Cooking appliances as ranges, cooktops, and ovens helps us to create home-cooked meals to share with family. As these surfaces are used daily knobs and interior can develop buildup over time. It is important to get information regarding the care and maintenance of these appliances for better kitchen cooking.
Guidelines for Care and Maintenance of Cooking Appliances
Follow these guidelines for maintaining cooking appliances.
For Cleaning Ranges, Cooktops, and Ovens
- Use a non-abrasive cleaner to clean the boiler pan, control panel, and stovetop.
- Use detergent and a damp cloth to clean knobs.
- If the oven is self -cleaning follow the manufacturer instructions to clean the interior.
- If it is not then use a mild detergent with soap and water to clean when the oven is cold.
- Avoid spraying cleaners directly on the range, cooktop or oven surface. Place a cleaner on the soft rug and then wipe the surface.
- Avoid spraying cleaners directly on the range, cooktop or oven surface. Place a cleaner on the soft rug and then wipe the surface.
For Cleaning Range Hood
- Frequent cleaning of grease filter is necessary. Remove it and wash with a mild detergent then rinse thoroughly and dry it.
- Let your range hood bulb be cooled before wiping it an use soft rag with a mild detergent to clean it.
- Use a non-abrasive cleaner, a greaser to clean a range hood.
- Undersides of the range hood require regular cleaning as the deposits can form a hard residue which can be difficult to remove.
- If the range has charcoal filters, replace them once a year as they cannot be cleaned.
- Turn off the range before and after cleaning the hood.
- Avoid using abrasive cleaners.
