If you love cooking delicious dishes and enjoy using your cooktop, it can sometimes look a bit of a mess afterwards.
But don’t worry – oil splashes, splotches of sauce and burnt-on spills on the glass ceramic can be easily removed. We explain how to clean your cooktop and give you some useful tips.
On BORA products, we use premium glass ceramic from our partner SCHOTT CERAN®. It is exceptionally robust and scratch-resistant. However, this high-quality material is not indestructible. For instance, it can be damaged by salt and sugar crystals, coarsely ground spices and fine sand particles in dust. If frying pans and pots are slid over the cooktop, they can leave scratches behind. So, always lift up your cookware when moving it. What’s more, heat can cause dirt to burn onto the cooktop.
Signs of light wear and tear from everyday use cannot be avoided. However, if you clean the cooktop regularly, the risk of scratches and burnt-on stains is significantly reduced. But please don’t use scouring sponges or abrasive cleaning products. Harsh chemical cleaning products are also a no-no. You can find out how often and how exactly you should clean BORA glass ceramic cooktops below.
In terms of cleaning, we need to differentiate between the cooktop itself and its components, such as the cooktop extractor. Depending on the component, we recommend different cleaning cycles.
| Component | Cleaning cycle |
|---|---|
| Cooktop | Whenever it gets dirty |
| Operating panel | Whenever it gets dirty |
| Control knob (on BORA Professional) | Clean the knob ring and knob housing whenever they get dirty |
| Cooktop extractor | Weekly |
| Cooktop extractor interior (on BORA Classic 2.0 and BORA Professional) | Weekly and after cooking greasy food |
| Cover flap, grease filter, filter tray (on BORA Professional) | Weekly and after cooking greasy food |
| Maintenance tray (on BORA Professional) | As required; at the latest when changing the activated charcoal filter (recirculation models) |
| Air inlet nozzle and stainless steel filter | Weekly, after cooking greasy food and when the fan level indicator shows F; please only clean stainless steel in the direction of the grain |
| Air guiding housing | Every six months or when changing the activated charcoal filter |
| Activated charcoal filter (on recirculation models) | Replace when extractor performance wanes, odours start to build up or the fan level indicator shows F |
If you wish to clean a Ceran® hob, use only a glass-ceramic scraper to remove burnt-on food; do not use knives or similar items. Apply only light pressure. You must avoid using cleaning products containing abrasive particles (scouring cream, scouring powder) and scouring sponges at all costs.
A special glass ceramic cleaner is the perfect product for cleaning your cooktop. Alternatively, you can use glass cleaner or lemon juice. It is important to remove any cleaning product residues from the surface afterwards using a damp cloth.
You can avoid spots by wiping the surface dry with a tea towel after cleaning the cooktop. If spots and smears have built up, remove them with glass ceramic cleaner or glass cleaner.
Cookware with an aluminium or copper base should be avoided. These two metals can leave residues on glass ceramic that are extremely difficult or even impossible to remove.
