Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven service without breaking due to the sud- den change in temperature. Follow utensil manufacturer’s instructions when using glass.
Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into the room or over another surface element. This reduces the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or spillage if pan is accidently bumped or reached by small children.
Coil Elements
To prevent damage to removable heating elements, do not immerse, soak or clean in a dishwasher or
Make sure drip bowls are in place as ab- sence of these bowls during cooking could damage wiring.
Protective Liners: Do not use aluminum foil to line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms, except as suggested in the manual. Improper installation of these lin- ers may result in a risk of electric shock or fire.
Deep Fat Fryers
Use extreme caution when moving the grease pan or disposing of hot grease. Allow grease to cool before attempting to move pan.
Oven
Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.
For proper oven operation and perfor- mance, do not block or obstruct oven vent duct. When oven is in use, the vent and surroundingareamaybecomehotenough to cause burns.
Always place oven racks in desired loca- tions while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder touch hot heating element.
Heating Elements
NEVER touch surface or oven heating elements, areas near elements, or inte- rior surfaces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface elements and interior surfaces of an oven may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch or let clothingorotherflammablematerialscon- tactheatingelements,areasnearelements, or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include: Cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent, and surfaces near the vent opening, oven door, areas around the door and oven window.
Child Safety
NEVER leave children alone or unsuper- vised where appliance is in use or is hot.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of inter- est to children in cabinets above an appli- ance or on backguard of a range. Children climbing on appliance, door or drawer to reach items could damage the appliance or be burned or seriously injured.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on any part of appliance.
Children must be taught that the appli- ance and utensils in or on it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach of children. Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy and not to play with controls or other parts of the unit.
Ventilating Hoods
Clean range hood and filters frequently to prevent grease or other flammable materi- als from accumulating to avoid fires.
Turn the fan on when flambéing foods (such as Cherries Jubilee) under the hood.
Important Safety
Notice and
Warning
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 sensitive respiratory system. Fumes re- leased during an oven
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