FLAMMABLE VA”-””
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to hands, face and/or
,
,
OR ANY OTHER
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unopened
containers.
Pressure could build up and the container
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Keep the hood
grease filters clean to
causing an injury.
maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires,
Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
not let cooking grease or other flammable
Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
materials accumulate in or near the range.
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Place the oven shelf in the desired position
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Do not use water on grease fires.
while the oven is
If the shelves must
Never pick up a flaming pan.
handled when hot, do not let a pot holder contact
Turn the controls off, Smother a
the heating elements in the oven.
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering
Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also
or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry
precaution against burns from touching
chemical foam-type fire extinguisher.
surfaces of the door or oven walls.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out
by covering it with baking soda or, if available,
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After broiling,
take the broiler pan out
by using a
dry
or
of’ the range and
it. Leftover grease in the
broiler pan can catch on fire next time you use
type fire extinguisher.
the
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven off
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When using cooking or roasting bags in the
oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.
or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or
type fire extinguisher.
*
not use your oven to dry newspapers.
overheated, they can catch fire.
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Do not
the surface units, the heating
elements or the interior surface of the oven.
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Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even
or food in the oven when not in use. Do not
though they are dark in color. During and after
store flammable materials in an oven or near the
use, do not touch, or clothing or other
surface units.
flammable materials contact the surface units, the
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Never leave jars or cans of fat dripping on or
areas nearby the surface
or any interior area
near your range.
of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas
facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces
Self-Cleaning Oven
near the opening, crevices around the oven door,
Do not
the door gasket. The door gasket
the edges of the door window and
trim parts
is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken
above the door.
not to rub, damage or move the gasket.
Remember:
inside surface of the oven may
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Clean only parts listed in this Use and
hot when the door is opened.
Care Guide.
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When cooking pork,
the directions
Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating
temperature of at least
This assures that, in
of any kind should be used in or around any –
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
part of the oven. Reside from oven cleaners will
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will
damage the inside of the oven when the self-clean
safe to eat.
cycle is used.