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AWARNING!
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
}}14Neverwear loose-fittingor hanging gamlents while
usingtileappliance.Be carefftlwhen reachingfbr
itemsstored overfilerange. Hammablematerial
couldbeignited ifbrought in contact_dthhot
surfaceunitsor heating elementsand maycause
severebums.
Use only dUpot holders--moist or ¢_np pot
holders on hot surfaces may result ill bums fi'om
steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot surface
units or heating dements. Do not u_
a towel or ()tiler bulky doth in place of pot holders.
For your safel3_never use your appliance for
wamdng or heating file room.
Teach children not to play _dth tile controls or any
()filer part of tile range.
:_Alwass keep dish towels, dish doff/s, pot holders
and ()tiler linens a safe distance fiom your range.
_,Alwass keep x_s)odenand plastic utensils and
canned ff)od a s_e dis_/ce fi_m >)ur range.
_Alwass keep combustible wallcoverings, curtains or
drapm a s'afedistance flom >)ur range.
Do not let cooking _ease or ()tiler flammable
materials accumulate in or near tile range.
Keep tile hood and _ease filters dean to maintain
good venting and to avoid _ease files.
Do not use water on gease fires.Never pick up a
flaming pan. Turn tile controls off: Smother a
ranting pan on a surface unit by covering file pan
completely xdflla well-fittinglid, cookie sheet or flat
tmS_Use a multi-purpom dUchemical or if)am-
_pe fire exting-uisher.
Flanfing grease outside a pan car/be put out t)5'
covering it x_itt/baking so_h or, ffm_ilable, t)5,using
amulti-purposedUchelxtical or
fbanr-gpe file extinguisher
Fhme in die oven can be smothered completelyt)5'
dosing the oven door and turning file oven offor
t)5'using a multi-purpose dUchentical or fbam-_pe
file extinguisher
Do not touch file surface m/its, file heating
elements or the interior surface of the oven. These
surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though
fl/eyare _'larkin color. During and after use, do not
touch, or let dotting or other flammable materials
conLactthe smfhce units, areas nearby file surface
units or any interior area of the oven; allow
suffident time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas
facing file cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces
near the opening, crex,icesaround the oven &)or
RE/I/IE/I/IBER:The inside surface of die oven may be
hot when the door is opened.
Do not store or use combttstible materials, gasoline
or ()filer flammable xapors and liqukls ill tile
x,icinilyof this or any ()tiler appliance.
COOKMEATANDPOULTRYTHOROUGHLY...
Cookmeatandpoultrythoroughly--meattoat leastanINTERNALtemperatureof 160°Fandpoultrytoatleastan
INTERNALtemperatureof 180°ECookingtothesetemperaturesusuallyprotectsagainstfoodbomeillness,
SURFACECOOKINGUNITS
Useproperpansize--select cookwarehavingflat bottomslargeenoughtocover thesurfaceunitheating
element.Theuseofundersizedcookwarewill exposea portionofthesurface unittodirect contact andmay
resultin ignitionof clothing.Properrelationshipof cookwareto surfaceunitwill alsoimproveefficiency.
Never leave the surface units unattended
at high heat settings, goilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
Do not use aluminum foil to line the drip pans
or anywhere in the oven except as described in
this manual. Misuse could result in a shock, fire
hazard or damage to the range.
Be sure the drip pans and the vent duct are not
covered and are in place. Their absence during
cooking could damage range parts and xdring.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthem_are or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop service; others may break
because of the sudden change in temperature.
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage, the handle of
a container should be turned toward the center
of the range xdthout extending over nearby
surface units.
}}14Ahvays turn the surface units off before 3
removing cookware.
