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Utensil Safety
(cont.)
Heating Elements and Glass Ceramic Cooking Surfaces
• Surface areas on or adjacent to the unit may be hot enough to cause
burns.
• NEVER
touch oven heating elements, areas near elements, or
interior surfaces of oven.
• Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color.
Areas near elements and interior surfaces of an oven may become
hot enough to cause burns.
• During and after use,
DO NOT
touch or let clothing or other
flammable material contact surface of unit or areas near unit, heating
elements, or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient
time to cool.
•
DO NOT COOK ON BROKEN COOKING SURFACE
– If cooking
surface should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate
the broken cooking surface and create a risk of electric shock.
Contact a qualified technician immediately.
Cleaning Safety
• Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool before
touching or cleaning them.
DO NOT
touch the surface elements or
surrounding areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
• Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam burns if a
wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some
cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
Self-Clean Oven
• Clean only parts listed in this guide.
DO NOT
clean door gasket.
The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken
not to rub, damage, or move the gasket.
DO NOT
use oven
cleaners of any kind in or around any part of the self-clean oven.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan, oven racks and
other utensils and wipe up excessive spillovers to prevent excessive
smoke, flare-ups or flaming.
• This range features a cooling fan which operates automatically
during a clean cycle. If the fan does not turn on, cancel the clean
operation and contact an authorized servicer.
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Warnings
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Cooking Safety
(cont.)
•
NEVER
use aluminum foil to cover oven racks or oven bottom.
This could result in risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the
appliance. Use foil only as directed in this guide.
•
PREPARED FOOD WARNING:
Follow food manufacturer's
instructions. If a plastic frozen food container and/or its cover
distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking,
immediately discard the food and its container. The food could be
contaminated.
• If you are “flaming” liquor or other spirits under an exhaust,
TURN THE FAN OFF.
The draft could cause the flames to
spread out of control.
Utensil Safety
• Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily grasped
and stay cool. Avoid using unstable, warped, easily tipped or
loose-handled pans. Also avoid using pans, especially small pans,
with heavy handles as they could be unstable and easily tip. Pans
that are heavy to move when filled with food may also be
hazardous.
• Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food and
avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat
frying. Be sure pan will accommodate the volume of food that
is to be added as well as the bubble action of fat.
• To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage
due to unintentional contact with the utensil,
DO NOT
extend
handles over adjacent burners.
ALWAYS
turn pan handles toward
the side or back of the appliance, not out into the room where
they are easily hit or reached by small children.
•
NEVER
let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and the
appliance.
• Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven cooking bags.
• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic or glazed
utensils are suitable for rangetop surface or oven usage without
breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Follow
manufacturer's instructions when using glass.
• This appliance has been tested for safe performance using
conventional cookware.
DO NOT
use any devices or accessories
that are not specifically recommended in this guide.
DO NOT
use
eyelid covers for the surface units, stovetop grills, or add-on oven
convection systems. The use of devices or accessories that are not
expressly recommended in this manual can create serious safety
hazards, result in performance problems, and reduce the life of
the components of the appliance.
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CAUTION
To avoid risk of property damage,
DO NOT
use cast
iron cookware. Cast iron retains heat and may result in
damaging the rangetop.
