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Theholesintheburnersmustbe
keptcleanatalltimesforproper
ignitionandaneven,unhampered
flame.
Cleantheburnersroutinelyand
especiallyafterbadspilkwers
whichcouldclogtheseholes.
Burnersliftoutforcleaning.
Note:Twoscrewsholdeachburner
pairinplacetokeepthemfrom
wobblingaroundduringshipment.
Removeanddiscardthe shipping
screwsandlifttheburnersupand
out.Thisdisengagesthemfromthe
mountingbracketundereach
burnerpair.
Toremoveburned-onfood,soak
theburnerinasolutionofaproduct
usedforcleaningtheinsideofcoffee
makers.Soaktheburnerfor20to
30minutes.If thefooddoesn’t
rinseoffcompletely,scrubitwith
soapandwateror amildabrasive
cleanserandadampcloth.
Donotattempttocleanburnersin
anautomaticdishwasher.Loosened
foodsoilcanclogburnerholes,
andthecausticactionofthe
dishwasherdetergentcandamage
theburnerheads.
Beforeputtingtheburnerback,dry
itthoroughlybysettingitinawarm
ovenfor30minutes.Thenplaceit
backinthe range,makingsureitis
properlyseatedonthemounting
bracketandislevel.
DripPans
Removethegratesandlifioutthe
chromedrippans.Washthemin
hot,soapywater.Rinsethemwith
clean,hotwaterandpolishthem
drywitha cloth.Neveruse
abrasivecleanerorsteelwool—
they’llscratchthesurface.Instead,
soakthedrippansforabout20
minutesin slightlydilutedliquid
cleanseror mildsolutionof
ammoniaandwater(1/2cupof
ammoniatoonegallonofwater).
Afiersoaking,washtheminhot,
soapywater.Rinsewithcleanwater
andpolishwitha clean,softcloth.
Donotattempttocleanthedrip
pansin theself-cleaningoven.
Whenreplacing
drippans,the
notchontherear
panandthenotch
onthefrontpan
shouldmeetin
themiddle.
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Cleantheareaunderthecooktop
often.Built-upsoil,especially
grease,maycatchfire.
Tomakecleaningeasier,theentire
cooktopmaybefifiedupand
supportedbylockingarmsthat
catchandholdthetopwhenit’sall
thewayup.
Besureallburnemareturnedoff
beforeraisingthecooktop.Then
removethegratesanddrippans,
graspthefrontsidesofthecooktop
andlift.
Aftercleaningunderthecook-top
withhot,mildsoapywateranda
cleancloth,putthecooktopbackin
place.Liftupaiittletoreleasethe
lockingarmsandpushthemin
whileguidingthetopbackdown.
Becarefulnottopinchyourfingers.
BroilerPan&Rack
Afterbroiling,removethebroiler
rackandcarefullypouroffthe
grease.Washandrinsethepan
andrackinhot, soapywater.
If foodhasburnedon, sprinklethe
broilerrackwhilehotwithdetergent
andcoverwithwetpapertowelsor
adishcloth.Burned-onfoodswill
thensoakloosewhilethemealis
beingserved.
Donotstorea soiledbroilerpan
andrackintheoven.Neverattempt
tocleanthemintheovenduringthe
self-cleaningcycle.