Care and Cleaning (cont'd)
Caring for the smoothtop
For routinecleaning,allow top to cool before cleansing.Wash surface witha dampened cloth and smoothtopcleaner
conditioner. Use another clean damp paper towel towipe offthe cleaner. Use a drypapertowel, buff the smoothtop
tomake sure all the cleaner conditioner isremoved. The smoothtopcleanerconditioner providesa thinlayer of
protectivepolishthat helpstoprevent scratching.Do notuse a harsh cleanser or steel wool pad. For specific
problems,see below.
PROBLEM
Brown streaks
and specks
Blackened,
burnt on spots
Fine brown gray
lines, fine
scratches or
abrasions
Smearing or
streaking
Metal or
silver/gray
marks
Pitting or flaking
Hard water
spots
CAUSE REMOVAL
Cleaning with spongeor cloth containing Normal cleansing (providedabove)
soiled detergent water
Spatters or spilloverson a hot cookingarea or
accidental melting of plastic like a broad bag
Course particles, likesalt, become embedded
in top if trapped under pan. Using abrasive
cleaning materials. Scratches from rough
ceramic, glass,or ceramic coated cookware.
Using too much smoothtopcleaner conditioner
or usinga soileddish cloth.
Slidingor scraping metal utensilsacrosstop.
Believers of sugar syrup on a hot smoothtop
can cause pitting if not removed immediately.
Condensation from cookingcan cause
mineralsfound in water and acids infood to
drip ontosmoothtop and cause graydeposits.
Spots are often so thin theyappear to be inor
under smoothtop.
Clean area with smoothtopcleaner conditioner
with clean damp papertowel, nonabrasive nylon
rsd, or scouringbrush.
Ifspot is not removed, on cool cooktopcarefully
scrape area witha safety scraper held at a 30-
degree angle.
Fine scratches are not removable but can be
minimized by daily usa of smoothtop cleaner
conditioner.
Follow label instructionscarefully. See Routine
Cleaning, above.
Remove marks before top isused again. If marks
are not removed by normalcleaning,usea safety
scraper at a 30° angle and cooktopcleaner
conditioner to carefully scrape offthe mark.
Turn control to LOW setting. Wipe up excess spill
with dry cloth. Allow top to cool and carefully
scrape area with a safety scraper held at a 30-
degree angle.
Mix smoothtopcleaner conditionerwithwater and
apply thickpaste tostained area. Scrub
vigorously.Ifstain is not removed, raapplycleaner
and repeat process
OR
make sure the surface iscool and put a small
amount ofwhite vinegar on the spotand let itsit a
few minutes. Usinga nonabrasive nylonpad,
gently rubthe spot.Wipe offany excess with a
damp paper towel, thendry.
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