CARE AND CLEANING
(continued)
Probe
The temperature probe may be cleaned with soap
and water or a soap-filled scouring pad.
the
temperature probe before cleaning. Scour stubborn
spots with a soap-filled scouring pad,
rinse and dry.
Do not immerse the temperature probe in water.
Do not store the temperature probe in the oven.
Broiler Pan and Grid
After broiling, remove the broiler pan from the oven.
Remove the grid from the pan. Carefully pour out the
grease from the pan into a proper container. Wash and
rinse the broiler pan and grid in hot water with a
filled or plastic scouring pad.
The enamel grid and broiler pan may be cleaned
in
the self-clean oven. However,
prevent heavy smoke
caused by self-cleaning the greasy soil in the pan, you
must first clean off the excess grease.
If food has burned on, sprinkle the grid with
detergent while hot and cover with wet paper
towels or a dishcloth. Soaking the pan will
remove
burned-on foods.
The broiler pan may be cleaned with a commercial
oven cleaner. If the grid is grey enamel. it can also be
cleaned with an oven cleaner. If the grid is chrome, do
not use an oven cleaner to clean it.
Both the broiler pan and grid can also be cleaned
in
the dishwasher.
Do not store a soiled broiler pan and grid
anywhere in
the range.
Oven Shelves and Convection Roasting Rack
Clean the oven shelves (including the offset
and
the
convection roasting rack with an abrasive cleanser
or steel wool. After cleaning, rinse the shelves and
rack
clean water and dry with a clean cloth.
NOTE: The oven shelves and convection roasting
rack may be cleaned in the self-cleaning oven,
however, the shelves will darken in color, lose their
luster and become hard to slide if cleaned during the
self-cleaning cycle. You can wipe the shelf supports
with cooking oil after self-cleaning to make the
shelves slide more easily.
How to Remove the Storage Drawer or Kick Panel to Clean Under the Range
The area under the range can be reached easily for
To clean under
cleaning by removing the bottom drawer (on some
models with a front
models). To remove, pull the drawer out all the way,
kick panel, remove
tilt up the front and remove it. To replace, insert glides
the panel by pulling it
the back the drawer beyond the stop on range
straight out at the
glides. Lift the drawer if necessary to insert easily. Let
bottom.
replace the
the front of the drawer down, then push in to close.
panel, first hook the
top tabs on and then
.
the bottom tabs.
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