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General
Care & Cleaning
(cont'd)
Ceramic
Glass Cooktop Cleaning
& Maintenance
and
proper cleanln
e is essential
to malntalning
y0ur Ceramic
glass coaktap
Prior to using your cooktop
for the first time, apply the recommended
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-abraslve
cloth
or no-scratch 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
mark-
ings 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 marl< or scratch
the cooktop
surface.
Do not slide anything metal
or glass across the cooktop.
Do not
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. Do not drop heavy or hard objects
on
the glass cool<top, because they may cause it to crack.
Cleanlng Recommendations
far the Ceramic Glass Caaktap
For light to moderate
soil:
Apply a few drops of CookTopO Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop.
Use a paper towel or use a non-abraslve
plastic type
no-scratch
cleaning pad to dean 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-abraslve
plastic type no-scratch
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, then apply
a
few drops of cleaning
cream and buff: surface
clean.
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Damage
to the ceramic
glass cooktop
may occur if you use an
abrasive
type scratch pad. Only use cleaning
products
that have been specifically
designed
for ceramic
glass cooktop.
Plastic or foods with a high sugar content:
These types of soils need be removed
immediately
if spilled or melted onto the ce-
ramic cooktop
surface.
Permanent damage
(such as pitting
of the cooktop
surface)
may occur if not removed
immedlately.
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 (as illustrated). Allow the
cooktop
to cool, and use the same method for heavy or burned on soils.
Do not use the folgowlng
on the ceramic
glass cooktop:
* Do not use abrasive
cleaners
and scouring pads, such as metal
and some nylon
pads. They may scratch the cooktop,
making
it more difflcult to clean.
* Do not use harsh cleaners,
such as chlorine
bleach,
ammonia
or oven cleaners,
as
they may etch or discolor the coaktop.
* Do not use dirty sponges,
cloths or paper towels,
as they can leave soll or llnt on
the cooktop
which can burn and cause dlscolorafion.
Speclal Caution for Aluminum
Fall and Alumlnum
Cooking Utensils
* Aluminum
foil: Use of aluminum
foil will damage
the cooktop.
Do not use under
any circumstances.
* Aluminum
utenslls: Since the melting
point of aluminum
is much lower than that of
other metals, care must be taken when aluminum
pots or pans are used. Pans that boil
dry may permanently
damage
cooktop
by breaking,
fusing to, or marking
it.
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