Viking RVER33015BBK Use & Care Manual

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Cleaning and Maintenance
Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top
Problem
Cause
To Prevent
To Remove
Brown
streaks and
specks
Cleaning with
sponge or cloth
containing soil-
laden detergent
water.
Use cleaning cream
with clean damp
paper towel.
Use a light
application of
cleaning cream
with a clean damp
paper towel.
Blackened
burned on
spots
Spatters or
spillovers onto a
hot cooking area 
or accidental
melting of a 
plastic film, such 
as a bread.
Wipe all spillovers
as soon as it is 
safe and to not 
put plastic items 
on a warm 
cooking area.
Clean area with
cleaning cream 
and a damp paper
towel, non-
abrasive nylon pad
or scouring brush.
If burn-on is not
removed, cool
cooktop, and
carefully scrape
area with a single
edged razor blade
held at a 30° 
angle.
Fine
brown/gray
lines or fine
scratches or
abrasions
which have
collected 
soil
Coarse particles
(salt, sugar) can 
get caught on the
bottom of
cookware and
become
embedded into
top. Using 
abrasive cleaning
materials. 
Scratches from
rough ceramic
glass, or ceramic
coated cookware.
Wipe the bottom
of cookware 
before cooking.
Clean top daily
with cleaning
creame. DO NOT
use ceramic or
ceramic coated
cookware.
Fine scratches 
are not removable
but can be
minimized by 
daily use of
cleaning cream.
Smearing or
streaking
Use of too much
cleaning cream 
or use of a soiled
dishcloth.
Use a small 
amount of cream.
Rinse throughly
before drying. Use
only paper towels
or nylon scrub pad
or brush.
Dampen paper
towel with a
mixture of vinegar
and water and
wipe surface. 
Wipe area with
damp paper towel
or lint free cloth.
Problem
Cause
To Prevent
To Remove
Metal
markings
silver/gray
marks
Sliding or scraping
metal utensils on
glasstop.
DO NOT slide 
metal objects
across top.
Remove metal
marks before the
glasstop is used
again. Apply
cleaning cream
with a damp 
paper towel and
scrub with a nylon
scrub pad or 
brush. Rinse
thoroughly and 
dry.
Hard water
spots
Condensation 
from cooking may
cause minerals
found in water 
and acids to drip
on glasstop and
cause gray
deposits. The 
spots are often so
thin they appear 
to be in or the
glasstop.
Make sure the
bottom of utensils
are dry before
cooking. Daily 
use of cleaning
cream will help
keep top free 
from hard water
mineral deposits
and food
discoloration.
Mix cleaning cream
with water and
apply a thick paste
to stained area.
Scrub vigorously. 
If stain is not
removed, reapply
cleaner and repeat
process. Also 
try cleaning
procedure for
smearing and
streaking.
Pitting or
flaking
Boil over of sugar
syrup on glasstop.
This can cause
pitting if not
removed
immediately.
Watch sugar and
syrups carefully to
avoid boilovers.
Turn element to
LO; using several
paper towels to
wipe the spill
immediately. Let
glasstop cool and
carefully scrape off
remainder of burn-
off with a single
edged razor held
at a 30° angle.
Cleaning Problems on Glass Ceramic Top 
(cont.)
Cleaning and Maintenance