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CARE & CLEANING
Plastic or foods with a high sugar content:
These types of soils need be removed immediately if
spilled or melted onto the ceramic cooktop surface.
Permanent damage (such as pitting of the cooktop
surface) may occur if not removed
immediately
.
After turning the surface elements OFF, use a razor blade
scraper or a metal spatula with a mitt (as illustrated) and
scrape the soil from the hot surface. Allow the cooktop to
cool, and use the same method for heavy or burned on
soils.
Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to
maintaining your ceramic glass cooktop.
D
o not:
• Slide anything metal or glass across the cooktop.
• Use cookware with dirt or dirt build up on bottom;
replace with clean cookware before using.
• Use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface in
the kitchen.
• Cook foods directly on the cooktop surface or without
using cookware.
• Drop heavy or hard objects on the ceramic glass
cooktop, they may cause it to crack.
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. Cooktop
cleaning creams leave 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 (with cast iron, metal, ceramic or glass) with
rough or dirty bottoms can
mark or scratch
the cooktop
surface.
Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the controls are
turned to OFF and the cooktop is COOL.
Cooktop maintenance
Cooktop cleaning
IMPORTANT
CAUTION
For light to moderate soil:
Apply a few drops of cooktop cleaning cream directly
to the cooktop. Use a clean paper towel to clean the
entire cooktop surface. Make sure the cooktop is cleaned
thoroughly, leaving no residue. Do not use the towel you
use to clean the cooktop for any other purpose.
For heavy, burned on soil:
Apply a few drops of glass-ceramic cooktop cleaner
directly to the soiled area. Rub the soiled area using a
non-abrasive plastic type no-scratch cleaning pad, 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.
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