CARING FOR YOUR RANGE

CLEANING CHART (CONT.)

 

PART

HOW TO CLEAN

 

 

 

 

 

Surface burners

1. Lift up the cooktop. (See “Lift-up cooktop and surface burners” later in this

 

(see “Lift-up cook-

section.)

 

top and surface

2. Wipe off spills with a sponge and warm, soapy water right after the burner

 

burners” later in

has cooled.

 

this section for

 

For cooked-on food:

 

more information)

 

1. Remove the shipping screws (one on each side of both ignitors) with a Phillips

 

 

 

 

screwdriver. Remove the burner from the support bracket.

 

 

2. Wash the burner with warm, soapy water and a nonabrasive plastic scrubbing

 

 

pad or soak in a vinegar and water solution for 20-30 minutes. Then scrub it

 

 

with a plastic scrubbing pad. For stubborn stains, clean with a scrubbing pad

 

 

and/or a powdered cleanser and water. Repeat these cleaning steps as needed.

 

 

3. Rinse the burner with clean water and dry well.

 

 

4. If the ports are clogged, clean them with a straight pin. Do not enlarge or

 

 

distort the ports. Do not use a wooden toothpick.

 

 

NOTE: Do not clean the surface burner in a dishwasher.

 

 

 

 

Broiler pan

Wash the pan and grid with a steel-wool pad and warm, soapy water. Rinse and

 

 

and grid

dry well.

 

 

Do not clean in the Self-Cleaning cycle. (See “Before you start” in the “Using

 

 

the Self-Cleaning Cycle” section.)

 

 

OR

 

 

Wash the pan and grid in a dishwasher.

 

 

Oven racks

Wash with a steel-wool pad and warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry well.

 

 

OR

 

 

Leave the racks in the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle.

 

 

NOTE: If you leave your racks in the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle, they will

 

 

lose their original color and become harder to slide. If you need to, apply a small

 

 

amount of vegetable oil to the side rungs to make the racks easier to slide.

 

 

 

 

 

Oven door glass

Wash with a paper towel and spray glass cleaner or a nonabrasive plastic

 

 

scrubbing pad and warm, soapy water. Wipe with clean water and dry well.

 

 

Follow the directions that come with the cleaner.

 

 

Oven cavity

Wipe up food spills containing sugar as soon as possible after the oven cools

 

 

down. (See “Before you start” in the “Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle” section.)

 

 

See the “Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle” section.

 

 

 

 

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Whirlpool TGS325E Surface burners, For cooked-on food, Distort the ports. Do not use a wooden toothpick, Broiler pan, Grid