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Requirements
¡ The cooktop has cooled off.
¡ Exception: Remove dry sugar, sugar syrup, milk and
tomato products immediately.
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Wipe off spatters with a clean, damp sponge or a paper
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towel.
Rinse and dry.
2.
If a smudge remains use white vinegar.
3.
Rinse and dry again.
4.
Apply a small amount of cooktop cleaner with a clean
5.
paper towel or cloth and let it dry.
Buff the surface with a clean paper towel or cloth.
6.
9.3 Cleaning the cooktop frame
Notes
¡ Wipe the cooktop frame with the grain.
¡ For moderate to heavy soil, use BonAmi®
Scrub®
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(no bleach).
Wipe using a damp sponge or cloth.
1.
Rinse and dry.
2.
9.4 Cleaning recommendations
Follow these cleaning instructions for removing common
soiling.
WARNING
The blade of the glass scraper is extremely sharp. You
can cut yourself.
Replace the blade immediately, when you see any im-
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perfections.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions.
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NOTICE:
Diamond rings may scratch the ceramic cooktop surface.
Take off any rings before you clean the ceramic cooktop
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surface.
Type of soil
Recommendation
¡ Dry sugar
REMOVE IMMEDIATELY. Failure
to remove these substances im-
¡ Sugar syrup
mediately can permanently dam-
¡ Milk
age the ceramic cooktop surface.
¡ Tomato spills
Remove the soil with the glass
¡ Melted plastic film
scraper while the cooktop surface
or foil
is still hot.
Use a new, sharp razor in the
glass scraper.
¡ Remove the cookware and
¡ Put on an oven mitt.
¡ Hold the glass scraper at 30°
¡ Push the soil off the heated
¡ Let the surface cool.
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or Soft
turn off the cooking zone.
angle and scrape off the soil.
Be careful not to gouge or
scratch the glass ceramic sur-
face.
area.
Type of soil
Recommendation
¡ Remove the residue and apply
¡ Burned-on food
¡ Lay a damp paper towel or
soil
¡ Dark streaks
¡ Remove the soil with a plastic
¡ Dark specks
¡ Rinse the cooktop surface and
Greasy spatters
¡ Remove grease with a soapy
¡ Rinse the cooktop surface
¡ Apply glass ceramic cooktop
Metal marks: irides-
Pans with aluminum, copper or
cent stain
stainless steel bases may leave
marks.
Treat metal marks immediately
after the cooktop surface has
cooled off. Failure to do so
makes removal very difficult.
¡ Clean the cooktop surface with
¡ If this does not remove the
¡ Rinse the cooktop surface and
Hard water spots
Hot cooking liquids may drip or
spill on the cooktop surface. The
minerals in some water can be
transferred onto the surface and
cause stains.
Remove boilovers and stains be-
fore using the cooktop again.
¡ Clean the cooktop surface with
¡ Rinse the cooktop surface and
¡ Apply glass ceramic cooktop
Surface scratches
Small scratches are common and
do not affect cooking. They be-
come smoother and less notice-
able with daily use of the glass
ceramic cooktop cleaner.
¡ Apply glass ceramic cooktop
glass ceramic cooktop cleaner.
sponge on top of the soil for
30 minutes to soften the soil.
scrubber and glass ceramic
cooktop cleaner or with the
glass scraper.
dry it.
sponge or cloth.
thoroughly and dry it.
cleaner.
glass ceramic cooktop cleaner.
marks, clean the cooktop sur-
face with a damp paper towel
and a mild abrasive (Bon
Ami®, Soft Scrub® without
bleach).
apply glass ceramic cooktop
cleaner.
undiluted white vinegar.
dry it.
cleaner.
cleaner before cooking. to re-
move sand-like grains and grit
such as salt and seasoning.