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Care and
Cleaning (continued)
Range Top Burners
The holes in the burners must be
kept clean at all times for proper
ignition and an even, unhampered
flame.
Clean the burners routinely and
especially after bad spillovers
which could clog these holes.
Burners lift out for cleaning.
Note: Two screws hold each burner
pair in place to keep them from
wobbling during shipment.
Remove and discard the shipping
screws and lift the burners up and
out. This disengages them from the
mounting bracket under each
burner pair.
To remove burned-on food, soak
the burner in a solution of a product
used for cleaning the inside of coffee
makers. Soak the burner for 20 to
30 minutes. If the food doesn’t
rinse off completely, scrub it with
soap and water or a mild abrasive
cleanser and a damp cloth.
Do not attempt to clean burners in
an automatic dishwasher. Loosened
food soil can clog burner holes,
and the caustic action of the
dishwasher detergent can damage
the burner heads.
Before putting the burner back, dry
it thoroughly by setting it in a warm
oven for 30 minutes. Then place it
back in the range, making sure it is
properly seated on the mounting
bracket and is level.
Burner Grates
Grates should be washed regularly
and, of course, after spillovers.
Wash them in hot, soapy water and
rinse with clean water. Dry the
grates with a cloth-don’t put them
back on the range wet.
To get rid of burned-on food, soak
the grates in a slightly diluted
liquid cleanser.
Although they’re durable, the
grates will gradually lose their
shine, regardless of the best care
you can give them. This is due to
their continual exposure to high
temperatures.
Do not operate a burner for an
extended period of time without
cookware on the grate. The finish
on the grate may chip without
cookware to absorb the heat.
When replacing a
pair of grates,
the irregular
sides should
interlock in
the middle as +
shown at right.
Drip Pans
Remove the grates and lift out the
chrome drip pans. Wash them in
hot, soapy water. Rinse them with
clean, hot water,and polish them
dry with a cloth. Never use
abrasive cleaner or steel wool-
they’ll scratch the surface. Instead,
soak the drip pans for about 20
minutes in slightly diluted liquid
cleanser or mild solution of
ammonia and water (l/2 cup of
ammonia to one gallon of water).
After soaking, wash them in hot,
soapy water. Rinse with clean water
and polish with a cloth.
Do not attempt to clean the drip
pans in the self-cleaning oven.
When replacing
drip pans, the
notch on the rear
pan and the notch
on the front pan
should meet in
the middle. +
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