. Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.
. For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.
. Keep the hood and grease flker clean to maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.
●DO not use water on grease fkes~
Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smothe~ a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan completely with a
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or by using a
. DO not touch the surface units, the heating elements or the interior surface of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units, areas nearby surface units or any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door and metal trim parts above the door.
Remember: The inside surface of the oven may be hot when the door is opened.
●When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least 170”F. This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be safe to eat.
Oven
●$$@nd away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or. steam which escapes can cause bums to hands, face and/or eyes.
. When using cooking or roasting bags in the oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.
. Do not heat unopened food containers. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.
. Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
●Keep the oven free from grease buildupo
. place the oven shelf in the desired position while the oven is cool. If shelves must be handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact the heating elements.
. ~lling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.
●DO not use your oven to dry newspapers. If overheated, they can catch on fire.
●Do not use oven for a storage area. Items stored in an oven can ignite.
. Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use.
Self-Cleaning Oven
. Do not clean the 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 used in or around any part of the oven. Residue from oven cleaners will damage the inside of the oven when the
Q Clean onIy parts listed in this Use and
Care Guide.
●Before
. Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before starting the self=cleaning operation.
●If the
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