IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)
Cooking Safety
•NEVER heat an unopened food container in the oven. Pres- sure
•Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may cause burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes should never be used as potholders because they can trail across hot elements and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.
•NEVER wear loose fitting or long
ements.
•Always place oven racks in the desired positions while oven is cool. If a rack must be moved while hot, use a dry potholder. Do not let potholder contact hot element in oven.
•Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.
•PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manu- facturer’s instructions. If a plastic frozen food container and/ or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking, immediately discard the food and its container. The food could be contaminated.
•Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.
Utensil Safety
•Follow the manufacturer’s directions when using oven cook- ing bags.
•This appliance has been tested for safe performance using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or acces- sories that are not specifically recommended in this manual. Do not use
•Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earth- enware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for oven ser- vice without breaking due to the sudden change in tem- perature. Follow utensil manufacturer’s instructions when using glass.
Cleaning Safety
•Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool before touching or cleaning. Clean with caution. Use care to avoid steam burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
•Clean only parts listed in this guide.
Self-Clean Oven
•Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, dam- age, or move the gasket.
•Do not use oven cleaners or oven liners of any kind in or around any part of the
•Before
•CAUTION: NEVER leave food or cooking utensils, etc. in the oven during the
Important Safety Notice
and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce- ment Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential ex- posures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when the oven is engaged in the
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms where the fumes from the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very sen- sitive respiratory system. Fumes released during an oven
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