Oven
●
Stand away from range when
opening oven door. Hot air or
steam which escapes can cause
burns to hands, face and/or
eyes.
●
heat unopened food
containers in the oven.
up and the container
could burst, causing an
●
Keep oven vent duct
unobstructed.
●
Keep oven free from grease
buildup.
●
Place oven shelf in desired
position while oven is cool. If
shelves must be
when
hot, do not let potholder contact
heating units in the oven.
●
Pulling out shelf to the
shelf stop is a convenience
lifting heavy foods. It is
a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of the
door or oven walls.
●
using cooking or
roasting bags in oven, follow
the manufacturer’s directions.
Do not use your oven to dry
newspapers. If
they
can catch fire.
Oven
●
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. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any
kind should be
in or around
any part of the oven.
●
Clean only parts listed in this
Use and Care Book.
●
Before
the oven,
remove broiler pan and other
cookware.
●
pan
appliance is
with one
or more
of
Select cookware having flat
bottoms large enough to cover
the
unit heating element.
The use of
cookware
expose a portion of the
heating element to
contact
and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner
improve efficiency.
●
unattended at high heat
causes smoking and
greasy
that may catch
on
●
Be sure
drip pans and vent
ducts are not covered and are
in place. Their absence during
cooking
damage range
and wiring.
●
use
pans
or anywhere in
the oven except
in
this book. Misuse could result in
a shock, fire
or damage
to the range.
●
certain
types
or
other
are
suitable for
service;
others may break because of the
sudden change in temperature.
(See section on
for suggestions.)
●
%
the
of
burns, ignition of
materials, and
the
of a container
be
toward the center of the
range without extending over
units.
●
turn surface unit
before
cookware.
. avoid the
of a burn or electric shock,
always be certain that the
ford surface
are at
position and
are cool before attempting
or remove the
●
Don’t immerse or
removable surface units.
put them a dishwasher. Do
not
the surface
the oven.
●
under
the hood, turn the fan off. The
fan,
may
the
●
Foods for frying should be as
dry as possible. Frost on
or moisture on fresh
can cause hot to bubble up
and over sides of pan.
●
or
frying.
the pan too
of can
cause
when
is
added.
●
be used
stir
together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
●
heat fat slowly, and
watch as it
●
fat thermometer
whenever possible to prevent
beyond the
smoking point.
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