maymelt or softenif left too closeto a appliance.Childrenclimbingontheappli- Use dry,sturdypotholders. Damppot-
lightedsurfaceburner, anceto reachitems could beseriously holders may cause burns from steam.
To eliminatethe hazardofreachingover injured. Dishtowelsor other substitutesshould
hotsurfaceburners,cabinetstorageshould neverbeusedaspotholdersbecausethey
cantrail acrosshot surfaceburnersand
not beprovided directly above a unit. If ABOUT YOUR ignite or get caughton appliance parts.
storage isprovided,it shouldbe limited to
itemswhichareusedinfrequentlyandwhich APPLIANCEAlways let quantities of hot fat used for
are safely stored in an area subjected to NEVERuse applianceasa space heater to deep fat fryingcool before attempting to
heatfrom anappliance.Temperaturesmay heat or warm a room to prevent potential moveor handle.
be unsafefor some items,such as volatile hazard to the user and damage to the Donot let cookinggrease orother flare-
liquids,cleanersor aerosol sprays, appliance.Also,donot use the cooktop as mable materialsaccumulateinornear the
Afaintgasodor mayindicate agasleak.Ifa a storage areafor food or cooking utensils, cooktop.Cleanfrequentlytopreventgrease
gasodor isdetected, shut offgassupplyto Do not obstruct theflow of combustion from accumulating.
thecooktop. Callyour installeror localgas and ventilation air by blockingthe air in- NEVER wear garments made of flam-
companytohavethe possibleleakchecked, takes. Restriction ofair flow to the burner mablematerial orloose fittingor long-
Neveruse a match orother flame topreventsproper performanceandincreasessleeved apparel while cooking. Clothing
locate a gas leak. carbonmonoxideemissiontounsafelevels, mayigniteor catchutensilhandles.
Potentiallyhotsurfacesincludecooktop Donot usealuminumfoiltoline burner
IN CASEOF FIRE andareas facingthe cooktop, basin.Restriction of normal air flow may
result inunsafe operation.
Turn offapplianceandventilatinghood to
avo)dspreadingthe flame.Extinguishflame COOKING SAFETY
thenturn on hoodtoremovesmokeand Alwaysplacea panon a surfaceburner UTENSIL SAFETY
odor. beforeturningit on.Be sure you know Usepanswithflat bottomsandhandlesthai
• Smotherfire or flameina panwitha lid whichknobcontrolswhichsurfaceburner, areeasilygraspedandstaycool.Avoidusing
or cookiesheet. Makesurethecorrectburneris turnedonunstable,warped,easilytippedor loose.
NEVERpickup or moveaflamingpan. andthat the burner has ignited.When handledpans.Alsoavoidusingpans,espe.
cookingiscompleted,turn burneroff be- ciallysmallpans,with heavyhandlesasthe)
Donot usewater on greasefires. Useforeremovingpanto preventexposuretocouldbeunstableand easilytip. Pansthai
bakingsoda,a dry chemicalor foam-typeburnerflame,
extinguisherto smotherfireor flame, areheavyto movewhenfilledwith foot
Alwaysadjustsurfaceburnerflamesothat mayalsobehazardous.
itdoesnotextendbeyondthebottom edgeBesureutensilislargeenoughto properl
CHILD SAFETYofthe pan.Anexcessiveflameishazardous, containfood and avoidboilovers.Pansizei
NEVERleavechildrenaloneor unsuper- wastesenergyandmaydamagetheappli- particularlyimportantindeepfatfrying.B
visedneartheappliancewhenitis inuseor ance,panor cabinetsabovetheappliance, surepanwillaccommodatethevolumec
isstill hot. NEVERleaveasurfacecookingoperation foodthatistobeaddedasweliasthebubbl
NEVERallowchildrento sit or standon unattendedespeciallywhen usinga high actionof fat.
anypartof the applianceastheycouldbeheat setting or when deep fat frying. To minimizeburns,ignitionof flammab
iniuredor burned. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy materialsandspillageduetounintention
spilloversmayignite.Cleanupgreasyspills contact with the utensil,donot exter
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheapplianceassoonaspossible.Donot usehighheatfor handlesover adjacentsurfaceburners.A
andutensilsonitcanbehot.Lethotutensils extendedcookingoperations, waysturnpanhandlestowardthesidec
coolin a safeplace,outof reachof small
children.Childrenshouldbetaughtthatan NEVER heatan unopenedcontaineron backoftheappliance,notout intotherool
applianceis not atoy.Childrenshouldnot thesurfaceburner.Pressurebuild-upmay wheretheyareeasilyhit or reachedbysm
beallowedtoplaywith controlsor other causecontainertoburst resultinginseri- children.
partsofthe unit. ouspersonalinjuryor damageto theappli- Neverletapanboildryasthiscoulddama
ance. theutensilandtheappliance.
CAUTION:NEVER storeitemsof in-
terest tochildrenin cabinetsabovean
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