Viking RDSCE2305BSS Use and Care Manual - Page 20

Product Care Cleaning and Maintenance Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top Problem Brown streaks and specks Blackened burned on spots Cause Cleaning with sponge or cloth containing soilladen detergent water. Spatters or spillovers onto a hot cooking area or accidental melting of a plastic film, such as a bread. Fine brown/gray lines or fine scratches or abrasions which have collected soil Smearing or streaking Coarse particles (salt, sugar) can get caught on the bottom of cookware and become embedded into top. Using abrasive cleaning materials. Scratches from rough ceramic glass, or ceramic coated cookware. Use of too much cleaning cream or use of a soiled dishcloth. To Prevent To Remove Use cleaning cream with clean damp paper towel. Use a light application of cleaning cream with a clean damp paper towel. Wipe all spillovers as soon as it is safe and to not put plastic items on a warm cooking area. Clean area with cleaning cream and a damp paper towel, nonabrasive nylon pad or scouring brush. If burn-on is not removed, cool cooktop, and carefully scrape area with a single edged razor blade held at a 30° angle. Wipe the bottom of cookware before cooking. Clean top daily with cleaning creame. DO NOT use ceramic or ceramic coated cookware. Fine scratches are not removable but can be minimized by daily use of cleaning cream. Use a small amount of cream. Rinse throughly before drying. Use only paper towels or nylon scrub pad or brush. Dampen paper towel with a mixture of vinegar and water and wipe surface. Wipe area with damp paper towel or lint free cloth. 38 Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top (cont.) Problem Metal markings silver/gray marks Hard water spots Pitting or flaking Cause Sliding or scraping metal utensils on glasstop. Condensation from cooking may cause minerals found in water and acids to drip on glasstop and cause gray deposits. The spots are often so thin they appear to be in or the glasstop. Boil over of sugar syrup on glasstop. This can cause pitting if not removed immediately. To Prevent DO NOT slide metal objects across top. Make sure the bottom of utensils are dry before cooking. Daily use of cleaning cream will help keep top free from hard water mineral deposits and food discoloration. Watch sugar and syrups carefully to avoid boilovers. To Remove Remove metal marks before the glasstop is used again. Apply cleaning cream with a damp paper towel and scrub with a nylon scrub pad or brush. Rinse thoroughly and dry. Mix cleaning cream with water and apply a thick paste to stained area. Scrub vigorously. If stain is not removed, reapply cleaner and repeat process. Also try cleaning procedure for smearing and streaking. Turn element to LO; using several paper towels to wipe the spill immediately. Let glasstop cool and carefully scrape off remainder of burnoff with a single edged razor held at a 30° angle. 39 Product Care