Magic Chef 3127STA Repair Manual page 20

CareandCleaning ( cootioue)
CONTINUOUS CLEANING OVEN (if equipped)
WHAT IS THE CONTINUOUS MANUALLY CLEANING HINTS
CLEANING OVEN? HEAVY SPILLOVERS Brittle crusts or stains can be loosened
The finish of the ContinuousCleaning The specialfinishwill clean most spat- byGENTLYtappingstainwitha wooden
Oven is identified by its dark gray color, ters during normal even use unless or plasticutensil Brush away any loose
and rough, porous texture. The rough there is a heavy buildup of soil. Heavy soil that flakes off. Varnish type stains
texture prevents grease spatters from spillovers such as pie or casserole usually need to be softened with asmall
forming beads which run down the walls boilovers will not clean effectively with- amount of water or damp cloth. Remain-
leaving unsightly streaks. Rather, the out some manual help. The crusty or ing soilwill gradually reduce with contin-
rough texture absorbs spatters and al- varnish-like steins that form from these ued oven use at normal baking tempera-
lows them to spread, thus exposing a spilloversclogtheporesandpreventthe tures.
largerarea to the hot oven air. The cata- special finish from being exposed to the
lyst, when exposed to heat, speeds the hot oven air. This greatly reduces the
oxidation of soil. cleaning effectiveness of the finish. DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF OVEN
CLEANER, POWDERED CLEANS-
ERS, SOAP, DETERGENT OR PASTE
Cleaning action automatically begins These crustyorvarnish-likestainsmust ON ANY CONTINUOUS CLEANING
whenever the oven is turned on for bak- either be removed or broken up before SURFACE. ALSO, DO NOT USE ANY
ing or roasting. The oven MUST be "on" cleaning can effectively take place. ABRASIVE MATERIALS, STEEL
for cleaning to take place. No cleaning WOOL, SHARP INSTRUMENTS OR
will occur when the oven is off. The spe- SCRAPERS FOR THEY WILL DAM-
cial catalyticfinish must be exposed to TO MANUALLYCLEAN AGE THE FINISH.
hot oven air before soil will begin to HEAVY SPILLOVERS
graduallyreducein size. Brushoffheavysoilwitha nylonbrushor
plasticpad. DO NOT USE papertowels, Avoid spilloversby using utensilsthat
FACTORS AFFECTING LENGTH OF cloths or sponges for the oven walls are are large enoughto holdfood.A cookie
CLEANING TIME porousand particlesof these materials sheet or pieceof aluminumfoil,justa lit-
willrub off on the wails. Rinsearea with
The higher the even temperature, the clear water only. tie larger thanthe pan can be placed on,
faster the cleaning action. The length of the rack directly below the rack holding
cleaning time will depend on these fac- the utensil to catch spills.
tors: Type of soil, amount or size of soil,
oven temperature and length of time i
r
oven is in use. Time may vary from a few _ Over a period of time, wear marks may
minutesto several hours. Soil deposited appear on the embossed rack supports.
at the end of a cycle may still be visible. This is normal and results from sliding
This will usually fade with continued the racks in and out of the oven. Wear
oven use until the soil gradually disap- marks will not affect the cleaning action
pears or can be wipedup manually.The / of the even.
oven will appear presentably clean,
even though some spatters may be pre-
sent.
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