Cleaning and Maintenance
Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top
| Problem | Cause | To Prevent | To Remove |
| Brown | Cleaning with | Use cleaning | Use a light |
| streaks and | sponge or cloth | cream with | application of |
| specks | containing soil- | clean damp paper | cleaning cream |
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| laden detergent | towel. | with a clean damp |
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| paper towel. |
| Blackened | Spatters or | Wipe all spillovers | Clean area with |
| burned on | spillovers onto a | as soon as it is | cleaning cream |
| spots | hot cooking area | safe and DO NOT | and a damp paper |
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| or accidental | put plastic items | towel, non- |
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| melting of a | on a warm | abrasive nylon pad |
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| plastic film, such | cooking area. | or scouring brush. |
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| as a bread bag. |
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| carefully scrape |
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| area with a single- |
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| Fine | Coarse particles | Wipe the bottom | Fine scratches |
| brown/gray | (salt, sugar) can | of cookware | are not removable |
| lines, fine | get caught on the | before cooking. | but can be |
| scratches, or | bottom of | Clean top daily | minimized by |
| abrasions | cookware and | with cleaning | daily use of |
| which have | become | cream. DO NOT | cleaning cream. |
| collected | embedded | use ceramic or |
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| soil | into top. | ceramic coated |
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| Use of abrasive | cookware. |
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| Scratches from |
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| rough ceramic |
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| coated cookware. |
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| Smearing or | Use of too much | Use a small | Dampen paper |
| streaking | cleaning cream | amount of cream. | towel with a |
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| or use of a soiled | Rinse thoroughly | mixture of vinegar |
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| dishcloth. | before drying. Use | and water and |
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| only paper towels | wipe surface. |
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| or nylon scrub pad | Wipe area with |
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Cleaning and Maintenance
Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top (cont.)
Problem | Cause | To Prevent | To Remove |
Metal | Sliding or scraping | DO NOT slide | Remove metal |
markings | metal cookware | metal objects | marks before the |
(silver/gray | on glass top. | across top. | glass top is used |
marks) |
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| again. Apply |
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| cleaning cream |
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| paper towel and |
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| scrub with a nylon |
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| scrub pad or |
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| brush. Rinse |
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| thoroughly and |
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| dry. |
Hard water | Condensation | Make sure the | Mix cleaning |
spots | from cooking may | bottom of | cream with water |
| cause minerals | cookware is dry | and apply a thick |
| found in water | before cooking. | paste to stained |
| and acids to drip | Daily use of | area. Scrub |
| on to glass top | cleaning cream will | vigorously. If stain |
| and cause gray | help keep top free | is not removed, |
| deposits (the | from hard water | reapply cleaner |
| spots are often so | mineral deposits | and repeat |
| thin they appear | and food | process. Also |
| to be in the glass | discoloration. | try cleaning |
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| smearing and |
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| streaking. |
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Pitting or | Boil over of sugar | Watch sugar and | Turn element to |
flaking | syrup on glass top. | syrups carefully to | LO; use several |
| This can cause | avoid boil overs. | paper towels to |
| pitting if not |
| wipe the spill |
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| glass top cool and |
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| carefully scrape off |
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| remainder of burn- |
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| off with a single- |
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| edged razor blade |
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| held at a 30° angle. |
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Product Care
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