Protecting The Cooktop - Kenmore ELITE 911.44033 Use & Care Manual

OFERATION
PROTECTING T HE. COOgTOP
o DO NOT slide cookware across
your cooktop
,, DO NOT use a dishtowel or sponge
to clean or wipe your cooktop
,, DO NOT use scouring powders or
plastic, nylon, or meta! cleaning
pads on your cooktop
o DO NOT apply your cooktop
cleaning creme to the cooktop
surface if the surface is hot
• REAl:) the instruction label on the
cooktop cleaning creme bottle
before attempting to clean the
surface of your cooktop
o AFTER cleaning the cooktop
surface, be sure to wipe off any
residue that may be left from the
creme with a dry paper towel
,, FOR MAJOR spills, turn the surface
control knob to OFF Use a dry
paper towe! to wipe up spill, then
use a razor scraper (held with a
potholder) at a 45 ° angle against the
surface of the cooktop to scrape
remaining spill from the hot cooking
zone,
o 130 NOT cook directly on the
surface of the glass
° DO NOT use the cooktop as a
cutting board
_ AUT'IION.. When
the surface controls
are turned off, the Hot
Surface Indicator light will
remain lit until the cooktop
surface has cooled to
approximately 1 50°F.
The glass ceramic surface
will retain heat after the
indicator light goes out.
Use caution until the
cooktop surface has had
time to cool.
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Sugar spills (such as jellies, fudge,
candy syrups) ormelted plastic can
cause pitting of the cooktop surface
unless the spill isremoved while it is still
hot Special care should betaken when
removing hot substances
Follow these instructions carefully and
remove soi! while spill is hot
1. Turn off all surface units Remove
hot pans
u
Wearing an oven mitL
a. Use the razor scraper to move
the spill to a cool area on the
cooktop
b. Removethe spill with paper
towels
3. Any remaining spillover should be
left until the surface of the cooktop
has cooled
4. Don't use the surface units again
until all of the residue has been
completely removed,
NOTE: if pitting or indentation in the
glass surface has already occurred,
the cooktop glass will have to be
replaced in this case, service will be
necessary
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