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PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Followfood
manufacturer’sinstructions.Ifaplasticfrozenfood
containerand/oritscoverdistorts,warps,orisotherwise
damagedduringcooking,immediatelydiscardthefood
anditscontainer.Thefoodcouldbecontaminated.
NEVER usealuminumfoiltocoverovenracksoroven
bottom.Thiscouldresultinriskofelectricshock,fire,or
damagetotheappliance.Usefoilonlyasdirectedinthis
guide.
Ventilating Hoods
Cleanrangehoodandfiltersfrequentlytopreventgrease
orotherflammablematerialsfromaccumulatingonhood
orfilterandtoavoidgreasefires.
Turnthefanonwhenflambéingfoods(suchasCherries
Jubilee)underthehood.
Utensil Safety
Usepanswithflatbottomsandhandlesthatareeasily
graspedandstaycool.Avoidusingunstable,warped,
easilytippedorloose-handledpans.Alsoavoidusing
pans,especiallysmallpans,withheavyhandlesasthey
couldbeunstableandeasilytip.Pansthatareheavyto
movewhenfilledwithfoodmayalsobehazardous.
Besureutensilislargeenoughtoproperlycontainfood
andavoidboilovers.Pansizeisparticularlyimportantin
deepfatfrying.Besurepanwillaccommodatethe
volumeoffoodthatistobeaddedaswellasthebubble
actionoffat.
Tominimizeburns,ignitionofflammablematerialsand
spillageduetounintentionalcontactwiththeutensil,do
not extendhandlesoveradjacentsurfaceburners.
Alwaysturnpanhandlestowardthesideorbackofthe
appliance,notoutintotheroomwheretheyareeasilyhit
orreachedbysmallchildren.
Never letapanboildryasthiscoulddamagetheutensil
andtheappliance.
Followthemanufacturer’sdirectionswhenusingoven
cookingbags.
Onlycertaintypesofglass,glass/ceramic,ceramicor
glazedutensilsaresuitableforcooktoporovenusage
withoutbreakingduetothesuddenchangein
temperature.Followmanufacturer’sinstructionswhen
usingglass.
Thisappliancehasbeentestedforsafeperformance
usingconventionalcookware.Do not useanydevicesor
accessoriesthatarenotspecificallyrecommendedinthis
guide.Do not useelementcoversforthesurfaceunits,
stovetopgrills,oradd-onovenconvectionsystems.The
useofdevicesoraccessoriesthatarenotexpressly
recommendedinthismanualcancreateserioussafety
hazards,resultinperformanceproblems,andreducethe
lifeofthecomponentsoftheappliance.
Alwaysplaceapanonasurfaceburnerbefore turningit
on.Besureyouknowwhichknobcontrolswhichsurface
burner.Makesurethecorrectburneristurnedonand
thattheburnerhasignited.Whencookingiscompleted,
turnburneroffbefore removingpantopreventexposure
toburnerflame.
Alwaysadjustsurfaceburnerflamesothatitdoesnot
extendbeyondthebottomedgeofthepan.Anexcessive
flameishazardous,wastesenergyandmaydamagethe
appliance,panorcabinetsabovetheappliance.
NEVER leaveasurfacecookingoperationunattended
especiallywhenusingahighheatsettingorwhendeep
fatfrying.Boiloverscausesmokingandgreasyspillovers
mayignite.Cleanupgreasyspillsassoonaspossible.Do
not usehighheatforextendedcookingoperations.
NEVER heatanunopenedcontaineronthesurface
burnerorintheovens.Pressurebuild-upmaycause
containertoburstresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryor
damagetotheappliance.
Usedry,sturdypotholders.Damppotholdersmaycause
burnsfromsteam.Dishtowelsorotheritemsshould
never beusedaspotholdersbecausetheycantrail
acrosshotsurfaceburnersandigniteorgetcaughton
applianceparts.
Alwaysletquantitiesofhotfatusedfordeepfatfrying
coolbefore attemptingtomoveorhandle.
Do not letcookinggreaseorotherflammablematerials
accumulateinorneartheappliance,hoodorventfan.
Cleanhoodfrequentlytopreventgreasefrom
accumulatingonhoodorfilter.Whenflamingfoods
underthehood,turnthefanon.
NEVER weargarmentsmadeofflammablematerialor
loosefittingorlong-sleevedapparelwhilecooking.
Clothingmayigniteorcatchutensilhandles.
Ovens
Alwaysplaceovenracksinthedesiredpositionswhile
ovensarecool.Slideovenracksouttoaddorremove
food,usingdry,sturdypotholders.Alwaysavoidreaching
intotheovenstoaddorremovefood.Ifarackmustbe
movedwhilehot,useadrypotholder.Alwaysturnthe
ovensoffattheendofcooking.
Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoors.Lethotairor
steamescapebeforemovingorreplacingfood.
Cooking Safety
NEVER allowchildrentositorstandonanypartofthe
applianceastheycouldbeinjuredorburned.
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheapplianceandutensils
initcanbehot.Lethotutensilscoolinasafeplace,out
ofreachofsmallchildren.Childrenshouldbetaughtthat
anapplianceisnotatoy.Childrenshould not beallowed
toplaywithcontrolsorotherpartsoftheunit.
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