greasefires,usebakingsodaora dry oven vent, surfaces near the vent deepfat fryingcoolbeforeattempting
chemicalor foam-typeextinguisherto opening,ovendoor andareasaround to moveor handle.
smotherfireor flame, 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- sibletippingofthe appliance,damage greasefromaccumulatingonhoodor
pervisedneartheappliancewhenit is tothe appliance,andseriousinjuries,filter.Whenflaming foods underthe
in useor isstillhot. Donottoucha hotovenlightbulbwith hood,turnthe fan on.
NEVERallowchildrento sit or stand a dampclothasthebulbcouldbreak. NEVERweargarmentsmadeof flam-
on anypart of the applianceas they Should the bulb break, disconnect mablematerialorloose-fittingorlong-
couldbeinjuredor burned,powerto theappliancebeforeremov- sleevedapparelwhilecooking.Cloth-
ingbulbto avoidelectricalshock, ingmayigniteorcatchutensilhandles.
Childrenmustbetaughtthattheappli-
anceand utensilsin it canbehot. Let Alwaysplaceovenracksinthedesired
hot utensilscoolin 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:NEVERstoreitemsof in- burneristurnedon andthattheburn- turntheovenoffattheendofcooking.
teresttochildrenin cabinetsabovean er has ignited.Whencookingis com- Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoor.
pleted,turnburneroffbeforeremoving Let hot air or steam escape before
applianceor onbackguardof a range. pan to prevent exposureto burner movingor replacingfood.
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 diately discardthe food and its con-
NEVER use appliance as a space or cabinetsabovetheappliance, tainer.Thefoodcouldbecontaminat-
heaterto heator warma 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 highheatsettingorwhendeep 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 the oven.
Pressurebuildup maycausecontain- Use pans with flat bottomsand han-
dles that are easilygraspedand stay
Avoid touchingoven vent areawhile 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 Dishtowelsor othersubstitutesshould theycouldbe unstableand easilytip.
vent or surroundingareas until they neverbeusedaspot holdersbecause Pans that are heavy to move when
havehadsufficienttimetocool. theycantrail acrosshotsurfaceburn- filled with food 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