Smooth Glass Top Ceramic - Special Cleaning
Note: Black glasstops are different; see instructions
for them.Follow instructions in manual for care and
cleaning.
Here are some common problem solutions:
If sugar syrup boils over, act at once as it's very hard
to remove. Turn unit to lowest setting, and at once wipe
up spill with thick pad of paper towels or clean cloths,
being very careful not to touch the hot syrup which burns
badly. While unit is still warm enough that syrup has not
hardened, scrape off with a single-edge razor blade held
at a slant, being careful not to cut fingers or scratch
the cooktop. Do not touch hot syrup with hands.
For other burned-on messes, as hot grease, or plastic
wrap or item accidentally melted on a hot unit: Cool unit
until fingers won't be burned; use plastic or nylon pad
not treated with any cleaner, and special smoothtop
cleaner to remove as much of spill as possible. If still
some burned material sticks, use single-edge razor blade
as for sugar syrup. Let only the flat edge of the blade
touch the surface to prevent scratching it.
Thin brown lines are scratches from particles of salt,
sugar, sand, etc. caught under bottom of a utensil. They
cannot be removed. Prevent by keeping protective coat of
special cleaner on surface, and wiping off spills of
gritty substances of dirt from air with clean dampened
paper towel before cooking.
Gray or brown stains that don't come off with special
cleaner may be deposits of minerals from water or food.
Using special cleaner daily with clean damp paper towel
helps keep deposits from building up. If built-up
deposits, see manual for cleaning instructions.
For difficult spots, scrub with baking soda as a cleaning
powder on a damp paper towel and rinse thoroughly or use
a non-treated plastic or nylon pad such as "Dobie" or
"Tuffy". Or use a fine cleanser gently, ("Bon Ami
Polishing Cleanser")
Do not use any regular scouring powders, treated pads,
metal pads, oven cleaners (caustic, can etch) or rust
removers (acidic, can etch). Always apply special cleaner
for protective coating after scrubbing with materials
suggested.
Note: European models have controlled top temperatures on
burners, thus avoiding spills quickly baking onto surface
and impossible to remove. American models may move in
this direction.