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Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance
Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your Ceramic glass cooktop
Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the recommended CookTop® Cleaning Creme to the ceramic surface (on
the web visit
www.sears.com
for replacement cooktop cleaner, item number 40079). Buff with a
non-abrasive
cloth or
no-
scratch
cleaning pad. This will make cleaning easier when soiled from cooking. The special cooktop cleaning cream leaves a
protective finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and abrasions.
General Care & Cleaning
Cleaning Various Parts of Your Cooktop
Before cleaning any part of the cooktop, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the cooktop is COOL. REMOVE SPILLOVERS
AND HEAVY SOILING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANINGS NOW WILL REDUCE THE DIFFICULTY AND EXTENT
OF A MAjOR CLEANING LATER.
Surfaces
How to Clean
Aluminum
(Trim Pieces)
Use hot, soapy water and a cloth or paper towel. Dry with a clean cloth.
Painted and Plastic
Control Knobs, Body Parts, and
Decorative Trim
For general cleaning, use hot soapy water and a cloth. For more difficult soils and built-
up grease, apply a liquid detergent directly onto the soil. Leave on soil for 30 to 60
minutes. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry.
DO NOT
use abrasive cleaners on any of these
materials; they can scratch or dull the finish.
Stainless Steel, Chrome parts
Decorative Trim Cooktop
Clean with hot, soapy water and a dishcloth. Rinse with clean water and cloth.
Do not
use cleaners with high concentrations of chlorides or chlorines.
Do not use harsh scrub-
bing cleaners. Only use kitchen cleaners that are especially made for cleaning stainless
steel. Always be sure to rinse the cleaners off from the surface as bluish stains may occur
during heating that cannot be removed.
Ceramic Glass
Cooktop
See
Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance
in this Use & Care Guide.
Setting Surface Controls
(cont’d)
Minute Timer
The Minute Timer feature may be useful in the kitchen if a recipe calls for keeping track of time. This feature will keep track
of time from 1 to 99 minutes. The Minute Timer Display located to the left of the Timer UP/DOWN arrow key pads will
begin to count down minutes once set.
To Set the Minute Timer:
1. Touch the located above TIMER. Touching and releasing the or the key pads will increase or decrease the
Minute Timer setting by 1 minute with each key press (up to
99
minutes).
2. Once the Minute Timer display shows the desired amount of time, release the UP or DOWN Arrow key pads to allow the
minute timer to begin the countdown. Once the Minute Timer reaches
00
the buzzer sounds for 5 seconds each minute
indicating that the time is up. To stop the control from beeping, touch the and key pads at the same time.
To Cancel the Minute Timer:
1. Touch the and key pads at the same time or touch and hold either the or key pad and scroll to
00
.
2. If cancelling the Minute Timer using the scrolling method, once the Minute Timer display reaches
00
, release the Arrow key pad.
3. The set time will disappear from the Minute Timer display indicating that the Minute Timer is no longer active.
Sliding aluminum or copper clad bottom pans on the cooktop can cause metal
markings on the cooktop surface. These marks should be removed
immediately
after
the cooktop has cooled using the cooktop cleaning cream. Metal marks can become
permanent if not removed prior to future use.
Cookware (cast iron, metal, ceramic or glass) with rough bottoms can mark or
scratch the cooktop surface.
Do not slide anything metal or glass
across the
cooktop.
Do not
use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface in the kitchen.
Do not
cook foods directly on the cooktop surface without a pan.
Do not
drop
heavy or hard objects on the glass cooktop, because they may cause it to crack.
