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Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 70°C (160°F) and poultry
to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 80°C (180°F). Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against
foodborne illness.
COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY…
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Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution
may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified
technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken.
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Do not store flammable materials in an oven
or near the cooktop.
CAUTION:
Items of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a range or on
the back of a range—children climbing on the range
to reach items could be seriously injured.
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Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored over the range.
Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with hot surface units or
heating elements and may cause severe burns.
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Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp
pot holders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Do not let pot holders
touch hot surface units or heating elements.
Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in
place of pot holders.
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Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick
up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off.
Smother a flaming pan on a surface unit
by covering the pan completely with
a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering it with baking soda or, if
available, by using a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered
completely by closing the oven door and
turning the oven off or by using a multi-
purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher.
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For your safety, never use your appliance
for warming or heating the room.
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Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
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Do not touch the surface units, the heating
elements or the interior surface of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn
even though they are dark in color. During and
after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact the surface units,
areas nearby the surface units or any interior
area of the oven; allow sufficient time for
cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop,
areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening,
surfaces near the opening, crevices around the
oven door.
REMEMBER:
The inside surface of the oven may be
hot when the door is opened.
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Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
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Keep the hood and grease filters clean
to maintain good venting and to avoid
grease fires.
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Teach children not to play with the controls
or any other part of the range.
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Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance
from your range.
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Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and
canned food a safe distance from your range.
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Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from
your range.
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Large scratches or impacts to glass doors can
lead to broken or shattered glass.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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