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Viking Grates/Burner Caps (sealed and open burners)
When you cook, remember to clean the grates and burner caps of your unit with a moist sponge. Then dry. A blue Scotch-Brite pad, some Soft Scrub cleanser without bleach, and some soapy water that is hot works great. Try Easy-Off Fume Free Max Oven Cleaner if stains persist.
You can follow some simple steps to clean your oven. After you take off the grates and burner caps, take them outside. Put them on some newspaper so they don’t wet the floor. Apply some Easy-Off solution and let it sit on the applied areas for a couple of hours. Then rinse with some warm water and soap.
If you do clean the grates and burner caps on your unit, a thorough drying, especially on the bottom, is necessary. If the bottom doesn’t undergo a complete drying, rusting may occur. Alternatively, try warming the burner for ten or so seconds so that it dries more. Definitely don’t wet the grates at all or put them in the dishwasher as this can cause rusting and discoloration. Bar Keeper’s Friend, along with a blue Scotch-Brite pad, does work well if rust does start to form, though. Apply a small coating of vegetable oil or mineral oil if you want to condition the grates and the burner caps. After a 15 minute soak, you can then return the grates or burner caps to the surface where you cook. If you find that the burners are clogged even after you clean them using the method above, it might be due to a bigger problem. We offer Viking repair services and can return your oven and stove back to perfect working condition. Call today to schedule an appointment.
Burner Bases
You can follow some simple steps to clean your oven. After you take off the grates and burner caps, take them outside. Put them on some newspaper so they don’t wet the floor. Apply some Easy-Off solution and let it sit on the applied areas for a couple of hours. Then rinse with some warm water with soap.
Sealed Burner Top/Burner Bowls
If you do clean the grates and burner caps on your unit, a thorough drying, especially on the bottom, is necessary. If the bottom doesn’t undergo a complete drying, rusting may occur. Alternatively, try warming the burner for ten or so seconds so that it dries more. Definitely don’t wet the grates at all or put them in the dishwasher as this can cause rusting and discoloration. Bar Keeper’s Friend, along with a blue Scotch-Brite pad, does work well if rust does start to form, though. Apply a small coating of vegetable oil or mineral oil if you want to condition the grates and the burner caps. After a 15 minute soak, you can then return the grates or burner caps to the surface where you cook.
Knobs
You need to get rid of Knobs from unit and clean with hot, soap and water in conjunction with a soft cloth. Typically don’t soak and Scrub gently; to urge rid of the graphics use abrasive cleaners or ammonia-based merchandise. You wish to dry totally before replacing.
Control Panel
To clean up management panel you wish to use simply a soft cloth and hot, water and soap. The graphics can be removed through the utilization abrasive cleaners or ammonia primarily based merchandise concerning the management panel.
Stainless Steel Surfaces
To fully clean stainless-steel surface use hot water and soap in conjunction with a soft cloth. Make certain to rub within the direction of the grain/brushed end. Acidic lands initially look (tomato sauce, lemon, etc.) finish off immediately since it’ll stain. Create use of a stainless-steel cleaner to urge rid of smudges and fingerprints to make unit shine. You should not use Cleaner and polish daily. You will want to use once each few weeks.
Oven Interior
You need to use hot, soap and water to fully clean ovens.
Non self-cleaning Viking ovens
- Oven door: you want to use Easy-Off Fume Free Max Oven Cleaner for non self-cleaning ovens. Use a damp sponge.
- Oven racks and rack supports: Clean Oven racks and rack supports with Soft Scrub cleanser or hot, water and soap. Take away before self-cleaning.
- Oven interior surfaces: you wish to use Easy-Off Fume Free Max Oven Cleaner. With in the event of self-cleaning ovens, deduct the oven racks and rack supports and follow self-clean directions among the utilization and Care Manual.
Self-cleaning Viking ovens
- Oven interior surfaces: At the start takes away the oven racks and rack supports and follow self-cleaning directions.
You should not clean the infrared broiler as it can hurt the special mesh screen and the igniter.
Grill Grate
Grill grate can be cleaned immediately after cooking is completed and before turning off the flame. Use a soft bristle brush to clean the grill grate. Dip the brush frequently into a bowl of water. When water contacts the new grate Steam is finished. The steam assists the cleaning method of softening the food particles. You should use grill cleaner based on the manufacturer’s directions, when that soaks fifteen to twenty minutes within a heat water and delicate detergent answer to scrub from the grill grate,. Scrub having a blue Scotch-Brite pad when soaking. You should not use a steel wool pad or abrasive cleaners, for risk of damaging the porcelain end.
Flavor-generator plates
To fully clean flavor-generator plates take away all burned on debris and Soak for 15-20 minutes within a bother with a delicate detergent solution. You’re able to scrub having a blue Scotch-Brite pad when soaking. Flavor-generator plates will be dishwasher secure.
Very 1st time use: Scrub griddle with a mixture of 1 quart cup white vinegar and one thing quart tepid to heat water and, using blue Scotch-Brite pad. You wish to scrub griddle with heat, soap and water, rinse and dry totally.
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