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Cleaning and care
Switch the hob off and let it cool down before you clean it.
Never clean the glass ceramic hob with a steam cleaner or similar
appliance!
When cleaning make sure that you only wipe lightly over the
ON/OFF key
. The hob may otherwise be accidentally switched on!
Glass ceramic hob
Important!
Never use aggressive cleaning agents such as rough
scouring agent, abrasive saucepan cleaners, rust and stain
removers etc.
Cleaning after use
1.
Always clean the entire hob when it has become soiled. It is
recommended that you do so every time the hob is used. Use a
damp cloth and a little washing up liquid for cleaning. Then dry the
hob with a clean dry cloth to ensure that there is no detergent left
on the surface of the hob.
Weekly cleaning
2.
Clean the entire hob thoroughly once a week with commercial
glass ceramic cleaning agents.
Please follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully. When
applied, the cleaning agent will coat the hob in a protective film
which is resistant to water and dirt.
All the dirt will remain on the film and can then easily be removed.
Then rub the hob dry with a clean cloth. Make sure that no cleaning
agent remains on the surface of the hob since this will react
aggressively when the hob is heated up and will change the
surface.
Specific soiling
Heavy soiling
and stains (limescaling and shiny, mother-of-pearl-
type stains) can best be removed when the hob is still slightly
warm. Use commercial cleaning agents to clean the hob. Proceed
as outlined under Item 2.
First soak food which has boiled over
with a wet cloth and then
remove remaining soiling with a special glass scraper for glass
ceramic hobs. Then clean the hob again as described under Item 2.
Burnt sugar and melted plastic
must be removed immediately,
when they are still hot, with a glass scraper. Then clean the hob
again as described under Item 2.
Grains of sand
which may get onto the hob when you peel
potatoes or clean lettuce may scratch the surface of the hob when
you move pots around. Make sure that no grains of sand are left on
the hob.
Changes in the colour
of the hob will not affect the function and
the stability of the glass ceramic material. These colour changes
are not changes in the material but food residues which were not
removed and which have burnt into the surface.
Shiny spots
result when the base of the cookware rubs on the
surface of the hob, particularly when cookware with an aluminium
base or unsuitable cleaning agents are used. They are difficult to
remove with standard cleaning agents. You may need to repeat the
cleaning process several times. In time, the decoration will wear off
and dark stains will appear as a result of using aggressive cleaning
agents and faulty pan bases.
