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General Care & Cleaning
Cleaning Various Parts of Your Oven
Before cleaning any part of the oven, be sure all controls are turned OFF and the oven is COOL. REMOvE SPILLOvERS
AnD HEAvY SOILInG AS SOOn AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEAnInGS nOW WILL REDUCE THE EXTEnT AnD
DIFFICULTY OF MAJOR CLEAnInG LATER.
Surfaces
How to Clean
Aluminum (Trim Pieces)
& Vinyl
Use hot, soapy water and a cloth. Dry with a clean cloth. Do not scour or use
all-purpose cleaners, ammonia, powdered cleaners or commercial oven cleaner.
They can scratch and discolor aluminum.
Painted and Plastic Control
Panel, 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.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Control Panel, Decorative
Trim
Before cleaning the control panel, turn all controls to OFF. To remove, pull each
knob straight off the shaft. Clean using hot, soapy water and a dishcloth. Rinse
with a clean water using a dishcloth. Be sure to squeeze excess water from the
cloth before wiping the panel; especially when wiping around the controls.
Excess water in or around the controls may cause damage to the appliance.
Clean
stainless steel
with hot, soapy water and a dishcloth. Rinse with clean
water and a cloth.
Do not use cleaners with high concentrations of chlorides
or chlorine.
Do not use harsh scrubbing cleaners. Only use kitchen cleaners
that are especially made for cleaning stainless steel. Always be sure to rinse the
cleaners from the surface as bluish stains may occur during heating that cannot
be removed.
Porcelain Enamel Broiler Pan
and Grid, Door Liner, Body
Parts
Gentle scouring with a soapy scouring pad will remove most spots. Rinse with a
1:1 solution of clear water and ammonia. If necessary, cover difficult spots with
an ammonia-soaked paper towel for 30 to 40 minutes. Rinse with clean water
and a damp cloth, and then scrub with a soap-filled scouring pad. Rinse and
wipe dry with a clean cloth. Remove all cleaners or the porcelain may become
damaged during future heating.
Oven Racks
It is recommended to remove all non-porcelain oven racks from the oven during
self-clean cycles.
Oven interior
For oven interior remove excessive spillovers from oven cavity bottom before start
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ing Self Clean. Clean any soils from oven frame and door liner outside the oven
door gasket.
Oven Door
DO
Hand
Clean Door
DO NOT
Hand Clean
Oven Door
Gasket
DO
Hand
Clean Frame
Use soap & water to thoroughly clean the top, sides and front of the oven door.
Rinse well. You may use a glass cleaner on the outside glass of the oven door.
DO NOT
immerse the door in water.
DO NOT spray or allow water or the glass
cleaner to enter the door vents.
DO NOT use oven cleaners, cleaning powders
or any harsh abrasive cleaning materials on the outside of the oven door.
DO NOT
clean the oven door gasket. The oven door gasket is made of a woven
material, on Self-Cleaning models, which is essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub, damage or remove this gasket.
