How to Clean Burner Grates and Caps

Cleaning method:

IMPORTANT: Ensure all controls are off and the cooktop is cool before cleaning. Soap, water, and a soft cloth or sponge are suggested first unless otherwise noted.

• Use a nonabrasive plastic scrubbing pad and a mildly abrasive cleaner. Clean as soon as the cooktop, grates, and caps are cool. 
• During a Self-Cleaning cycle, do not clean burner caps or grates in the oven.
• Do not wash burner caps in the dishwasher.
• Some grates may be washed in the dishwasher. Use the most aggressive cycle. Cooked/burned soils on grates should be soaked or scrubbed before being placed in the dishwasher. Refer to your Owner's Manual to verify if grates can be washed in the dishwasher. 
• Food spills containing acids like vinegar and tomato should be cleaned as soon as the cooktop, grates, and caps are cool. These spills may affect the finish.
• Do not bang grates and caps against each other or hard surfaces such as cast iron cookware to avoid chipping.

Reinstall burner cap: 

• Be sure the correct burner cap is on the correct burner base. The burner base and underside of the burner cap may have a mark indicating which burner cap and burner base match.
• When reinstalling the burner cap, ensure the alignment pins are properly aligned . The cap should fit flush with the burner base and have very little side-to-side movement.
• The cap must be seated on the burner base to light and perform properly.