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Care & Cleaning
Cooktop Maintenance
Consistent and proper cleaning is essential to maintaining your
ceramic glass cooktop.
Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, apply a ceramic
cooktop cleaning cream (available in most hardware, grocery,
and department stores) to the ceramic surface. Clean and buff
with a clean paper towel. This will make cleaning easier when
soiled from cooking. Cooktop cleaning creams leave a protec-
tive finish on the glass to help prevent scratches and abrasions.
Sliding aluminum, cast iron, or copper bottomed pans on the
cooktop can cause metal markings on the cooktop surface.
These marks should be removed immediately after the cooktop
has cooled using 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.
Use cookware with dirt or dirt build up on the bottom;
always use clean cookware.
Use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface in the
kitchen.
Cook foods directly on the cooktop surface without a pan.
Drop heavy or hard objects on the ceramic glass cooktop;
they may cause it to crack.
Cooktop Cleaning
- Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot
cooktop. The fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can
chemically damage the ceramic-glass surface.
- Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the
controls are turned to OFF and the cooktop is cool. The glass
surface could be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is
touched before it has cooled sufficiently.
For light to moderate soil:
For light to moderate soil: Apply a few drops of cooktop
cleaning cream directly to the cooktop. Use a clean paper towel
to clean the entire cooktop surface. Make sure the cooktop is
cleaned thoroughly, leaving no residue. Do not use the towel you
use to clean the cooktop for any other purpose.
For heavy, burned on soil:
Apply a few drops of cooktop cleaning cream directly to the
soiled area. Rub the soiled area using a non-abrasive cleaning
tool, 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 with cooktop cleaning cream and buff
the surface clean.
Important: Damage to the ceramic glass cooktop may occur if
you use an abrasive type cleaning pad. Only use cleaning
products that have been specifically designed for ceramic glass
cooktops.
Figure 2: Cooktop care
Figure 3: Cooktop cleaning
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