all instructions before using this appliance.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY NOTICE
The
California Safe Drinking
Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
requires the Governor of
to publish a of substances
known to the state to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive
harm, and requires businesses
to warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.
Gas appliances can cause minor
exposure to four of these
substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, formaldehyde
and soot, caused primarily by the
incomplete combustion of natural
gas or
fuels. Properly adjusted
burners, indicated by a bluish
rather than a yellow flame,
will minimize incomplete
Exposure to these
can be minimized
by venting with an open
window or using a ventilation
fan or hood.
When You Get Your Oven
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Have the installer show you
location of the oven gas cut-
off valve and how to shut it off
if
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Have your oven installed and
properly grounded by a
qualified installer, in accordance
with the Installation Instructions.
Any adjustment and service
should be performed only by
qualified gas range installers or
service technicians.
●
Plug your oven
a 120-volt
grounded outlet only. Do not
remove the round grounding
prong from the plug. If in doubt
the grounding of your
electrical system, it
personal responsibility and
obligation have an ungrounded
outlet replaced with a
grounded, three-prong outlet in
accordance with
National
Electrical Code. Do not use an
extension cord with this
appliance.
Be sure all packing materials”
are removed from the oven
before operating it, to prevent
fire or smoke damage should the
packing material ignite.
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Be sure your oven is correctly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or installer for the
type of gas (Natural or
on
which it is to be used. Your oven
can be converted for use on either
type of gas. See the Installation
Instructions.
Using Your Oven
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Don’t leave children alone or
unattended where an oven is
hot or in operation. They could
be seriously burned.
●
Don’t allow anyone to
stand or hang on the door or
broiler compartment. They
could damage the oven.
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CAUTION: ITEMS OF
INTEREST
SHOULD NOT BE STORED
IN CABINETS ABOVE AN
CLIMBING ON THE OVEN
TO REACH ITEMS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
●
Never wear loose fitting or
hanging garments
using
the appliance. Be careful
when reaching for items stored
in cabinets over the oven.
material could be
ignited if brought in contact with
flame or
oven surfaces and
may cause severe burns.
For your safety, never use
your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
●
Do not use water on grease
Never pick up a flaming
pan. Turn off burner, then
smother flaming pan by covering
pan completely with
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan
can be put out by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a
multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
●
Do not leave paper
cooking utensils, or food in the
oven when not in use. Do not
store flammable materials in an
oven. Do not store or use gasoline
or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or
any other appliance.
Do not let cooking grease or
other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the oven.
●
Do not use oven as a storage
area.
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When cooking pork, follow
the directions
and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least
This assures that, in
remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safe to eat.
Stand away from oven when
opening oven
The hot air
or steam
escapes can
burn hands, face
eyes.
Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure
up and the container
could burst, causing an injury.
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