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Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop
Problem
Cause
To Prevent
To Remove
Brown streaks and
specks
Cleaning with a sponge or
cloth containing soiled
detergent water.
Use smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean
damp paper towel.
Use light application of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel.
Blackened, burned-on
spots
Spatters or spillovers
landing on a hot cooking
area or accidental melting
of plastic like a bread
bag.
Wipe all spillovers when it
is safe to touch cooking
surface. Do not place
plastic items on warm
cooking area.
Clean area with smoothtop
cleaner conditioner with
clean damp paper towel,
nonabrasive nylon pad, or
scouring brush.
If spot is not removed, allow
cooktop to cool and
carefully scrape area with a
safety scraper held at a 30
degree angle.
Fine brown gray lines or
fine scratches or
abrasions which have
collected soil
Course particles, like salt,
become embedded in top
if trapped under pan.
Using abrasive cleaning
materials. Scratches from
rough ceramic, glass or
ceramic-coated
cookware.
Wipe bottom of cookware
before cooking. Clean top
daily with smoothtop
cleaner conditioner with
clean damp paper towel.
Do not use ceramic or
ceramic-coated
cookware.
Fine scratches are not
removable but can be
minimized by daily use of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner.
Smearing or streaking
Using too much
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner or using a
soiled dish cloth.
Use small amounts of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner. Rinse area
thoroughly before drying.
Use only clean damp
paper towel, nonabrasive
nylon pad, or scouring
brush.
Metal or silver/gray marks
Sliding or scraping metal
utensils across top.
Do not slide metal objects
across top.
Remove marks before top
is used again. After top
cools, clean marks with
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel, nonabrasive
nylon pad, or scouring
brush. Rinse thoroughly and
dry.
Pitting or flaking
Boilovers of sugar syrup
on a hot rangetop can
cause pitting if not
removed immediately.
Watch sugar and syrups
carefully to avoid
boilovers.
Turn control to
LO
setting.
Using several paper towels.
Allow top to cool and
carefully scrape area with a
single edge razor blade
held at a 30 degree angle.
Hard water spots
Condensation from
cooking can cause
minerals found in water
and acids in food to drip
onto rangetop and cause
gray deposits. Spots are
often so thin they appear
to be in or under
rangetop.
Make sure bottom of
cookware is dry before
cooking. Daily use of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner helps keep
top free of hard water,
mineral deposits and food
discoloration.
Mix smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with water and
apply thick paste to stained
area. Scrub vigorously. If
stain is not removed,
reapply cleaner and repeat
process. Also try cleaning
process for “Smearing and
streaking”.