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Cleaning and Caring For your Cooktop

Ceramic glass is tough, much tougher than ordinary glass. Nonetheless, don’t stand on it or drop heavy
objects on it from high above. The glass is resistant to extreme temperature changes. You can pour cold water
onto a hot surface without causing any damage. Please adhere to the following tips to keep your ceramic glass
cooktop looking new.

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Prevent damage by ensuring your cooktop is clean and dust free before heating. Also make sure that
the bottom of your cooking utensils are clean and dry.

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Lifting utensils rather than dragging them will prevent minor scratching to the glass.

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Avoid overflows by using a sufficiently large utensil. This is particularly important when cooking
with sugar. Sugars, including starch, can cause discoloration and pitting of your cooktop if not
cleaned up quickly.

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Keep the cooktop surface clear of plastic or aluminum wrap. It can melt and damage the cooktop.

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Be extremely careful not to drop plastic utensils such as spatula

s on the hot surface of the glass as

these will react immediately with the glass surface causing pitting when the plastic is removed from
the glass. Any pitting caused by sugar or plastic does not weaken the structural integrity of the glass.

Daily care

First, be sure that all heat indicator lights are off and the cooktop surface is cool. Apply a small dab, about the
size of a dime, of cooktop cleaning cream in the center of each area to be cleaned. Dampen a clean paper towel
and work the cleaning cream on the cooktop surface as if you were cleaning a window. As a final step, wipe
the cooktop surface with a clean, dry paper towel. Regular use of cooktop creams leaves a protective coating
on the smooth surface which helps prevent scratches and abrasions in which food particles can collect.

Clean-up for spillovers

For spills and boil-overs that occur while cooking, turn the unit off and wipe the area surrounding the hot zone
with a clean paper towel. If a spillover (other than a sugary substance) is on the hot zone, do not clean until the
unit is completely cooled down and follow the instructions below ("Clean-up for burned-on spillovers"). If you
accidentally melt anything on the cooktop or if you spill foods with a high sugar content (preserves, ketchup,
tomato sauce, etc.), REMOVE THE SPILL IMMEDIATELY with a razor scraper while the unit is still hot.
Use a mitt to protect your hand from potential steam burns. Scrape the major spill or melted material from the
cooking zone and push into a cold area. Then, turn the unit "OFF" and allow to cool before cleaning further.
After the cooktop cools down and the heat indicator lights go off, use the daily care procedure as outlined
above.

Clean-up for burned-on spillovers

First, be sure that the heat indicator lights are off and the cooktop is cool. Remove excess burned-on substance
with a single-edged razor scraper. Hold the scraper at approximately a 30º angle to the cooktop and scrape the
burned-on matter off the cooktop as you would scrape paint off of a window. Next follow the daily care
procedure as outlined above.

To remove metal rub-off

It may happen, particularly if you use thin gauge metal cookware, that there will be marks on your cooktop,
resulting from metal-rub off. These marks often appear like scratches, but can be easily removed using the
procedure described above for cleaning spillovers. If the rub-off marks are especially stubborn, use the
cleaning cream together with the razor scraper, using the technique described above.

Recommended cleaning products

Following is a list of recommended cleaning products. Some window cleaning materials may contain an
ingredient that can damage the cooktop over time. We have included a way to contact these companies to find
out where you can purchase their product/s.

Hope

s Cooktop Cleaning

Cream

1-800-325-4026

www.hopecompany.com
(lists retailers by state)

Linen

s & Things and Bed

Bath & Beyond

Golden Venture

s Cerama

Bryte

1-800-578-4663