INCASEOfFIRE
Turnoffapplianceandventilatinghoodtoavoid
spreadingtheflame.Extinguishflamethenturn
on hoodto removesmokeandodor.
_-Cooktop: Smotherfire or flame in a pan
witha lidor cookiesheet.
NEVERpickupor movea flamingpan.
_-Oven: Smotherfireor flamebyclosingthe
ovendoor.
Donotusewateron greasefires.Usebaking
soda,adrychemicalorfoam-typeextinguisher
tosmotherfireorflame.
CHILDSAFETY
NEVERleavechildrenaloneor unsupervised
inareawhereapplianceisin useor isstJlJhot.
NEVERallowchildrentositorstandonanypart
ofapplianceastheycouldbeinjuredor burned.
NEVERstoreitemsofinteresttochildrenin
cabinetsaboveanapplianceoronbackguard
ofarange.Childrenclimbingon appliance,
doorordrawertoreachitemscoulddamage
applianceorbeburnedorseriouslyinjured.
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheapplianceand
utensilsin or onitcanbehot. Lethotutensils
coolin a safeplace,outof reachofsmallchil-
dren.Childrenshouldbetaughtthat anappli-
anceisnotatoy.Childrenshouldnotbeallowed
toplaywithcontrolsor otherpartsoftheunit.
ABOUTYOURAPPLIANCE
NEVERuseappliancedoor,or drawer,if
equipped,as astepstoolor seat as this
mayresultinpossibletippingoftheappli-
ance,damagetotheappliance,andseri-
oosinjuries.
NEVERuseapplianceasa space heaterto
heatorwarmaroomtopreventpotentialhaz-
ardtotheuseranddamagetotheappliance.
Also,do not use thecooktopor ovenas a
storageareaforfoodorcookingutensils.
Do notobstructthe flowof combustionand
ventilationair by blockingthe ovenvent or
airintakes.Restrictionofairflowtotheburner
preventsproperperformanceand increases
carbonmonoxideemissionto unsafelevels.
Theovenvent islocatedatthebaseofthe
controlpanel.
Avoidtouchingovenvent areawhileovenis
onandforseveralminutesafterovenisturned
off.Somepartsof theventand surrounding
areabecomehotenoughtocauseburns.Af-
ter ovenisturnedoff,do nottouchtheoven
ventorsurroundingareasuntiltheyhavehad
sufficienttimeto cool
Donottouchahotovenlightbulbwithadamp
clothasthebulbcouldbreak.Shouldthebulb
break,disconnectpowertotheappliancebe-
foreremovingbulbto avoidelectricalshock.
Other potentially hot surfaces include:
Cooktop,areasfacingtheceoktop,ovenvent
and surfaces near the ventopening,oven
door,areasaroundthe door and ovenwin-
dow.
COOKINGSAFETY
Alwaysplaceapanon asurfaceburnerbe-
fore turningiton. Be sure you knowwhich
knob controls which surface burner.Make
surethecorrectburneristurnedonandthat
theburnerhasignited.Whencookingiscom-
pleted,turn burneroff beforeremovingpan
to preventexposureto burnerflame.
Alwaysadjustsurfaceburnerflamesothat it
doesnotextendbeyondthebottomedgeof
the pan.An excessiveflame is hazardous,
wastesenergyand may damagethe appli-
ance,panor cabinetsabovetheappliance.
NEVER leavea surfacecookingoperation
unattendedespeciallywhenusingahighheat
setting or when deep fat frying. Boilovers
causesmokingandgreasyspilloversmayig-
nite.Cleanup greasyspillsassoonaspos-
sible.Donotusehighheatforextendedcook-
ingoperations.
NEVERheatan unopenedcontaineron the
surfaceburnerorintheoven.Pressurebuild-
up maycausecontainerto burstresultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryordamagetotheap-
pliance.
Usedry,sturdypotholders.Damppotholders
may causeburnsfromsteam.Dishtowelsor
other substitutes shouldnever be used as
potholdersbecausethey cantrailacrosshot
surfaceburnersand igniteor getcaught on
applianceparts.
Alwaysletquantitiesof hotfat usedfordeep
fat frying coot beforeattemptingto move or
handle.
Donot letcookinggreaseorotherflammable
materialsaccumulateinorneartheappliance,
hoodorventfan.Cleanhoodfrequentlytopre-
vent greasefrom accumulating on hood or
filter.Whenflamingfoodsunderthehoodturn
thefanon.
NEVER weargarmentsmadeof flammable
materialorloosefittingorlong-sleevedapparel
while cooking.Clothingmay igniteor catch
utensilhandles.
OVENS
Alwaysplaceovenracksin thedesiredposi-
tionswhileoveniscool.Slideovenrackoutto
add or remove food, using dry, sturdy
potholders.Alwaysavoidreachinginto the
oventoadd orremovefood.ifa rackmustbe
movedwhilehot, usea drypotholder.Always
turnthe ovenoffattheendofcooking.
Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoor.Lethot
air or steamescapebeforemovingor replac-
ingfood.
PREPAREDFOODWARNING:Followfood
manufacturer'sinstructions.Ifa plasticfrozen
foodcontainerand/oritscoverdistorts,warps,
or isotherwisedamagedduringcooking,ira-
mediatelydiscardthefood andits container.
Thefoodcouldbe contaminated.
NEVERusealuminumfoiltocoverovenracks
or oven bottom.Thiscould result in risk of
electricshock, fire, or damageto the appli-
ance.Usefoilonlyasdirectedinthis guide.
UTENSILSAFETY
Use panswithflat bottomsand handlesthat
areeasily graspedandstaycool.Avoidusing
unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose-
handledpans.Also avoidusingpans, espe-
cia[lysmallpans,withheavyhandlesasthey