Genera
Care & C eaning
Ceramic
Glass Cooktop
Cleaning
& Maintenance
Consistent
and proper cleaning
is essential
to maintaining
your
Ceramic glass
cooktop
Prior to using your cooktop for the first time, appUythe recommended CookTop® CUeaning Creme (visit www.sears.com
for repUacement cUeaner) to the ceramic surface. CUean and buff with a paper toweUor a 3M ScotchoBdte® BUueMuUti-
Purpose No Scratch Scrub Sponge (see instructions on next page). This wHU make cUeaning easier when soiled from
cooking. The speciaUcooktop cleaning cream Ueavesa protective finish on the gUassto heUpprevent scratches and
abrasions.
SHding aUuminum or copper dad bottom pans on the cooktop can cause metaU
markings on the cooktop surface. These marks shouUd be removed immediateJy
after
the cooktop has cooUed using the cooktop cleaning cream. Metal marks can become
permanent if not removed prior to future use.
Cookware (cast iron, metal, ceramic or glass) with rough bottoms can mark or scratch
the cooktop surface, Do not slide anything
meta! or gJass across the cooktop, Do
not use your cooktop as a cutting board or work surface in the kitchen, Do not cook
foods directly on the cooktop surface without a pan, Do not drop heavy or hard objects
on the glass cooktop, or they may crack it,
Cleaning
Recommendations
for the Ceramic
Glass Cooktop
Before cleaning the cooktop, be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the cooktop is COOL,
DO NOT use a cooktop cleaner on a hot cooktop, The fumes can be hazardous to your health, and can
chemically damage the ceramic glass surface,
For light to moderate
soil:
Apply a few drops of CookTop® Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop. Use a paper towel or a 3M Scotch-Brite® Blue
Multi-Purpose
No Scratch Scrub Sponge to clean the entire cooktop surface. Make sure the cooktop is cleaned thor°
ougHy, leaving no residue. Do not use the sponge you use to clean the cooktop for any other purpose.
For heavy, burned on soit:
First, clean the surface as described above, Then, if soils remain, carefully scrape soils with a metal razor blade scraper,
holding scraper at a 30 degree angle to the surface, Remove loosened soils with cooktop cleaning cream and buff
surface clean.
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Damage to the ceramic glass cooktop may occur if you
use any scrub pad other than a 3M Scotch-Brite®
Blue Multi-Purpose
No Scratch Scrub Sponge.
Plastic or foods with a high sugar content:
These types of soils need be removed immediately if spilled or melted
onto the ceramic cooktop surface. Permanent damage (such as pitting of
the cooktop surface) may occur if not removed immediately.
After
turning the surface elements OFF, use a razor blade scraper or a metal
spatula with a mitt and scrape the soil from the hot surface (as illus-
trated). Allow the cooktop to cool, and use the same method for heavy or
burned on soils.
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