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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Any piece of equipment works better and lasts longer when maintained properly. Cooking equipment is no
exception. Your Imperial range and oven must be kept clean during the working day and thoroughly cleaned at the
end of the day.
DAILY:
OPEN BURNERS:
1.
Lift all the open grates.
2.
Lift off the burner heads and venturies by raising the head slightly, sliding to the rear of the range and
lifting upwards.
3.
Wash all of the above in hot, soapy water.
4.
Reinstallation of the top burners is the reverse of removal.
GRIDDLES:
1.
Scrape with a nylon griddle scrapper to remove cooked on spills. Use a fine grained stone only when
absolutely necessary.
2.
Wipe away any griddle stone dust and food particles with burlap.
3.
Wash with hot, soapy water, then rinse with vinegar and water.
4.
Rinse again with clear water.
5.
Re-oil with shortening or liquid frying compound.
6.
DO NOT FLOOD A HOT GRIDDLE WITH COLD WATER! This promotes griddle warping and can
cause the griddle to crack if continued over a long period of time.
HOT TOPS:
1.
Scrape off any food spills.
2.
Wash with hot, soapy water then rinse and lightly oil.
ALL OVENS AND SALAMANDER BROILERS:
1.
Remove the baking racks. Wash in hot soapy water and replace after the rest of the oven is cleaned.
2.
Remove the oven bottom by lifting it out from the front then sliding forward, out of the oven.
3.
Scrape off any food particles with a nylon griddle scraper. Be very careful about scratching the porcelain
finish on the oven liner panels.
4.
Wash all the above with hot soapy water, then reassemble.
5.
Baked on spills may be loosened and stubborn stains removed with ordinary household ammonia and
scrubbing with a nylon pad in a cold oven only.
6.
Do not allow spray type oven cleaners to come into contact with the temperature probe in the oven.
7.
After cleaning the oven, rinse well with ¼ cup of vinegar to one quart of clear water solution to neutralize
any caustic residue of the cleaning compound. Wipe dry.
8.
Infra-red burners, available on ICMA Cheesemelters and ISB Salamanders are self cleaning. The use of
any solvents or wire brushes may damage tiles.
CAUTION
NEVER USE AMMONIA IN AN OVEN THAT IS WARMER THAN
ROOM TEMPERATURE AND ALWAYS HAVE DIRECT VENTALATION!
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