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Warnings
To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage
•Be sure all packing materials are removed from the appliance before operating it.
• Keep area around appliance clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline, and other fl ammable vapors and materials.
• If appliance is installed near a window, proper precautions should be taken to prevent curtains from blowing over burners.
•
NEVER
leave any items on the rangetop. The hot air from the vent may ignite fl ammable items and may increase pressure in closed containers
which may cause them to burst.
• Many aerosol-type spray cans are
EXPLOSIVE
when exposed to heat and may be highly fl ammable. Avoid their use or storage near an appliance.
• Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep plastics away from parts of the appliance that may become warm or hot.
DO NOT
leave plastic items
on the rangetop as they may melt or soften if left too close to the vent or a lighted surface burner.
• Combustible items (paper, plastic, etc.) may ignite and metallic items may become hot and cause burns.
DO NOT
pour spirits over hot foods.
DO
NOT
leave oven unsupervised when drying herbs, breads, mushrooms, etc; fi re hazard.
In Case of Fire
Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid spreading the fl ame. Extinguish fl ame then turn on hood to remove smoke and odor.
• Cooktop: Smother fi re or fl ame in a pan with a lid or cookie sheet.
•
NEVER
pick up or move a fl aming pan.
• Oven: Smother fi re or fl ame by closing the oven door.
DO NOT
use water on grease fi res. Use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher to smother fi re or fl ame.
•
GREASE
–Grease is fl ammable and should be handled carefully.
DO NOT
use water on grease fi res. Flaming grease can be extinguished with
baking soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry chemical or foam type extinguisher. Let fat cool before attempting to handle it.
DO NOT
allow
grease to collect around the oven or in vents. Wipe up spillovers immediately.
Child Safety
•
NEVER
leave children alone or unsupervised near the appliance when it is in use or is still hot.
•
NEVER
allow children to sit or stand on any part of the appliance as they could be injured or burned.
•
DO NOT
store items of interest to children over the unit. Children climbing to reach items could be seriously injured.
• Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach of small children.
Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play with controls or other parts of the appliance.
Cooking Safety
• To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot surface burners, cabinet storage should not be provided directly above a unit. If storage is
provided, it should be limited to items which are used infrequently and which are safely stored in an area subjected to heat from an appliance.
Temperatures may be unsafe for some items, such as volatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
•
ALWAYS
place a pan on a surface burner before turning it on. Be sure you know which knob controls which surface burner. Make sure the
correct burner is turned on and that the burner has ignited. When cooking is completed, turn burner off before removing pan to prevent
exposure to burner fl ame.
•
ALWAYS
adjust surface burner fl ame so that it does not extend beyond the bottom edge of the pan. An excessive fl ame is hazardous, wastes
energy and may damage the appliance, pan or cabinets above the appliance. This is based on safety considerations.
•
NEVER
leave a surface cooking operation unattended especially when using a high heat setting or when deep fat frying. Boilovers cause
smoking and greasy spillovers may ignite. Clean up greasy spills as soon as possible.
DO NOT
use high heat for extended cooking operations.
•
DO NOT
heat unopened food containers, build up of pressure may cause the container to explode and result in injury.
• Use dry, sturdy pot-holders. Damp pot-holders may cause burns from steam. Dishtowels or other substitutes should
NEVER
be used as
potholders because they can trail across hot surface burners and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.
•
ALWAYS
let quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool before attempting to move or handle.
•
DO NOT
let cooking grease or other fl ammable materials accumulate in or near the appliance, hood or vent fan. Clean hood frequently to
prevent grease from accumulating on hood or fi lter. When fl aming foods under the hood, turn the fan off .
•
NEVER
wear garments made of fl ammable material or loose fi tting or long-sleeved apparel while cooking. Clothing may ignite or catch utensil
handles.
DO NOT
drape towels or materials on oven door handles. These items could ignite and cause burns.
•
ALWAYS
place oven racks in the desired positions while oven is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food, using dry, sturdy potholders.
ALWAYS
avoid reaching into the oven to add or remove food. If a rack must be moved while hot, use a dry potholder.
•
ALWAYS
turn the oven off at the end of cooking.
• Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam escape before moving or replacing food.
•
NEVER
use aluminum foil to cover oven racks or oven bottom. This could result in risk of electric shock, fi re, 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 “fl aming” liquor or other spirits under an exhaust,
TURN THE FAN OFF
. The draft could cause the fl ames to spread out of control.
