GE CT9570SLSS Use and Care Manual - Page 14

CARE AND CLEANING: Oven Oven %HVXUHHOHFWULFDOSRZHULVRIIDQGDOOVXUIDFHVDUHFRROEHIRUHFOHDQLQJDQ\SDUWRIWKHRYHQ Control Panel ,W¶VDJRRGLGHDWRZLSHWKHFRQWUROSDQHODIWHUHDFKXVH Clean with mild soap and water or vinegar and water, rinse with clean water and polish dry with a soft cloth. 'RQRWXVHDEUDVLYHFOHDQVHUVVWURQJOLTXLGFOHDQVHUV plastic scouring pads or oven cleaners on the control SDQHO²WKH\ZLOOGDPDJHWKHILQLVK Oven Exterior 'RQRWXVHRYHQFOHDQHUVDEUDVLYHFOHDQVHUVVWURQJ liquid cleansers, steel wool, plastic scouring pads, or cleaning powders on the interior or exterior of the oven. Clean with a mild soap and water or vinegar and water solution. Rinse with clean water and dry with a soft cloth. When cleaning surfaces, make sure that they are at room temperature and not in direct sunlight. ,IVWDLQRQWKHGRRUYHQWWULPLVSHUVLVWHQWXVHDPLOG abrasive cleaner and a sponge-scrubber for best results. Spillage of marinades, fruit juices, tomato sauces and basting liquids containing acids may cause discoloration DQGVKRXOGEHZLSHGXSLPPHGLDWHO\/HWKRWVXUIDFHV cool, then clean and rinse. Stainless Steel Surfaces 'RQRWXVHDVWHHOZRROSDGLWZLOOVFUDWFKWKHVXUIDFH To clean the stainless steel surface, use warm sudsy water or a stainless steel cleaner or polish. Always wipe the surface in the direction of the grain. Follow the cleaner instructions for cleaning the stainless steel surface. To inquire about purchasing cleaning products including stainless steel appliance cleaner or polish, see the Accessories and Consumer Support sections at the end of this manual. Oven Interior The interior of your new oven can be cleaned manually or by using the Steam Clean or Self Clean modes. Spillage of marinades, fruit juices, tomato sauces and basting liquids containing acids may cause discoloration DQGVKRXOGEHZLSHGXSLPPHGLDWHO\/HWKRWVXUIDFHV cool, then clean and rinse. Manual Cleaning 'RQRWXVHRYHQFOHDQHUVDEUDVLYHFOHDQHUVVWURQJ liquid cleansers, steel wool, scouring pads, or cleaning powders on the interior of the oven. Clean with a mild soap and water or vinegar and water solution. Rinse with clean water and dry with a soft cloth. When cleaning surfaces, make sure that they are at room temperature. Steam Clean Mode Steam clean is intended to clean small spills using water and a lower cleaning temperature than Self-Clean. To use the Steam Clean feature, wipe grease and soils from the oven. Pour one cup of water into the bottom of the oven. Close the doors. Select Clean with both knobs. Rotate the mini knob to select steam clean. "Add H20" will appear in the display. Press the mini knob to start the steam clean. The oven doors will lock. You can not open the doors during the 30 minute steam clean as this will decrease the steam clean performance. At the end of the steam clean cycle the doors will unlock. Wipe out any excess water and any remaining soil. Self Clean Mode 5HDG6HOI&OHDQLQJ2YHQ6DIHW\,QVWUXFWLRQVDWWKH beginning of this manual before using Self Clean Mode. IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-cleaning cycle of any range. Move birds to another wellventilated room. Self clean uses very high temperatures to clean the oven interior. The oven doors will lock when using this IHDWXUH%HIRUHRSHUDWLQJWKHVHOIFOHDQF\FOHZLSHXS JUHDVHDQGVRLOVIURPWKHRYHQ8VHDGDPSFORWKWR hand clean inside door edge and 2" area around the inside edge of the oven doors. Remove all items from the oven other than enameled (dark color) racks. Shiny or silver racks, the meat probe, and any cookware or other items should all be removed from the oven before initiating a self clean cycle. Close the doors. Select Clean with both knobs. Press the mini knob to select self-clean. Rotate the mini knob to adjust the clean time between 3:00 and 5:00 hours or use the default time; press the mini knob to enter the clean time and to start the self-clean. For heavily soiled ovens, the maximum 5 hour clean time is recommended. The oven will turn off automatically when the self clean cycle is complete. The doors will stay locked until the oven has cooled down. After the oven has cooled down wipe any ash out of the oven. On double oven models, you can set a clean cycle in both ovens at the same time. The last oven set will automatically delay its start until the end of the first oven's clean cycle. On double oven models, you can bake in one oven and self-clean in the other at the same time. However, you cannot use the PROOF mode setting in one oven while the other oven is self-cleaning. 14 49-80788