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Personal safety
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury to persons, in the event of a grease fire, observe the following:
Grease is flammable and should be handled carefully.
Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside of utensil 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.
Wipe up
If you are "flaming" liquors or other spirits under an exhaust, turn the fan off. The draft could cause the flames to spread out of control.
Never leave the surface area unattended at high heat setting.
CAUTION
Do not allow aluminum foil, plastic, paper or cloth to come in contact with a hot surface. Do not allow pans to boil dry.
Be careful to prevent burns. If the flames do not go out immediately, evacuate and call the fire department.
Always have a working smoke detector near the kitchen.
Leave the hood ventilator on when flambéing food only if there is smoke without flames.
Use an extinguisher only ifYou know you have a Class ABC extinguisher, and you already know how to operate it.
The fire is small and contained in the area where it started.
The fire department is being called.
You can fight the fire with your back to an exit.
Never use water on cooking fires.
In the event that personal clothing catches fire, drop and roll immediately to extinguish flames.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of burn injuries during cooktop use, observe the following:
Never use the cooktop to warm or heat a room.
Children or pets should not be left alone or unattended in an area where appliances are in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
CAUTION
Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above a cooktop or on the backguard of a cooktop; children climbing on the cooktop to reach items could be seriously injured.
When using the cooktopDo not touch the cooking surface or the surrounding areas.Surface areas may become hot enough
to cause burns. Surface elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch or let flammable materials contact heating elements until they have had time to cool.
When using the cooktop installed over an ovenDo not touch heating elements or interior surfaces of oven. 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 heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns – among these surfaces are (identification of surfaces – for example, oven vent openings and surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and windows of oven doors).
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage, the handle of a container should be turned toward the center of the cooktop without extending over any nearby surface units.
Use only certain types of glass, heatproof glass ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils that are suitable for cooktop use.
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