Cleaning Your Cooktop - KitchenAid KDRP407H Use And Care Manual

Cleaning your cooktop

PART
WHAT TO USE
Cooktop • Soap and water
Surfaces
• Mild liquid cleaner
• Spray glass cleaner
• Non-abrasive plastic
scrubbing pad
• Sponge and warm,
Control
knobs soapy water
• Warm, soapy water
Porcelain-
coated and a non-abrasive
surface
plastic scrubbing
burner
pad and/or mild
grates
abrasive powdered
and caps* cleanser
Surface
burners
* When the cooktop is cool, remove all spills and clean. Food spills containing acids, such
as vinegar and tomato, may affect the finish. To avoid porcelain grate chipping, do not
bang grates and caps against each other or other hard surfaces such as cast iron
cookware.
U
sing and
wWARNING
Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this
appliance.
Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
HOW TO CLEAN
• DO NOT use abrasive or harsh cleaners like
chlorine bleach, ammonia or oven cleaners.
• Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth.
• Gently clean around the model and serial plate; too
much scrubbing could remove the numbers.
• Turn knobs to RESET and pull straight away from
control panel.
• Wash, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Do not soak.
• Do not use steel wool or abrasive cleansers.
They may damage the finish of the knobs.
• Replace knobs. Make sure all knobs point to RESET.
• Clean as soon as they become dirty and when they
are cool enough to handle.
• Wash with a mildly abrasive plastic scrubbing pad
and warm, soapy water.
• For stubborn stains, clean with a scrubbing pad
and/or a powdered cleanser and water. Repeat
these cleaning steps as needed.
• Do not put in oven during self-cleaning cycle.
• Do not clean in dishwasher.
• See "Caring for your cooktop" earlier in this section
for cleaning instructions.
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