Amana ART6002 - Manual (Page 23)

Cleaning Smoothtop Rangetop
Problem Cause To Prevent To Remove
Brown streaks
and specks
Cleaning with a sponge or
cloth containing soiled
detergent water. Use smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel. Use light application of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel.
Blackened,
burned-on spots Spatters or spillovers
landing on a hot cooking
area or accidental melting of
plastic like a bread bag. Wipe all spillovers when it is
safe to touch cooking
surface. Do not place plastic
items on warm cooking
area. Clean area with smoothtop
cleaner conditioner with
clean damp paper towel,
nonabrasive nylon pad, or
scouring brush.
If spot is not removed, allow
cooktop to cool and carefully
scrape area with a safety
scraper held at a 30 degree
angle.
Fine brown gray
lines or fine
scratches or
abrasions which
have collected
soil
Course particles, like salt,
become embedded in top if
trapped under pan. Using
abrasive cleaning materials.
Scratches from rough
ceramic, glass or ceramic-
coated cookware. Wipe bottom of cookware
before cooking. Clean top
daily with smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with clean damp
paper towel. Do not use
ceramic or ceramic-coated
cookware. Fine scratches are not
removable but can be
minimized by daily use of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner.
Smearing or
streaking
Using too much smoothtop
cleaner conditioner or using
a soiled dish cloth.
Use small amounts of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner. Rinse area
thoroughly before drying.
Use only clean damp paper
towel, nonabrasive nylon
pad, or scouring brush.
Metal or
silver/gray
marks
Sliding or scraping metal
utensils across top. Do not slide metal objects
across top.
Remove marks before top is
used again. After top cools,
clean marks with smoothtop
cleaner conditioner with
clean damp paper towel,
nonabrasive nylon pad, or
scouring brush. Rinse
thoroughly and dry.
Pitting or flaking Boilovers of sugar syrup on
a hot rangetop can cause
pitting if not removed
immediately.
Watch sugar and syrups
carefully to avoid boilovers. Turn control to LOsetting.
Using several paper towels.
Allow top to cool and
carefully scrape area with a
single edge razor blade held
at a 30 degree angle.
Hard water
spots
Condensation from cooking
can cause minerals found in
water and acids in food to
drip onto rangetop and
cause gray deposits. Spots
are often so thin they appear
to be in or under rangetop.
Make sure bottom of
cookware is dry before
cooking. Daily use of
smoothtop cleaner
conditioner helps keep top
free of hard water, mineral
deposits and food
discoloration.
Mix smoothtop cleaner
conditioner with water and
apply thick paste to stained
area. Scrub vigorously. If
stain is not removed, reapply
cleaner and repeat process.
Also try cleaning process for
“Smearing and streaking”.
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