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General Care & Cleaning
Cleaning
Your Cooktop
Before cleaning
any part of the cooktop,
be sure all controls are turned OFF and the cooktop
is COOL.
REMOVE
SPILLOVERS AND HEAVY SOILING
AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. REGULAR CLEANINGS
NOW
WILL REDUCE THE DIFFICULTY
AND EXTENT OF A MAJOR CLEANING LATER.
Painted and Plastic
Control Knobs, Body Parts, and
Decorative
Trim
Stainless Steel, Chrome parts
Decorative
Trim Cooktop
For general
cleaning,
use hot soapy water
and a cloth. For more di_qcuJt soils and
built-up
grease, apply
a liquid detergent
directly
onto the soil. Leave on soil for 30 to
60 minutes. Rinse with a damp cloth and dry. DO NOT use abrasive
cleaners
on any of
these materials;
they can scratch or dull the finish.
Clean with hot, soapy water
and a dishcloth.
Rinse with clean water and cloth. Do
not use cleaners with
high concentrations
of chlorides or chlorines.
Do not use harsh
scrubbing
cleaners.
Only use kitchen
cleaners that are especially
made for cleaning
stainless steel. Always
be sure to rinse the cleaners
off from the surface as bluish stains
may occur during heating
that cannot
be removed.
Ceramic Glass
See Ceramic Glass Cooktop Cleaning & Maintenance
in this Use & Care Guide.
Cooktop
Ceramic
Glass Cooktop Cleaning
& Maintenance
essential
tO rnaintaining
your
Ceramic
glaSS
cooktop
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 wiii maize 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.
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 obiects on
the glass cooktop,
because they may cause it to crack.
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