Afaintgasodormayindicatea gasleak,Ha
gasodorisdetected,shutoffthegassupply
tothecooktop,Callyourinstalleror localgas
companyto havethepossibleleakchecked,
Neverusea matchorether flameto locate
a gas leak.
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Turn off applianceand ventilalng hood to
avoidspreadingtheflame,Extinguishflame
thenturnonhoodtoremovesmokeandodor,
> Smotherfireor flameina panwitha lidor
cookiesheet,
NEVERpick upor movea flamingpan,
Donotusewaterongreasefires,Usebaking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type exln-
guisherto smotherfire orflame,
NEVERstoreitemsofinteresttochildren
incabinetsaboveanapplance. Chldren
climbing Onthe appiianceto reachitems
Couldbe seriouslyinjured.
NEVERleavechildrenaloneorunsupervised
neartheappliancewhenit isin useor isstill
hot,
NEVERallowchildrento sitor standonany
partoftheapplianceastheycouldbeinjured
or burned,
Childrenmustbe taughtthat the appliance
andutensilsonitcanbe hot,Lethotutensils
coo! in a safe place, out of reach of small
children, Childrenshould be taught that an
applianceisnota toy,Childrenshouldnotbe
allowedto playwithcontrolsor otherpartsof
the unit,
NEVERuseapplianceas aspace heaterto
heat or warm a room to prevent potential
hazardtothe useranddamagetotheappli-
ance, Also, do not use the cooktop as a
storageareaforfoodorcookingutensils,
Potentiallyhotsurfacesincludecooktop,and
areasfacingthecooktop,
NEVER use aluminum foil to iine burner
spiilover area, Restrictionofnormalairflow
mayresultin unsafeoperation,
Always place a pan on a surface burner
beforeturningiton,Besureyouknowwhich
knobcontrolswhich surfaceburner,Make
surethecorrectburneristurnedonandthat
theburnerhasignited,Whencookingiscom-
pleted,turnburneroffbeforeremovingpanto
preventexposuretoburnerflame,
Alwaysadjustsurfaceburnerflamesothat it
doesnotextendbeyondthebottomedgeof
the pan,An excessiveflame is hazardous,
wastes energyand may damagethe appli-
ance,pan orcabinetsabovetheappliance,
NEVERleavea surfacecookingoperation
unattendedespeciallywhen using a high
heatsettingorwhendeepfatfrying,Boilovers
cause smoking and greasy sp/Iovers may
ignite, Cban up greasy spills as soon as
possible,Donotusehigh heatforextended
cookingoperations,
NEVERheatan unopenedcontaineron the
surfaceburner,Pressurebuild-upmaycause
containerto burst resultingin serious per-
sonaliniuryor damagetotheappliance,
Usedry,sturdypotholders,Damppotholders
maycauseburnsfromsteam,Dishtowelsor
other substitutesshouldneverbe used as
potholdersbecausetheycantrailacrosshot
surfaceburnersand igniteor getcaughton
applianceparts,
Alwaysletquantitiesofhotfat usedfordeep
fat fryingcoo! beforeattemptingto moveor
handle,
Donotletcookinggreaseorotherflammable
materialsaccumulate in or near the appli-
ance,hoodorventfan,Cleanhoodfrequently
topreventgreasefromaccumulatingonhood
or filter,Whenflamingfoodsunderthehood
turnthefanon,
NEVERwear garmentsmadeof flammable
materialor loosefittingor !ong-sleevedap-
parel while cooking,Clothingmay igniteor
catchutensilhandles,
IiRIIILIII,IYY
Usepanswith flat bottomsand handlesthat
areeasilygraspedandstaycool,Avoidusing
unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose-
handledpans,Alsoavoidusingpans,espe-
ciallysma/pans, with heavyhandlesasthey
couldbeunstableandeasilytip,Pansthatare
heavytomovewhenflied withfoodmayalso
be hazardous,
Be sure utensil is large enoughto properly
containfoodandavoidbo/overs,Pansizeis
particularlyimportantin deep fat frying, Be
sure pan wilt accommodatethe volume of
foodthatisto beaddedaswe/as thebubble
actionoffat,
To minimizeburns,ignitionofflammablema-
terialsand spillagedue to unintentionalcon-
tact with the utensil,do notextend handles
over adjacentsurfaceburners,Alwaysturn
pan handlestowardthe side or back of the
appliance,notout intothe roomwherethey
are easilyhitor reachedbysmallchildren,
Neverletapanboildryasthiscoulddamage
the utensilandtheappliance,