• Donotallowplasticobjects,sugar,orfoodswithhighsugarcontenttomeltontothe
hotcooktop.Meltedmaterialscancausepermanentdamagetothecooktop. Ifyou
accidentallymeltanythingontothecooktop,orasugarysolutionboilsover, remove
itimmediatelywhilethecooktopisstillhot. Carefully,usea singleedge razorblade
heldwitha potholderto scrapethemeltedmaterialor sugaryboiloverto acooler
areaofthecooktop.Useseverallayersofpapertoweltowipeupthespillover,being
carefulnotto bumyourself. When the elementhascooled,usetherazorbladeto
scrapeofftheremainingsoiland cleanas youwouldfor heavyspills. (See p. 16.)
•Do notusealuminumfoilorfoil-typecontainersunderanycircumstances.Alumi-
numfoilwilldamagethecooktopifitmeltsontotheglass. Ifmetalmeltsoncooktop,
do notuse. Call an authorizedJenn-AirServiceContractor.
•Do notusetheglass-ceramiccooktopas a cuttingboard.
•Do NOTuseabrasivecleansingpowdersorscouringpads(includingmetalscouring
pads),whichwillscratchthe cooktop.
•Do NOT use chlorine bleach, ammonia, rust removers,oven cleaners, or other
cleansernotspecificallyrecommendedfor useon glass-ceramic.
•Make surebottomsofcookpotsare alwayscleanand dry. (Soilfromthe cookpot
bottomcanbetransferredtothe cooktopsurface.) Beforeusingcookpotsonthe
glass-ceramiccooktopfor thefirst time, and periodicallyas needed, clean the
bottomswithscouringpads or othercleansers.Rinse and drythoroughly.
•Makeita practiceto wipecooktopsurfacewithaclean dampclothor papertowel
beforeeachuse; drythoroughly.Invisiblespatters,dustspecks,cleansersorwater
can causestainsthatappearafter unitisheated. A spongeordishclothwhichis
notcleanwillleavefilmandsoilladendetergentwaterwhichmaycausestainson
surface after areais heated.
•When frying,use a spattershieldto reducespattering.
•Usecorrectcontrolsettingsandcookwarelargeenoughto holdfood andliquidto
preventboiloversand spattering.
•Ifabadspilloveroccurswhilecooking,spillsmaybecleanedfromthecooktopwhile
it ishotto preventa toughcleaningchorelater.Usingextremecare, wipewitha
cleandamptowel. Becarefultoavoidbumsfromsteamorhandstouchingthe hot
cooktop.
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