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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. Cooktop cleaning creams leave a protec-
tive 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.
Important:
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Do not slide anything metal or glass across the cooktop.
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Do not use cookware with dirt or dirt build up on bottom;
replace with clean cookware before using.
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Never use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface
in the kitchen.
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Do not drop heavy or hard objects on the ceramic glass
cooktop, they may cause it to crack.
Broiler Pan Cleaning Tips
To prevent grease from baking on, remove the broiler pan from
the oven as soon as cooking is completed. Use potholders or
oven mitts because the broiler pan is extremely hot. Pour off
grease. Soak the pan in hot, soapy water. Clean the broiler pan
and insert as soon as possible after each use. If necessary, use
soap-filled steel wool pads. Heavy scouring may scratch the
insert.
Aluminum Foil, Aluminum Utensils, and Oven Liners
Never cover any slots, holes, or passages in the oven bottom or
cover an entire oven rack with materials such as aluminum foil.
Doing so blocks air flow through the oven and may cause carbon
monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may trap heat, causing
a fire hazard.
Protective liners—Do not use aluminum foil to line the oven
bottom. The high heat of the oven can melt these materials to the
oven cavity and ruin the oven. These types of materials can also
reduce the effectiveness of the air circulation in the oven and
produce poor baking results.
Only use aluminum foil as recommended in this manual.
Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric
shock or fire.
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Aluminum foil
- Use of aluminum foil on a hot cooktop can
damage the cooktop. Do not use thin aluminum cooking
utensils or allow aluminum foil to touch the surface elements
under any circumstances.
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Aluminum utensils
- The melting point of aluminum is much
lower than that of other metals. If aluminum pans are
allowed to boil dry when using the cooktop, the utensil will
be damaged or destroyed.
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Oven racks
- Do not use aluminum foil to cover the oven
racks. During self clean the oven temperature can become
hot enough to melt aluminum cooking utensils or aluminum
foil and could result in permanent damage to the oven
interior and porcelain finish.
Figure 33: Do not slide cookware across cooktop
Figure 34:
Broil pan and inser
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