Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop - Amana ART6510 SERIES Owner's Manual

Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop

Problem
Brown streaks and
specks
Blackened, burned-on
spots
Fine brown gray lines or
fine scratches or
abrasions which have
collected soil
Smearing or streaking
Metal or silver/gray marks
Pitting or flaking
Hard water spots
Cause
Cleaning with a sponge or
cloth containing soiled
detergent water.
Spatters or spillovers
landing on a hot cooking
area or accidental melting
of plastic like a bread
bag.
Course particles, like salt,
become embedded in top
if trapped under pan.
Using abrasive cleaning
materials. Scratches from
rough ceramic, glass or
ceramic-coated
cookware.
Using too much
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner or using a
soiled dish cloth.
Sliding or scraping metal
utensils across top.
Boilovers of sugar syrup
on a hot rangetop can
cause pitting if not
removed immediately.
Condensation from
cooking can cause
minerals found in water
and acids in food to drip
onto rangetop and cause
gray deposits. Spots are
often so thin they appear
to be in or under
rangetop.
To Prevent
Use smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean
damp paper towel.
Wipe all spillovers when it
is safe to touch cooking
surface. Do not place
plastic items on warm
cooking area.
Wipe bottom of cookware
before cooking. Clean top
daily with smoothtop
cleaner conditioner with
clean damp paper towel.
Do not use ceramic or
ceramic-coated
cookware.
Use small amounts of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner. Rinse area
thoroughly before drying.
Use only clean damp
paper towel, nonabrasive
nylon pad, or scouring
brush.
Do not slide metal objects
across top.
Watch sugar and syrups
carefully to avoid
boilovers.
Make sure bottom of
cookware is dry before
cooking. Daily use of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner helps keep
top free of hard water,
mineral deposits and food
discoloration.
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To Remove
Use light application of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel.
Clean area with smoothtop
cleaner conditioner with
clean damp paper towel,
nonabrasive nylon pad, or
scouring brush.
If spot is not removed, allow
cooktop to cool and
carefully scrape area with a
safety scraper held at a 30
degree angle.
Fine scratches are not
removable but can be
minimized by daily use of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner.
Remove marks before top
is used again. After top
cools, clean marks with
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel, nonabrasive
nylon pad, or scouring
brush. Rinse thoroughly and
dry.
Turn control to LO setting.
Using several paper towels.
Allow top to cool and
carefully scrape area with a
single edge razor blade
held at a 30 degree angle.
Mix smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with water and
apply thick paste to stained
area. Scrub vigorously. If
stain is not removed,
reapply cleaner and repeat
process. Also try cleaning
process for "Smearing and
streaking".