Safety Precautions | CJ Oven Care and Use Manual |
General Appliance, Oven and Microwave Oven
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
•Tie long hair so that it doesn’t hang loose.
•In the event that personal clothing or hair catches fire, drop and roll immediately to extinguish flames.
•Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders in contact with hot surfaces may result in burns from steam.
•Do not use a towel or other types of bulky cloth in place of potholders. They may ignite if they touch a hot element.
GENERAL OVEN SAFETY
•Do not touch hot elements or hot interior surfaces of the oven.
•The heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns.
•During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact the heating elements until they have had sufficient time to cool.
•The trim on top and on the sides of the oven door may become hot enough to cause burns.
•Use care when opening the oven door. Open slightly at first to let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.
•Do not heat unopened food containers. Build- up of pressure may cause the container to burst and result in injury.
•Always place oven racks at desired level while oven is cool. If a rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact the hot elements.
SELF-CLEANING MODE SAFETY
•Clean only oven parts listed in this manual.
•Keep surfaces of door and oven that come together free of soil. Refer to cleaning instructions on Pages 58 – 59.
•Do not clean the mesh door gasket. Care should be taken not to rub, damage, loosen or remove the door gasket. It is essential for a good seal.
•Do not use commercial oven cleaners or oven liner protective coating of any kind in or around any part of the oven.
•Before setting the Self Clean mode, remove the
▲! WARNING
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to substances which are known by the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm.
The elimination of soil during self- cleaning generates some
To minimize exposure to these substances, always operate this oven according to the instructions in this manual and provide good ventilation to the room during and immediately after
broiler pan, oven racks, other utensils and excess, soft spillage. Excess soil could pose a fire hazard.
•Confirm that the door locks and will not open once START is touched and the door lock icon appears. If the door does not lock, touch OVEN OFF and do not run self- clean. Phone
IMPORTANT: Do not overcook food; fire could result. Proper cooking depends on selecting the correct power level and cooking time for the amount of food in the oven. Smaller portions of food that are cooked too long may catch fire.
•Microwave can be used whether the oven is hot or cold.
•If oven is hot from prior use, only
•DO NOT operate the microwave, CookSmart or custom combination modes when the oven is empty. The microwave energy will reflect continuously throughout the oven causing overheating if food or water is not present to absorb energy. This could damage the oven and result in risk of fire. Continued on next page
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