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Safety Instructions
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat
bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large
enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous
accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on cooktop can ignite. Use pans
with handles that can be easily grasped and remain cool.
WARNING!
SURFACE BURNERS
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Always use the
LITE
position when igniting
the top burners and make sure the burners
have ignited.
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Never leave the surface burners unattended
at high flame settings. Boilovers cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that may
catch on fire.
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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 come
near open flames when lifting cookware. Do
not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place
of a pot holder. Such cloths can catch fire on
a hot burner.
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When using glass cookware, make sure
it is designed for cooktop cooking.
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To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or center
of the cooktop without extending over
adjacent burners.
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Always turn the surface burner controls off
before removing cookware.
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Carefully watch foods being fried at a high
flame setting.
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Always heat fat slowly and watch as it heats.
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Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The
hot air from the vent may ignite flammable
items and will increase pressure in closed
containers, which may cause them to burst.
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If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
frying, stir together before heating or as fats
melt slowly.
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Do not use a wok on the cooking surface
if the wok has a round metal ring that is
placed over the burner grate to support the
wok. This ring acts as a heat trap, which may
damage the burner grate and burner head.
Also, it may cause the burner to
work improperly. This may cause a carbon
monoxide level above that allowed by
current standards, resulting in a health
hazard.
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Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
over the sides of the pan.
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Use the least possible amount of fat for
effective shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling
the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers
when food is added.
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Use a deep fat thermometer whenever
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond
the smoking point.
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Never try to move a pan of hot fat,
especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat
is cool.
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Do not flame foods on the cooktop. If you do
flame foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
