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©2019 Hestan Commercial Corporation
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EN
STAINLESS STEEL CARE
Stainless Steel is widely used for catering and residential kitchen equipment because of its
strength, its ability to resist corrosion, and its ease of cleaning. Unfortunately, the metal is often
taken for granted and it is assumed that no problems will arise during its usage. However, some
care is required to ensure a long service life of the grill.
To maintain the original appearance of your Hestan grill, a regular cleaning routine should be
carried out using the following guidelines:
1. After use, following the safety precautions detailed earlier in this manual, wipe the grill with a
soft, damp, soapy cloth and rinse with clean, warm water. This should remove most substances
encountered during the grilling process.
2. For stubborn stains, including burnt-on grease and food-borne deposits, use a multipurpose,
non-abrasive, cream cleanser and apply with a soft damp cloth. Rinse with fresh water, as
described above. On no account should steel wool pads be used unless they are made of
stainless steel.
3. Harsh abrasives and metallic scouring materials should not be used for cleaning stainless steel
as they will leave scratch marks in the surface and damage the appearance of the grill. Likewise,
do not use wire brushes, scrapers or contaminated scouring pads.
4. For those areas with a directional grain, any cleaning with abrasives should be carried out along
this grain direction and not across it.
5. After use, always remove wet cleaning aids (such as cloths, pads, containers) from the surface,
to avoid formation of water marks or stains.
6. If required, dry the grill after use with a soft dry cloth or towel.
If the preceding guidelines are adhered to, your Hestan grill should offer excellent life and should
live up to its reputation of being “stainless”. Neglect of this practice, however, can lead to
deterioration of the surface and, in some extreme cases, corrosion of the steel itself. The two most
common types of corrosion that may be encountered, particularly on stainless steel, are rust marks
and pitting of the surface.
RUST-BROWN MARKS
These rust marks are likely the result of small particles of “ordinary-steel” which have become
attached to the surface and have subsequently rusted in the damp environment. The most common
source of such particles is from steel wool scouring pads, but contamination may also occur from
carbon steel utensils and old water supply pipes. These brown marks are only superficial stains,
which will not harm the grill. They should be removable using a soft damp cloth and a multi-
purpose, non-abrasive, cream cleanser. Occasionally, it may be necessary to resort to a proprietary
stainless steel cleanser to return the surface of the grill to its original condition. To avoid re-
occurrence of any “rust-staining”, it is essential that the source of the contamination is eliminated.
A Hestan grill cover will go a long way toward preventing this kind of contamination.
PITTING
A more severe form of corrosion is pitting of the surface. The sources of this corrosive attack can
usually be attributed to certain household products such as bleach, household cleaners containing
bleach (sodium hypochlorite), and pool chlorine. If you see pitting of the stainless steel surface,
you can attempt to buff it out using stainless steel abrasive pads, but in most cases, pitting of the
surface cannot be removed.
FOODSTUFFS
In general, stainless steel is fully resistant to all foodstuffs in common use. Only in isolated cases,
such as when concentrated salt and vinegar mixtures are allowed to remain in contact with the
steel for a prolonged period, can any surface marking result. Clean the surface as per instructions
above.
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
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