12Cleaning And CareAdvantages for cleaning and caringfor the induction cooking zone2 The cleaning effort for induction glassceramic cooking surfaces is considerablyless than for cooking surfaces with radiantheating:– The induction cooking zone reacts faster toswitching down and off. Boiling over andburning in of dishes is avoided to a largedegree.– The temperatures on the glass ceramic sur-face are significantly lower in the case ofinductive cooking than is the case with stand-ard radiation heaters.Since the heat is generated in the pan, food or food-stuffs possibly on the glass ceramic surface are notburnt in as badly.1 It is important to clean the cooking surfaceafter every use!Important! Never use aggressive cleaningagents such as, for example, coarse scour-ing cleaners or pan cleaners that scratch.Always clean the cooking surface when it is only a lit-tle dirty. Use a damp cloth and a little washing up liq-uid. Then rub the cooking surface dry with a cleancloth. Remnants of cleaner must not be left on thesurface.Clean the entire cooking surface thoroughly once aweek. To do this, use "Stahl-Fix" or "Vitroclen". Thenrinse the entire cooking surface with plain water andrub it dry with a clean cloth.Please ensure that no residues (cleaning agents)remain on the surface. Otherwise the cooking sur-face will be damaged!Stubborn SoilageResidues from food that has boiledoverFirst soften these using a wet cloth and then removeresidues using a glass or razor blade scraper.Caution! Take care not hurt yourself!Then clean the cooking surface with the cleanersidentified above.3 Suitable cleaning and care agents and alsoglass scrapers are available from Zanussicustomer service.