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Cleaning your cooker
Essential information
Before thorough cleaning isolate the electricity
supply. Remember to switch on the electricity supply
before use.
Never use paint solvents, washing soda, caustic
cleaners, biological powders, bleach, chlorine
based bleach cleaners, coarse abrasives or salt.
Don’t mix diff erent cleaning products - they
may react together with hazardous results.
Recommended cleaning materials are shown in
the table at the end of this section.
If you want to move your cooker for cleaning, see the
section called ‘Moving your cooker’.
All parts of the cooker can be cleaned with hot soapy
water -
but take care that no surplus water seeps
into the appliance.
For cleaning materials see the ‘Cleaning Table’ at the
end of this section.
Hob
It’s very easy to clean the Hob with a recommended
cleaner.
CAUTION
— Do not use abrasive cleaners or pads,
oven aerosols or pads or stain removers on the
surface.
Daily care
First of all, be sure that all heat indicator lights are off
and the cooking surface is cool. Apply a small dab,
about the size of a 10p piece, of ceramic cooking
cleaning cream in the centre of each area to be
cleaned. Dampen a clean paper towel and work the
cleaning cream on the cooking surface as if you were
cleaning a window. As a fi nal step, wipe the cooking
surface with a clean, dry paper towel.
Cleaning for spills
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 spill (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 (“Cleaning for
burned-on spills”). If you accidentally melt anything
on the cooking or if you spill foods with a high sugar
content (preserves, tomato sauce, etc.), REMOVE the
spill IMMEDIATELY with a razor scraper, while the
unit is still hot. IMPORTANT: Use an oven glove to
protect your hand from potential 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
cooking surface cools down and the heat indicator
lights go off , use the daily care procedure as outlined
above.
Cleaning for burned-on spills
Be sure that the heat indicator lights are off and the
hob is cool. Remove excess burned-on substance
with a single-edged razor scraper. Hold the scraper at
approximately a 30° angle to the surface and scrape
off the burned-on matter as you would scrape paint
off of a window.
IMPORTANT: Take care when using a sharp scraper.
When you have removed as much as possible with
the scraper clean using the daily care procedure as
described above.
To remove metal rub-off
Sliding pans on the hob - especially aluminium or
copper pans can leave marks on the surface. These
marks often appear like scratches, but can be easily
removed using the procedure described above for
cleaning spills. If the rub-off marks are especially
stubborn, use the cleaning cream together with the
razor scraper, using the technique described above.
Handygrill
The pan and grid should be washed in hot soapy
water. After grilling meats or any foods that soil, leave
to soak for a few minutes in the sink immediately
after use. Stubborn particles may be removed from
the grid by using a nylon brush.
Control Panel and Doors
Avoid using any abrasive cleaners including cream
cleaners, e.g. Cif, on brushed Stainless Steel surfaces.
For best results use a liquid detergent e.g. Domestos
Multi Surface Cleaner.
The control panel and control knobs should only
be cleaned with a soft cloth wrung out in clean hot
soapy water. Wipe with a clean dampened cloth then
polish with a dry cloth. The oven doors should only
be cleaned with a soft cloth wrung out in clean hot
soapy water.
