Smooth Top Electric Cooktop Maintenance Tips

The smooth top stove’s design is sleek and it makes your kitchen look more modern and stylish. The cooktop’s surface is easy to clean and it can add some additional space especially appreciated in small kitchens.

Here is some maintenance tips you can follow and your appliance will serve you for a long time:

Choose the appropriate cookware materials

Materials are important, as your cookware needs to be completely flat and smooth to maximize the contact with the cooktop’s surface and prevent its scratching. Carbon steel, weighted aluminium, stainless steel, and titanium are the best cookware materials for smooth top ranges. Avoid using cast iron, stoneware and glass cookware on smooth top stoves, as they can scratch the cooktop’s surface.

Use special cleaning products for your stove

Do not use any abrasive cleaners or metal pads as they can cause scratches, which will dull the surface of the stove. Use a soft sponge or cloth and cleaning solutions made for ceramic or glass cooktops. You may also consider using white vinegar and baking soda. Make a paste with the equal parts of these ingredients and use a sponge to scrub the surface of your cooktop. To remove stubborn burned-on residue, use a single edge razor blade scraper at approximately 45-degree angle against the glass surface and scrape the soil.

Clean up the spills right away

If spillover occurs while cooking, immediately clean the spill from the cooking area while it is hot to prevent a tough cleaning chore later. Do not use the stovetop with spills on it as the heat will adhere them to the surface. Also, wipe down the surface after every use to remove any grease splatters or spills. This will keep the cooktop looking good and prevent damage.

 

 

 

 

Keep the bottoms of the cookware clean

A build-up of grease on pan or pot bottoms can cause marks that are often very difficult to clean off. So, keep your cookware clean to avoid these issues.

Pay attention to the size of the cookware

Choose the right size of the pan or pot. It should be similar to that of the stove circle. Small-sized cookware are likely to heat up faster, whereas the larger pots lead to cold spots on the sections where they do not touch the circle.

Choose the cookware with a heavy base

Heavy pans and pots are more stable than the lighter ones and they are better conductors of heat due to their effective contact with the glass top.

Try not to drag heavy pots on the cooktop

Just lift the pot and move it to another place of the cooktop to prevent scratching.

If you follow these simple maintenance tips, it will greatly reduce the probability of your stove’s breakdown. Unfortunately, no matter how well you care about the stove, it might break down. When you find yourself in need of stove repair, do not hesitate to contact us. We provide fast, accurate, affordable repair service.