Self-Cleaning Oven, Important Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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•For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

•DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

•Keep hood and grease filters clean to maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.

•Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.

• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan.

Turn the controls off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam- type fire extinguisher.

Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam- type fire extinguisher.

•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 the surface units, areas nearby the surface units or any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop and areas facing the cooktop, the oven vent opening and surfaces near the opening, crevices around the oven door, the edges of the door window and metal trim parts above the door.

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•Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

•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 buildup.

•Place the oven shelf in the desired position while the oven is cool. If the shelves must be handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact the heating elements.

•Pulling out the shelf to the stop-lock is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns from touching the hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

•When using cooking or roasting bags in the oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

•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.

•After broiling, always take the broiler pan out of the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the broiler pan can catch on fire the next time you use the pan.

•Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings on or near your range.

•Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide.

•Do not use aluminum foil to line oven bottoms, except as suggested in this guide. Improper installation of aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.

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.