Use and Care Manual

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Cleaning various parts of
your appliance chart
Care & Cleaning
CleaningVariousPartsofYourappliance
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Surfaces How to Clean
Glass, Painted and Plastic 
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For general cleaning, use hot, soapy water and a cloth. For more difcult 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.
Control Panel Before cleaning the control panel, turn all controls to OFF. Lightly spray the control
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abrasive cleaners or scouring pads. These can permanently damage the control
panel surface.
Porcelain Enamel
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Gentle scouring with a soapy scouring pad will remove most spots. Rinse with a
1:1 solution of clear water and ammonia. If necessary
ammonia-soaked paper towel for 30 to 40 minutes. Rinse with clean water and a
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with a clean cloth. Remove all cleaners or the porcelain may become damaged
during future heating.
Stainless Steel, Chrome
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Oven Racks Support
Clean with hot, soapy water and a dishcloth. Rinse with clean water and a cloth.
Cover stubborn spots with an ammonia-soaked paper towel for 30 to 40 minutes.
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rinse the cleaners as bluish stains may occur during heating and cannot be removed.
Porcelain Coated Oven Racks
This oven comes with lubricated porcelain oven racks, which can remain in the
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the racks. It is important that the sides of the oven racks always have a light
coating of vegetable oil. To maintain optimal rack performance, re-apply a thin
layer of vegetable oil to the sides of the rack after every self-clean cycle or
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For instructions on how to care for your glide racks, see “Caring for Your Porce-
lain Enameled Glide Racks” on page 46.
Oven Door To clean oven door, wash with hot, soapy water and a clean cloth. DO NOT immerse
the door in water or clean the oven door gasket
Oven Door Gasket The oven gasket located on the inner frame of the door and visible when the door
is opened is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage
or remove the gasket.
Lower Oven To remove burned-on fat on oven walls, moisten soiled parts with household am-
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steel wool scouring agent if necessary.