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CareandCleaniw
Propercareandcleaningare
importantso yourrangewillgive
youefficientandsatisfactory
service.Followthesedirections
carefullyin caringfor ittohelp
assuresafeandpropermaintenance.
IF YOURRANGEHAS
ELECTRICIGNITION,BE
SUREELECTRICPOWERIS
OVFBEFORECLEANING
ANYPARTOFIT.
OutermintedFinish
Whentherangeis cool,washthe
top,frontand, ifexposed,the sides
withmildsoapandwater.Neveruse
anyharshabrasivesor cleaning
powdersthatmayscratchor marthe
paintedsurface.Rinsethesurface
withcleanwateranddry witha soft
cloth.If youwish,occasionally
applya thincoatofmildcleaning
waxtohelpprotectthefinish.
PorcelainCooktop
Therearea numberofprecautions
youcantaketoavoidmarringthe
porcelainenameledsurfaceofthe
cooktopandpreventit from
becomingdull. Don’tslideheavy
pansacrossit. If youspillfoods
witha lotof acid(tomatoes,
sauerkraut,fruitjuices, etc.)or
foodswithhighsugarcontent,
cleanthemup as soonaspossible.
If allowedto set, thesefoodscould
causea dullspot. Also,nomatter
howstubbornthefoodstain,never
useharshabrasivecleansers.They
couldpermanentlydamagethe
enamelsurface.Werecommenda
cleansersuchas “SofiScrub”
brand.
controlRnel
It’sa goodideatowipethecontrol
panelcleanafter eachuseof the
oven.Foramorethoroughcleaning,
theknobscan beremovedby
pullingthemofftheknobstems.
Cleanwithmildsoapandwater,
rinsewithcleanwaterandpolish
dry witha soficloth.
Do notuseabrasivecleansers,
strongliquidcleanersor oven
cleanersonthecontrolpanel—
theywilldamagethefinish.
BrushedChromeFitish
(onmodelssoequipped)
Cleanthebrushedchrometop
withwarm,soapywateror an all-
purposehouseholdcleanerand
immediatelydry it withaclean,
soficloth.Takecaretodry the
surfacefollowingthe“grain.”To
helppreventfingermarksafter
cleaning,spreadathinfilmofbaby
oilon thesurface.Wipeaway ~
excessoilwith a clean,soficloth.
A goodappliancewaxwillhelp
protectthisfinish.
Lift-UpCooktop
Cleantheareaunderthecooktop
often.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningeasier,the
cooktopmaybe liftedup.
Toraisethe cooktop:
1. Besureburnersareturnedoff.
2. Removethegratesand,on
modelsso equipped,thedrippans.
3. Graspthetwo frontburnerwells
andlifiup.
Dualsupportrodson somemodels
willholdthecooktopup whileyou
cleanunderneathit. Othermodels
havea singlesupportrod.
Aftercleaningunderthe cooktop
withhot, soapywateranda clean
cloth, lowerthe cooktop.Be
carefulnotto pinchyourfingers.
BurnerGmtes
Gratesshouldbewashedregularly
and,ofcourse,afterspillovers.
Washthemin hot,soapywaterand
rinsewithcleanwater.Drythe
grateswitha cloth—don’tputthem
backon therangewet. When
replacingthegrates,be surethey’re
lockedintopositionovertheburners.
Togetrid ofburned-onfood,soak
thegratesin a slightlydiluted
liquidcleaner.
Althoughthey’redurable,the
grateswillgraduallylosetheir
shine,regardlessofthebestcare
youcan givethem.Thisis dueto
theircontinualexposuretohigh
temperatures.
Do notoperatea burnerforan
extendedperiodoftimewithout
cookwareonthegrate.Thefinish
onthegratemaychipwithout
cookwareto absorbtheheat.
DripRns
(onmodelsso equipped)
Removethegratesandliftoutthe
chromedrippans.Washthemin
hot, soapywater.Rinsethemwith
clean,hotwaterandpolishthem
dry witha cloth.Neveruse
abrasivecleaneror steelwool—
they’llscratchthesurface.Instead,
so~kthedrip pansfor about20
minutesin slightlydilutedliquid
cleanseror mildsolutionof
ammoniaandwater(1/2cupof
ammoniato onegallonofwater).
Aftersoaking,washthemin hot
soapywater.Rinsewithcleanwater
andpolishwitha clean,soficloth.
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