Kenmore 790.9772 series Use & Care Manual page 35

Cooktop Maintenance
Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your
ceramic glass cooktop.
Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply the recom-
mended CookTop® Cleaning Creme to the ceramic surface (on
the web visit www.sears.com for replacement cooktop cleaner,
item number 40079). Buff with a non-abrasive cloth or non-
abrasive cleaning pad. This will make cleaning easier when
soiled from cooking. The special cooktop cleaning cream leaves
a protective finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and
abrasions.
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.
Cooktop care precautions:
• Never slide anything metal or glass across the cooktop.
• Do not use cookware with dirt or dirt build up on bottom;
replace with clean cookware before using.
• Never use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface
in the kitchen.
• Do not cook foods directly on the cooktop surface without a
pan.
• Be careful never to drop heavy or hard objects on the
ceramic glass cooktop, they may cause it to crack.
Figure 44: Do not slide pans
Cooktop Cleaning
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 surface.
Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the
controls are turned to off and the cooktop is cool. The glass
surface could 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 CookTop® Cleaning Creme directly to the
cooktop. Use a paper towel or use a non-abrasive cleaning pad
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 CookTop® Cleaning Creme directly to the
soiled area. Rub the soiled area using a non-abrasive cleaning
pad, applying pressure 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.
30°
Figure 45: Using razor blade to remove burned on matter
Plastic or foods with a high sugar content:
These types of soils need be removed immediately if spilled or
melted onto the ceramic cooktop surface. Permanent damage
(such as pitting of the cooktop surface) may occur if not
removed immediately. After turning the surface elements off, use
a razor blade scraper or a metal spatula with a mitt and scrape
the soil from the hot surface
cool, and use the same method for heavy or burned on soils
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(Figure 45). Allow the cooktop to
.