IMP()RTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Donottouchsurfaceorovenelements, areasnearelements cooking on a higherheat setting thenreduce toa lower
or interior surface of oven.Heating elements may be hot setting to continue cooking. For smoothtops: To prevent
even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface boilovers,reduce to thedesired heat settingjust as thefood
elements and interior surfaces of an oven may become hot begins to cook or water beginsto boil.
enoughto cause burns. During and after use, do nottouch,
or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating Never leave a surface cooking operation unattended
elements,areas near elements, orinteriorsurfaces of oven especially whenusing a _l _ I
untilthey have had sufficienttime to cool. highheatsetting orwhen _f._ I
deep fat frying. Boilovers
Other surfacesofthe appliance may become hot enough to cause smoking and
cause burns - among these surfaces are the cooktop, greasy spillovers may
surfacesfacingthecooktop, ovenventopeningandsurfaces ignite.Clean up greasy
nearthe vent opening,oven door,and ovenwindow, spills as soon as
possible. Do notusehigh f
Do not allow aluminum foil, meat probes or any other metal heat for extended J
object,other than a utensil on a surface element, to contact cooking operations.
heating elements.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth as the Always let quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool
bulb could break. If bulb breaks, disconnect power to the before attempting to move or handle.
appliance to avoid electrical shock then remove bulb. Never heat an unopened container as pressure build-up
may cause container to burst resulting in serious personal
CAUTION:Do notusean _ ._._ _ c=_ injury ordamage to the appliance.
appliance as a Stepstool
to cabinets above. _ /Use dry,sturdypot holders. Moistor damp potholders on hot
Misuse of appliance surfaces maycause burns from steam.Do not letpot holders
doors or drawers, such _ touch hot heating elements.Do notuseatowel or other bulky
as stepping, leaning or _ cloth.
sitting on the door or
drawer, may result in /, Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials
possible tipping of the accumulate in or near the appliance, vent hood or vent fan.
appliance, breakage of Clean hoodfrequently to preventgrease from accumulating
door, and serious injuries,onhood orfilter. Whenflamingfoods underthe hoodturnthe
fan off as the fan may spread the flame.
Use caution when wearing arments made of flammable
material to avoid clothing _ /----_J.--_).,_J
Always turn off surface element or the oven when cooking is fires. Loose fitting or long
completed, hanging-sleeved apparel
should not be worn while
It is normal for some parts of the cooktop, especially areas cooking. Clothingmay ignite
surrounding the surface elements, to becomewarm or hot or catch utensil handles.
during surface cooking operations. Therefore, do not touch
the cooktop until it has had sufficient time to cool. If Always placeoven racks inthe desired positionswhile oven
necessary,use dry pot holders to protect hands, is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food; avoid
reaching intothe oven. If a rack must be moved while oven
Do notcook on a broken ceramic glass cooktop.If cooktop is hot, use a dry pot holder and avoid touching hot element
should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may in oven.
penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric
shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately. Use care when opening the oven door.Let hot air orsteam
escape before removing or replacing food.
Make sure drip bowls are in place. Absence of these bowls
during cooking may subject wiring or components
underneath to damage. PREPAREDFOODWARNING: Follow food manufacturer's
instructions.Ifa plasticfrozen food containerand/oritscover
Always placea panonasurface element beforeturning iton. distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking,
Be sure you know which knob controls which surface immediately discard the food and its container. The food
element. Make sure the correct element isturned on. Begin could be contaminated.