• Donotallowplasticobjects,sugar,orfoodswithhighsugarcontenttomeltontothe
hotcooktop.Meltedmaterialscancausepermanentdamagetothecooktop. Ifyou
accidentallymeltanythingontothecooktop,ora sugarysolutionboilsover, remove
itimmediatelywhilethecooktopisstillhot. Carefully,usea singleedgerazorblade
heldwitha potholderto scrapethe meltedmaterialorsugaryboilovertoa cooler
areaofthecooktop.Useseverallayersofpapertoweltowipeupthespillover,being
carefulnotto bum yourself. When the elementhascooled,usethe razorbladeto
scrapeoffthe remainingsoiland cleanas youwouldfor heavyspills. (See p. 16.)
• Do notuse aluminumfoilorfoil-typecontainersunderany circumstances.Alumi-
numfoilwilldamagethecooktopifitmeltsontotheglass. Ifmetalmeltsoncooktop,
do notuse. Call an authorizedJenn-AirServiceContractor.
• Do notusethe glass-ceramiccooktopas a cuttingboard.
• Do NOT useabrasivecleansingpowdersorscouringpads(includingmetalscouring
pads),whichwillscratchthe cooktop.
• Do NOT use chlorine bleach,ammonia, rust removers,oven cleaners, or other
cleansernotspecificallyrecommendedfor use on glass-ceramic.
• Make sure bottomsofcookpotsare always cleanand dry. (Soilfromthe cookpot
bottomcanbe transferredtothe cooktopsurface.) Beforeusingcookpotsonthe
glass-ceramiccooktopfor the first time, and periodicallyas needed, clean the
bottomswithscouringpadsorothercleansers. Rinseand drythoroughly.
• Make ita practiceto wipecooktopsurfacewitha clean dampclothor papertowel
beforeeachuse; drythoroughly.Invisiblespatters,dustspecks,cleansersorwater
can cause stainsthat appear after unit is heated. A spongeordishclothwhichis
notcleanwillleavefilmandsoilladendetergentwaterwhichmay causestainson
surface after area is heated.
• When frying,usea spattershieldto reducespattering.
• Usecorrectcontrolsettingsandcookwarelargeenoughto holdfood andliquidto
preventboiloversand spattering.
• Ifabadspilloveroccurswhilecooking,spillsmaybecleanedfromthecooktopwhile
it is hotto preventa toughcleaningchorelater. Usingextreme care, wipewitha
cleandamptowel. Becarefultoavoidbumsfromsteamorhandstouchingthehot
cooktop.
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