greasefires,usebakingsodaora dry oven vent, surfaces near the vent deepfat fryingcoolbeforeattempting
chemicalor foam-typeextinguisherto opening,ovendoor andareasaround to moveor handle.
smotherfireorflame, doorandwindow.
Do not let cooking grease or other
WARNING: NEVER use appliance flammablematerialsaccumulatein or
tHIrD S_F[[Y door,or drawer,if equipped,asa step nearthe appliance,hoodor vent fan.
stoolor seatas thismayresultin pos- Clean hood frequently to prevent
NEVERleavechildrenaloneorunsu- sibletippingoftheappliance,damage greasefromaccumulatingonhoodor
pervisedneartheappliancewhenit is tothe appliance,andseriousinjuries, filter. Whenflaming foods underthe
in useorisstillhot. Donottoucha hotovenlightbulbwith hood,turnthe fan on.
NEVERallowchildrento sit or stand a dampcloth asthe bulbcouldbreak. NEVERweargarmentsmadeof flam-
on anypart of the applianceas they Should the bulb break, disconnect mablematerialor loose-fittingorlong-
couldbeinjuredor burned, powerto theappliancebeforeremov- sleevedapparelwhilecooking.Cloth-
ingbulbto avoidelectricalshock, ingmayigniteorcatchutensilhandles.
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheappli-
anceand utensilsin itcanbehot. Let Alwaysplaceovenracksinthedesired
hotutensilscoolin asafe place,outof COOKING S,_F[[Y positions while oven is cool. Slide
reach of small children. Children oven rackout to addor removefood,
shouldbetaughtthat an applianceis Alwaysplacea panona surfaceburn- usingdry, sturdypot holders.Always
not a toy. Children should not be er beforeturning it on. Be sure you avoid reachingintotheovento addor
allowedto playwith controlsor other knowwhich knobcontrolswhich sur- removefood.If a rackmustbemoved
partsoftheunit. face burner. Make sure the correct whilehot,usea drypot holder.Always
CAUTION:NEVERstoreitems of in- burneristurnedon andthatthe burn- turnthe ovenoffattheendofcooking.
teresttochildrenin cabinetsabovean er hasignited.Whencookingis com- Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoor.
pleted,turnburneroffbeforeremoving Let hot air or steam escape before
applianceor onbackguardof a range.
pan to prevent exposureto burner movingorreplacingfood.
Children climbing on the appliance flame.
doorto reachitemscouldbeseriously PREPAREDFOOD WARNING:Fol-
injured. Alwaysadjustsurfaceburnerflameso lowfoodmanufacturer'sinstructions.If
thatit doesnotextendbeyondthehot- a plasticfrozenfood containerand/or
ABOU[ YOUR _PP[IAN([ tom edge of the pan. An excessive its cover distorts,warps, or is other-
flame is hazardous,wastes energy wisedamagedduringcooking,imme-
and may damagethe appliance,pan diatelydiscardthefood and its con-
NEVER use appliance as a space or cabinetsabovethe appliance, tainer.Thefoodcould becontaminat-
heaterto heatorwarma roomto pre-
vent potentialhazardto the userand NEVERleavea surface-cookingoper- ed.
damageto theappliance.Also,do not ation unattended, especially when NEVERusealuminumfoil to coveran
usethe cooktopor ovenas a storage usinga highheatsettingor whendeep oven rack or oven bottom. Misuse
areafor foodor cookingutensils, fat frying. Boiloverscause smoking could result in risk of electric shock,
and greasy spillovers may ignite, fire, or damageto the appliance.Use
Donotobstructtheflowofcombustion Cleanupgreasyspillsassoonaspos- foil onlyasdirectedinthisguide.
andventilationairbyblockingtheoven sible.Donotusehighheatforextend-
vent or air intakes.Restrictionof air edcookingoperations.
flowtotheburnerpreventsproperper- UTENSIL SAF[fY
formanceand increasescarbonmon- NEVERheat an unopenedcontainer
oxideemissionto unsafelevels, on the surfaceburneror in theoven.
Pressurebuildup maycausecontain- Use pans with flat bottomsand han-
dles that are easilygraspedand stay
Avoidtouchingoven vent area while erto burst,resultingin seriousperson- cool. Avoid using unstable, warped,
oven is on and for severalminutes al injuryor damagetotheappliance.
afterovenisturnedoff. Somepartsof easily tipped or loose-handledpans.
theventandsurroundingareabecome Usedry,sturdypotholders.Damppot Also avoid using pans, especially
hotenoughto causeburns.Afteroven holdersmaycauseburnsfromsteam, small pans, with heavy handlesas
is turned off, do not touch the oven Dishtowelsorothersubstitutesshould they could be unstableand easilytip.
vent or surroundingareas until they neverbeusedaspot holdersbecause Pans that are heavy to move when
havehadsufficienttimetocool. theycantrailacrosshotsurfaceburn- filled withfood may also be hazard-
ersand igniteor getcaught onappli- ous.
Otherpotentiallyhot surfacesinclude anceparts.
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, Be sure utensil is large enough to
Alwaysletquantitiesofhotfatusedfor properly contain food and avoid