Continuous Cleaning Oven - Magic Chef 3126SRA Owner's Manual

CareandCleaning ( continue.)
CONTINUOUS CLEANING OVEN (if equipped)
WHAT IS THE CONTINUOUS MANUALLYCLEANING HINTS
CLEANING OVEN? HEAVY SPILLOVERS Brittlecrustsor stainscan be loosened
The finish of the ContinuousCleaning The specialfinishwill clean most spat- byGENTLYtappingstainwithawooden
Ovenis identifiedby its darkgraycolor, tere during normal oven use unless or plasticutensil.Brushaway any loose
and rough,poroustexture. The rough there is a heavy buildupof soil. Heavy soil that flakes off. Varnishtype stains
texture preventsgrease spattersfrom spillovers such as pie or casserole usuallyneedto besoftened withasmall
forming beadswhichrundownthe walls boilovers will not clean effectivelywith- amountof waterordampcloth.Remain-
leaving unsightlystreaks. Rather, the out some manual help. The crusty or ingsoilwillgraduallyreducewithcontin-
roughtexture absorbsspatters and al- varnish-likestainsthat formfromthese ued ovenuseat normalbakingtempera-
lowsthem to spread, thus exposinga spilloversclogtheporesandpreventthe tures.
largerarea tothe hotovenair.The cata- specialfinishfrombeingexposedto the
lyst,when exposedto heat,speedsthe hot oven air. This greatly reduces the
oxidation of soil. cleaningeffectiveness of the finish. DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF OVEN
CLEANER, POWDERED CLEANS-
ERS, SOAP,DETERGENT OR PASTE
Cleaning action automatically begins Thesecrustyorvamish-likestainsmust ON ANY CONTINUOUS CLEANING
wheneverthe ovenisturnedonfor bak- either be removedor broken up before SURFACE. ALSO, DO NOT USE ANY
ingor roasting. T he oven MUST be "on" cleaningcan effectivelytake place. ABRASIVE MATERIALS, STEEL
for cleaningto take place. No cleaning WOOL, SHARP INSTRUMENTS OR
willoccurwhenthe ovenisoff.The spe- SCRAPERS FOR THEY WILL DAM-
cial catalytic finish must be exposedto TO MANUALLY CLEAN AGE THE FINISH.
hot oven air before soil will begin to HEAVY SPILLOVERS
gradually reducein size. Brushoffheavysoilwitha nylonbrushor
plasticpad.DO NOT USE papertowels, Avoid spilloversby using utensilsthat
FACTORS AFFECTING LENGTH OF clothsorspongesforthe ovenwallsare are large enoughto holdfood. A cookie
porousand particlesof these materials sheetor pieceof aluminumfoil,justa lit-
CLEANING TIME will ruboffon thewalls. Rinsearea with tie largerthanthe pan, canbe placedon
The higherthe oven temperature,the
fasterthe cleaningaction.The lengthof clearwater only. the rackdirectlybelowthe rack holding
cleaningtimewill dependon thesefac- the utensilto catchspills.
tors:Typeof soil,amountorsize ofsoil,
oven temperature and length of time
ovenisinuse.Time mayvaryfroma few Over a periodof time, wear marksmay
minutes toseveralhours.Soil deposited appearonthe embossedracksupports.
at the end of a cyclemay stillbe visible. This is normal and resultsfrom sliding
This will usually fade with continued the racks in and out of the oven. Wear
oven use untilthe soil graduallydisap- markswillnot affectthe cleaningaction
pearsor can be wipedup manually. T he ofthe oven.
oven will appear presentably clean,
eventhough some spatters may be pre-
sent.
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