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Special Care of the
Continuous-Cleaning
-Oven Interior
Your range has a Continuous-
Cleaning lower oven that cleans
itself while cooking. The inside of
the oven—top, sides and back—is
finished with a special coating
which cannot be cleaned in the
usual manner with soap, detergents,
steel wool pads, commercial oven
cleaners, coarse abrasive pads or
coarse brushes. Use of such cleansers
and/or the use of oven sprays will
cause permanent damage.
The special coating is a porous
ceramic material which is dark in
color and feels slightly rough to the
touch. If magnified, the surface
would appear as peaks, valleys, and
sub-surface "tunnels:' This rough
finish tends to prevent grease
spatters from forming little beads
or droplets which run down the
side walls of a hard-surface oven
liner leaving unsightly streaks that
require hand cleaning. Instead,
when spatter hits the porous finish
it is dispersed and is partially
absorbed. This spreading action
increases the exposure of oven
soil to heated air, and makes it
somewhat less noticeable.
Soil may not disappear completely
and at some time after extended
usage, stains may appear which
cannot be removed.
The special coating works best on
small amounts of spatter. It does
not work well with larger spills,
especially sugars, egg or dairy
mixtures.
The special coating is not used
on oven shelves. Shelves should be
cleaned outside the oven to avoid
damage to the special coating
inside the oven.
To Clean the
Continuous-Cleaning
Oven:
1. Let range parts cool before
handling. It is recommended that
rubber gloves be worn when
cleaning range parts.
2. Remove shelves and cookware.
3. Soil visibility maybe reduced by
operating the oven at 400"F. Close
the door and turn OVEN TEMP
knob to 400"F. Time for at least 4
hours. Repeated cycles may be
necessary before improvement in
appearance is apparent.
REMEMBERSDURING THE
OPERATION OF THE OVEN,THE
DOOR,WINDOWAND (YI'HER
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BEFOREREPLACING OVENSHELVES.
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4. If a spillover or heavy soiling
occurs on the porous surface, as
soon as the oven has cooled, remove
as much of the soil as possible using
a small amount of water and a stiff
bristle nylon brush. Use water
sparingly and change it frequently,
keeping it as clean as possible, and
be sure to blot it up with paper
towels, cloths, or sponges. Do not
rub or scrub with paper towels,
cloths or sponges, since they will
leave unsightly lint on the oven
finish. If water leaves a white ring
on the finish as it dries, apply water
again and blot it with a clean
sponge, starting at the edge of the
ring and working toward the center.
Do not use soap, detergent, steel
wool pads, commercial oven cleaner,
silicone oven sprays, coarse pads
or coarse brushes on the porous
surface. These products will spot,
clog, and mar the porous surface
and reduce its abifity to work.
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Do not scrape the porous surface
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with a knife or spatula—they
could permanently damage it.
The oven bottom and the inside
of the oven door have a porcelain
enamel finish. The door lifts off
and the bottom comes out for
cleaning away from the continuous-
cleaning oven.
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