CONTINUOUS CLEANING OVEN 19
CHATEAU RANGE CONVENTIONAL UPPER OVEN ONLY
The upperovendoor linerisporcelainenamel.Forcleaning varnish-like stains that form from these spilloversclog the
instructions,referto the cleaningchart on page 23. ,pores and preventthe specialfinishfrom beingexposedto
the hot oven air. This greatly reduces the cleaning
effectivenessofthe finish.
Thesecrustyor varnish-like stainsmusteitherbe removed
The finishofthe ContinuousCleaningOvenisidentifiedby or broken up beforecleaningcan effectivelytake place.
its dark gray color, and rough, poroustexture. The rough
texture preventsgreasespattersfrom forming beads which
run down the walls leaving unsightlystreaks. Rather,the TO MANUALLYCLEANHEAVYSPILl.OVERS
roughtextureabsorbsspattersand allowsthemtospread,
thusexposinga largerareatothe hotovenair.Thecatalyst, Brushoffheavysoilwitha nylonbrushor plasticpad. DO
whenexposedtoheat,speedsthe oxidationof soil. NOTUSEpapertowels,clothsorspongesfortheovenwalls
areporousandparticlesofthesematerialswillruboffonthe
Cleaningactionautomaticallybeginswheneverthe ovenis
walls.Rinseareawithclearwateronly.
turnedonforbakingorroasting•TheovenMUSTbe"on"for
cleaningtotakeplace.Nocleaningwilloccurwhentheoven Brittlecrustsorstainscanbe loosenedby GENTLYtapping
is off.The specialcatalyticfinish mustbe exposedto hot stainwithawoodenorplasticutensil.Brushawayanyloose
ovenairbeforesoilwillbegintograduallyreduceinsize. soilthat flakes off.Varnishtypestainsusuallyneed to be
softened with a small amount of water or damp cloth.
Remainingsoil will graduallyreduce withcontinuedoven
FACTORSAFFECTINGLENGTH OF c_NINGTIME useat normalbakingtemperatures.
The higherthe oventemperature,the taster the cleaning
action.The lengthof cleaningtimewilldepend on these DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF OVEN CLEANER,
factors:Typeofsoil,amountorsizeofsoil,oventemperature POWDERED CLEANSERS, SOAP, DETERGENT OR
andlengthoftimeovenisin use.-i'imemayvaryfroma few PASTE ON ANY CONTINUOUS CLEANING SURFACE.
minutestoseveralhours.Soildepositedattheendofacycle ALSO, DONOT USEANYABRASIVEMATERIALS,STEEL
maystillbevisible.Thiswill usuallyfadewithcontinuedoven WOOL, SHARP INSTRUMENTS OR SCRAPERS FOR
use untilthe soilgraduallydisappearsorcanbe wipedup THEYWILLDAMAGETHE FINISH.
manually.The oven will appear presentablyclean, even
thoughsomespattersmaybe present. Avoidspilloversby usingutensilsthatare large enoughto
holdfood.A cookiesheet or pieceofaluminumfoil,just a
littlelargerthanthe pan,canbe placedonthe rackdirectly
MANUALLYCLEANINGHEAVYSPILLOVERS == : belowthe rack holdingthe utensilto catchspills.
The specialfinishwillclean mostspatters duringnormal Over a period of time, wear marks may appear on the
ovenuse unlessthere is a heavy buildupof soil. Heavy embossedracksupportslThis is normaland resultsfrom
spilloverssuchas pieor casserolebofloverswill notclean slidingthe racksin andoutoftheoven.Wearmarkswillnot
effectivelywithout some manual help. The crusty or affectthecleaningactionoftheoven.