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Porcelain, cooktop, cleaning, instructions

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General Care & Cleaning Porcelain enamel cooktop cleaning instructions (some models) Correct and consistent cleaning is essential to maintaining your porcelain enamel cooktop. If food spills and grease spatters are not removed, they may burn onto the surface of the cooktop and cause permanent discoloration. Daily Cleaning For normal soil: 1. Allow cooktop surface to cool. 2. Wipe off spills and spatters using a clean paper towel or a clean cloth with warm, soapy water. 3. If needed, use mild household cleaners or a soap-filled steel wool pad. 4. Be sure to rinse off all cleaning solutions or the porcelain may become damaged during future heating. For heavy, burned=on soil: 1. Allow cooktop surface to cool. 2. Use a soap filled scouring pad with warm water or cover heavily soiled spots with a solution of clear water and ammonia. Scour gently. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean cloth. Do not use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop. The fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can chemically damage the cooking surface. Before cleaning the surface cooktop, be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the cooktop is cool. DO NOT use commercial oven cleaners on the exterior surfaces including rangetop and door frame. SURFACES Porcelain enamel (cooktop) Control Panel CLEANING AGENTS Mild cleaners or soapfilled steel wool pads. Hot, soapy water or cleaner cream. INSTRUCTIONS Use a damp sponge or dampened soap pad, rinse and dry. Use a clean soapy, dampened cloth or paper towel, remove soil and dry. Do not use abrasive products. Care and Cleaning of Stainless Steel (somemodels) Some models are equipped with stainless steel exterior parts. Special care and cleaning are required for maintaining the appearance of stainless parts. Please refer to the table provided at the beginning of the General Care & Cleaning section. 11

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General
Care & Cleaning
Porcelain
enamel
cooktop
cleaning
instructions
(some
models)
Correct and consistent cleaning
is essential to maintaining
your porcelain enamel
cooktop. If food spills and grease spatters are not removed, they may burn onto the
surface of the cooktop and cause permanent
discoloration.
Daily
Cleaning
For normal
soil:
1. Allow cooktop surface to cool.
2. Wipe off spills and spatters
using a clean paper towel or a clean cloth with warm,
soapy water.
3.
If needed, use mild household
cleaners or a soap-filled
steel wool pad.
4.
Be sure to rinse off all cleaning
solutions
or the porcelain
may become
damaged
during future heating.
For
heavy,
burned=on
soil:
1. Allow cooktop surface to cool.
2.
Use a soap filled scouring pad with warm water or cover heavily soiled spots with a
solution of clear water and ammonia. Scour gently. Rinse and wipe dry with a clean
cloth.
Do not use a
cooktop cleaner on a hot cook-
top. The fumes can be hazardous
to your health, and can chemical-
ly damage the cooking surface.
Before cleaning
the surface cooktop,
be sure the
controls are turned to OFF and
the cooktop is cool.
DO NOT use
commercial
oven
cleaners
on
the exterior
surfaces including
rangetop and door frame.
SURFACES
CLEANING
AGENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
Porcelain
enamel
Mild cleaners
or soap-
Use a damp sponge or damp-
(cooktop)
filled steel wool pads.
ened soap pad, rinse and dry.
Control
Panel
Hot, soapy water or
cleaner cream.
Use a clean soapy, dampened
cloth or paper towel, remove soil
and dry. Do not use abrasive
products.
Care
and
Cleaning
of Stainless
Steel (somemodels)
Some models are equipped
with stainless steel exterior parts. Special care and cleaning are required
for maintaining
the appearance
of stainless
parts. Please refer to the table provided at the beginning
of the General
Care & Cleaning
section.
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