Cleaning and Maintenance
Cleaning Guidelines
Avoid these Cleaners
Table 5: Cooktop Cleaning Chart
Cooktop Part/Material
Burner Base / Enameled
Steel
Burner Caps and Grates /
Matte Finish on Cast Iron
Control Knobs / Plastic
English 20
•
Glass cleaners which contain ammonia or chlorine bleach. These ingredients
may permanently etch or stain the cooktop.
•
Caustic Cleaners
•
Oven cleaners such as Easy Off® may etch the cooktop surface.
•
Abrasive Cleaners
•
Metal scouring pads and scrub sponges such as Scotch Brite® can scratch
and/ or leave metal marks.
•
Soap-filled scouring pads such as SOS
•
Powdery cleaners containing chlorine bleach can permanently stain cooktop
Suggested Technique(s)
•
Detergent and hot water; rinse
and dry.
•
detergent-filled steel wool pads
®
such as Brillo
or S.O.S.
and dry.
•
Hot water and detergent. Rinse
and dry immediately
•
Nonabrasive cleaners such as
®
Fantastic
or Formula 409
Rinse and dry immediately.
•
Mild abrasive cleaners such as
®
Bon Ami
or Soft Scrub
•
Hot sudsy water; rinse and dry
immediately.
®
can scratch the surface.
Important Reminders
•
Clean ports with a stiff nylon bristle
toothbrush to clean port openings.
•
Do not scratch or gouge the port
®
. Rinse
openings
•
The grates are heavy; use care when
lifting. Place on a protected surface.
•
Blisters / crazing / chips are common
®
.
due to the extreme temperatures on
grate fingers and rapid temperatures
changes.
®
.
•
Do not wash in the dishwasher
•
Acidic and sugar-laden spills deterio-
rate the enamel. Remove soil immedi-
ately
•
Abrasive cleaners, used too vigor-
ously or too often, can eventually mar
the enamel.
•
To remove knobs, place in off position
and pull straight out.
•
Do not soak knobs.
•
Do not force knobs onto valve shaft.
Line up D-shaped opening with the
valve shaft.
•
Do not use abrasive scrubbers or
cleansers, such as BonAmi
or Comet
damage the finish.
®
®
, Ajax
®
. They may permanently
,