when maintained properly and kept clean. Cooking equipment is not exception. Your appliance must be kept clean and maintained properly.
Porcelain Parts
Wash with warm soapy water. Do not use steel wool, abrasive cleansers, ammonia, or acids which may damage the finish.
Glass Ceramic (If Applicable)
Cleaning of glass ceramic tops is different from cleaning a standard porcelain finish. To maintain and protect the surface of your glass ceramic top, follow these basic steps:
For normal light soil:
Rub a few drops of a glass ceramic creame to the cool soiled area using a damp paper towel. Wipe until all soil and cream are removed. Frequent cleaning leaves a protective coating which is essential in preventing scratches and abrasions.
For heavy, burned soil:
1.Apply a few drops of glass ceramic cleaning creame to the cool soiled area.
2.Using a damp paper towel, rub creame into burned on area.
3.Carefully scrape remaining soil with a razor scraper. Hold the scraper at a 300 angle against the ceramic surface.
4.If any soil remains, repeat the steps listed above. For additional protection, after all soil has been removed, polish the entire surface with the cleaning creame.
5.Buff with a dry paper towel. As the cleaning creame cleans, it leaves a protective coating on the glass surface. This coating helps to prevent
Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top
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| Brown streaks | Cleaning with sponge | Use cleaning creame | Use a light application of |
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| and specks | or cloth containing | with clean damp | cleaning creame with a clean | |
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| Blackened burned | Spatters or spillovers | Wipe all spillovers as | Clean area with cleaning creame |
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| on spots | onto a hot cooking | soon as it is safe and | and a damp paper towel, non- | |
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| area or accidental | to not put plastic | abrasive nylon pad or scouring | |
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| melting of a plastic | items on a warm | brush. If | |
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| film, such as a bread | cooking area | cool unit, and carefully scrape | |
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| area with a single edged razor | |
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| blade held at a 30oangle. | |
| Fine brown/gray | Coarse particles (salt | Wipe the bottom of | Fine scratches are not removable |
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| lines or fine scratches | sugar) can get caught | cookware before | but can be minimized by daily | |
| or abrasions which | on the bottom of | cooking. Clean top | use of cleaning creame. | |
| have collected soil | cookware and | daily with cleaning |
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| become embedded | creame. Do not use |
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| into top. Using | ceramic or ceramic |
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| abrasive cleaning | coated cookware. |
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| materials. Scratches |
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| coated cookware. |
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| Smearing or | Use of too much | Use a small amount | Dampen paper towel with a |
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| streaking | cleaning creame | of creame. Rinse | mixture of vinegar and water | |
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| or use of a soiled | throughly before | and wipe surface. Wipe area | |
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| dishcloth | drying. Use only | with damp paper towel and dry | |
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| paper towels or nylon | with a paper towel or lint free | |
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| scrub pad or brush. | cloth. | |
| Metal markings | Sliding or scraping | Do not slide metal | Remove metal marks before the |
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| silver/gray marks | metal utensils on | objects across top | glasstop is used again. Apply | |
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| thoroughly and dry. | |
| Hard water spots | Condensation from | Make sure the bottom | Mix cleaning creame with water |
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| cooking may cause | of utensils are dry | and apply a thick paste to | |
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| minerals found in | before cooking. | stained area. Scrub vigorously. | |
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| water and acids to | Daily use of cleaning | If stain is not removed, reapply | |
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| to drip on glasstop | creame will help keep | cleaner and repeat process. | |
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| and cause gray | top free from hard | Also try cleaning procedure for | |
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| deposts. The spots | water mineral | smearing and streaking. | |
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| are often so thin they | deposits and food |
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| appear to be in or | discoloration |
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| Pitting or flaking | Boil over of sugar | Watch sugar and | Turn element to LO; using |
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| syrup on glasstop. | syrups carefully to | several paper towels to wipe the | |
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| This can cause | avoid boilovers. | spill immediately. Let glasstop | |
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| cool and carefully scrape off | |
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| remainder of | |
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