OVEN CLEANING I
Some models have a standard porcelain oven finish and some models
have a contmms clean finish on the oven lop. beck and sidewalls. Sran-
dard pm&in is st-mXt~. The cor10nuou.s &an fint9-1 has a rougher texture.
See the cleaning instructions on page 12 to find out how to best clean
the standard porcelain finish. If your oven has the continuous clean iinish,
read below how this soecral porcelain enamel works and how lo care for it.
On a smooth standard porcelarn surface, a fat spatter heads up, then chars
and turns black On the rougher continuous-cleanln surface, a fat spal-
fer spreads oul formtng a larger area and then gra 2 ually burns away al
medium lo high bakrng temperatures A heavy spatter has filled the The heavy spatter has been
pores and formed a mound wrped up. The contrnuous-
of sod cleaning actron WU b&tin the 5
You do no1 have to wipe up heavy spatters, but II may speed the cleanrng
actlon. If you wash lo wrpe up heavy spatters, follow rhe trps below so you next trme the oven IS used.
do not damage the continuous-cleanmg frnrsh.
Use clear water or detergents such as Fanlastrk, Liquid Afax, Top Job,
Llqurd Lysol, or Mr. Clean, mixed In water, and a soft cloth or nylon
brush lo clean any heavy spatters
Do not use paper towels or sponges because these malenals wdl rub
OH and clog Ihe pores of the frnrsh.
After cleaning Ihe surface, rinse II well, using three tablespoons of
vrnegar, mlxed wrth a quart of cold waler. Blot up excess liqurd
Never scrape or use abrasive malerlals such as scounng powders. com- This shows the amount of After more oven use. the scnl
mercial oven cleaners or steel scourtng pads for cleanrng up heavy so11 remarnmg aHer a few has been removed
spatters. These malenals WIII scratch and damage Ihe finish hours of oven use The SOII-
ed area IS smaller and lighter
in color.
The higher the oven temperature. the faster the cleanrng actron. The length
of cleaning time WIII depend on the type and amount of soil. oven NOTE: If any stubborn stafns rematn after normal oven use, you may run
temperature and the length of time the oven IS used. the oven empty at 4OoOF for addrtfonal conlrnuouscleanrng aclton.
Some foods may leave a light drscoloratron even when the
surface Is clean.
Soil wrll slowly go away with normal oven use. Cleanfng occurs whenever
the oven IS turned on for baking or roastrng. The oven WIII look presen- You can protect the oven bottom for sprllovers and cut your cleantng tfme
tably clean, even though some spatters may be present No cleanrng takes by usrng a piece of aluminum loll under your coolong utensil. See page
place when Ihe oven IS off 11 9 for tips on using fofl correctly. |
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