Afaintgasodormayindicatea gasleak.ifa
gasodorisdetected,shutoffthegassupply
tothecooktop.Callyourinstalleror localgas
companytohavethepossibleleakchecked.
Neverusea matchorother flameto locate
a gas leak.
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Turn off applianceand ventilatinghood to
avoidspreadingtheflame.Extinguishflame
thenturnonhoodtoremovesmokeandodor.
> Smotherfireorflameinapanwithalidor
cookiesheet.
NEVERpick upor movea flamingpan.
Donotusewaterongreasefires.Usebaking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extin-
guishertosmotherfireor flame.
NEVERleavechildrenaloneorunsupervised
neartheappliancewhenit isin useor isstill
hot.
NEVERallowchildrento sitor standon any
partoftheapplianceastheycouldbeinjured
or burned.
Childrenmustbe taughtthat the appliance
andutensilsonit canbe hot.Lethotutensils
cool in a safe place, out of reach of small
children.Childrenshouldbe taught that an
applianceisnota toy.Childrenshouldnotbe
allowedto playwithcontrolsor otherpartsof
theunit.
Donot usethecooktopasastorageareafor
foodor cookingutensils.
Potentiallyhotsurfacesincludecooktop,and
areasfacingthe cooktop.
Always place a pan on a surface burner
beforeturningiton.Besureyouknowwhich
knobcontrolswhich surfaceburner.Make
surethecorrectburneristurnedonandthat
theburnerhasignited.Whencookingiscom-
pleted,turnburneroffbeforeremovingpanto
preventexposuretoburnerflame.
Alwaysadjustsurfaceburnerflamesothat it
doesnotextendbeyondthe bottomedgeof
the pan. An excessiveflame is hazardous,
wastes energyand may damagethe appli-
ance,panor cabinetsabovetheappliance.
NEVERleavea surfacecooking operation
unattendedespeciallywhen using a high
heatsettingorwhendeepfatfrying.Boilovers
cause smokingand greasy spilloversmay
ignite. Clean up greasy spills as soon as
possible.Donotusehighheatforextended
cookingoperations.
NEVERheatan unopenedcontaineron the
surfaceburner.Pressurebuild-upmaycause
containerto burst resulting in serious per-
sonalinjuryor damageto theappliance.
Usedry,sturdypotholders.Damppotholders
maycauseburnsfrom steam.Dishtowelsor
othersubstitutesshould never be used as
potholdersbecausetheycantrailacrosshot
surfaceburnersand igniteor getcaughton
applianceparts.
Alwaysletquantitiesofhotfat usedfordeep
fat fryingcool beforeattemptingto moveor
handle.
Donotletcookinggreaseorotherflammable
materialsaccumulatein or near the appli-
ance,hoodorventfan.Cleanhoodfrequently
topreventgreasefromaccumulatingonhood
orfilter.Whenflamingfoodsunderthehood
turnthefanon.
NEVERwear garmentsmadeof flammable
materialor loosefittingor long-sleevedap-
parelwhile cooking.Clothing may igniteor
catchutensilhandles.
Usepanswithflat bottomsand handlesthat
areeasilygraspedandstaycool.Avoidusing
unstable,warped, easily tipped or loose-
handledpans.Alsoavoidusingpans,espe-
ciallysmallpans,withheavyhandlesasthey
couldbeunstableandeasilytip.Pansthatare
heavyto movewhenfilledwithfoodmayalso
behazardous.
Be sure utensil is large enoughto properly
containfoodandavoidboilovers.Pansizeis
particularlyimportantin deep fat frying. Be
sure pan will accommodatethe volume of
foodthatisto beaddedaswellasthebubble
actionof fat.
Tominimizeburns,ignitionofflammablema-
terialsand spillagedueto unintentionalcon-
tact with the utensil,do notextendhandles
overadjacentsurface burners.Alwaysturn
pan handlestowardthe side or backof the
appliance,notout intothe roomwherethey
areeasilyhitor reachedbysmallchildren.
Neverletapanboildryasthiscoulddamage
the utensilandtheappliance.