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IMPORTANTSAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
• ALWAYS KEEP combustible wall
coverings, curtains, dishcloths,
towels,potholdersand otherlinens
a safe distancefrom the appliance.
• NEVER HEAT unopened food
containers.Pressurebuildupcan
cause thecontainerto burst and
causeinjury.
• NEVER LEAVE containersoffat or
drippingsinyouroven.
• ALWAYS KEEP theoven and
surfaceunitareas free from things
thatwillburn.Food,wooden
utensils,and grease buildup could
catchfire. Plasticutensilscould
meltand cannedfoods could
explode.Yourappliance should
neverbe used as a storagearea.
• ALWAYS KEEP yourappliance
clear ofthingsthatwillburn
(gasolineand otherflammable
vaporsor liquids).
• NEVER TRY to clean hot
surfaces.Some cleanersproduce
noxiousfumes, and wet clothsor
spongescould cause steamburns.
• NEVER WEAR loose-fittingclothing
when usingyourappliance.
• NEVER USEa towelor otherbulky
clothas a potholder.Makesurethe
potholderisdry. Moistpotholders
and wet clothsor spongesoouJd
causesteam burns. DO NOT let
potholderstouchhotheating
elements.
• DO NOT touch heating elements,
surfacesnearthem,or interioroven
surfaces.Thesemay be hotenough
tocauseburnseventhoughthey
are darkin color.Duringand after
use,do nottouchor let clothingor
flammablematerialcontactthe
elementsor hotsurfacesuntil they
havehadtimetocool.Other
surfacesnear the ovenvent
openings, oven doorand window
and cooktopsurfacesmayalsobe
hotenoughtocause burns.
• ONLY CERTAINkindsof glassor
ceramiccookwarecanbe usedfor
cooktopcooking.Makesurethe
cookwareyouchooseto useis
designedfor ccoktopcooking
withoutbreakingdue tothesudden
temperaturechanges,
• ALWAYSUSEcarewhentouching
cod(topelements.Theywiltretain
heataftertherangehasbeen
turnedoff.
• NEVERBLOCKtheovenairvent
underthedghtrearelement.
• COOKWAREUSEDforcook,top
cookingshouldbeflat onthebottom
andlargeenoughtocovertheheating
areabeingused.Undersizedutensils
exposetheheatingelementandmay
resultindirectcontactor ignitionof
clothing.Thepropersizeutensilwill
alsoimproveefficiency.
• ALWAYSUSEdripbowlstoprevent
widngandcomponentdamage.DO
NOT usealuminumlinersorfoil indrip
bowls.Improperusemay resultin risk
ofelectricshookorfire.
• NEVER LEAVEsurfaceunits
unattendedat highset_ngs.Boilovers
resultinsmokingorgreasyspills
whichcouldcatchfire.
• ALWAYSTURN utensilhandles
inwardand awayfromothersurface
unitstoreducetheriskofburns,
ignition,unintendedcontact,and
spillage.
• NEVERputheatingelementsin water.
• WHEN PREPARINGflaming foods
underthe venthood,turnthefanon.
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