Hotpoint RGB526 Important Safety Instructions, Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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•Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides of the pan.

•Use the least possible amount of fat for effective shallow or deep fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

•Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

•If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating or as fats melt slowly.

•Use a deep fat thermometer whenever possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

•Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.

•Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to properly contain food and avoid boilovers and spillovers and large enough to cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped and remain cool.

•When using glass cookware, make sure it is designed for top-of-range cooking.

•Keep all plastics away from the top burners.

• Do not leave
plastic items on
the cooktop—
they may melt if left	Vent appearance and location vary.
too close to the vent.

•Do not leave any items on the cooktop.

The hot air from the vent may ignite flammable items and will increase pressure in closed containers, which may cause them to burst.

•To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be certain that the controls for all burners are at the off position and all grates are cool before attempting to remove them.

•When flaming foods are under the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flames.

•If range is located near a window, do not hang long curtains that could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.

•When a pilot goes out (on standing pilot models), you will detect a faint odor of gas as your signal to relight the pilot. When relighting the pilot, make sure burner controls are in the off position, and follow instructions in this book to relight.

•If you smell gas, and you have already made sure pilots are lit (on standing pilot models), turn off the gas to the range and call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

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