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CARE AND CLEANING
Glass Cooktop Cleaning
Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to main-
taining your ceramic glass cooktop.
Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply
some glass-ceramic cooktop cleaner. Buff with a
non-abrasive cloth or sponge. This will make clean-
ing easier when soiled from cooking. The special
cooktop cleaning cream leaves a protective finish
on the glass to help prevent scratches and abra-
sions.
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:
•
Slide anything metal or glass across the cook-
top.
•
Use cookware with dirt or dirt build up on bot-
tom; 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
without a pan.
•
Drop heavy or hard objects on the ceramic glass
cooktop, they may cause it to crack
Figure 29: Cooktop care
WARNING
Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop.
The fumes can be hazardous to your health, and
can chemically damage the ceramic-glass sur-
face.
CAUTION
Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the con-
trols are turned to OFF and the cooktop is cool.
The glass surfacecould be hot and burns may
occur if the glass surface is touched before it has
cooled sufficiently.
For light to moderate soil:
Apply a few drops of glass-ceramic cooktop clean-
er 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 glass-ceramic cooktop clean-
er directly to the soiled area. Rub the soiled area
using a non-abrasive cleaning tool, applying pres-
sure 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 30: Cooktop cleaning
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