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CARE AND CLEANING
Cooktop Maintenance
Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining
your ceramic glass cooktop.
Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply a
ceramic cooktop cleaning cream (available in most
hardware, grocery, and department stores) to the ceramic
surface. Clean and buff with a clean paper towel. 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.
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:
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Slide anything metal or glass across the cooktop.
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Use cookware with dirt or dirt build up on bottom;
replace with clean cookware before using.
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Use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface in
the kitchen.
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Cook foods directly on the cooktop surface without a
pan.
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Drop heavy or hard objects on the ceramic glass
cooktop, they may cause it to crack.
Cooktop Cleaning
For light to moderate soil:
Apply a few drops of cooktop cleaning cream directly to the
cooktop. Use a paper towel or use a non-abrasive cloth or
sponge to clean the entire cooktop surface. Make sure the
cooktop is cleaned thoroughly, leaving no residue.
For heavy, burned on soil:
Apply a few drops of cooktop cleaning cream directly to the
soiled area. Rub the soiled area using a non-abrasive
cleaning tool, applying pressure as needed. Do not use the
pad you use to clean the cooktop for any other purpose.
If soils remain, carefully scrape soils with a metal razor
blade scraper, holding scraper at a 30 degree angle to the
surface. Remove loosened soils with cooktop cleaning
cream and buff surface clean.
Figure 39: Cooktop care
Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. The
fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can chemi-
cally damage the ceramic-glass surface.
Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the controls are
turned to OFF and the cooktop is cool. The glass surface
could be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is
touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
Figure 40: Cooktop cleaning
WARNING
CAUTION
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