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ance or on backguard of a range. Children
climbing on the appliance door to reach
items could be seriously injured.
ABOUT YOUR
APPLIANCE
NEVER use appliance as a space heater to
heat or warm a room to prevent potential
hazard to the user and damage to the appli-
ance. Also, do not use the cooktop or oven
as a storage area for food or cooking uten-
sils.
For proper oven performance and opera-
tion, do not block or obstruct the oven vent
duct located on the right side of the air grille.
Avoid touching oven vent area while oven is
on and for several minutes after oven is
turned off. When the oven is in use, the vent
and surrounding area become hot enough to
cause burns. After oven is turned off, do not
touch the oven vent or surrounding areas
until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Other potentially hot surfaces include
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent, surfaces near the vent opening, oven
door, areas around the oven door and oven
window.
WARNING: NEVER use appliance door,
or drawer, if equipped, as a step stool or seat
as this may result in possible tipping of the
appliance, damage to the appliance, and seri-
ous injuries.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a
damp cloth as the bulb could break. Should
the bulb break, disconnect power to the
appliance before removing bulb to avoid
electrical shock.
COOKING SAFETY
Always place a pan on a surface burner
before turning it on. Be sure you know which
knob controls which surface burner. Make
sure the correct burner is turned on and that
the burner has ignited. When cooking is
completed, turn burner off before removing
pan to prevent exposure to burner flame.
Always adjust surface burner flame so that it
does not extend beyond the bottom edge of
the pan. An excessive flame is hazardous,
wastes energy and may damage the appli-
ance, pan or cabinets above the appliance.
NEVER leave a surface cooking operation
unattended especially when using a high
heat setting or when deep fat frying. Boilovers
cause smoking and greasy spillovers may
ignite. Clean up greasy spills as soon as
possible. Do not use high heat for extended
cooking operations.
NEVER heat an unopened container on
the surface burner or in the oven. Pressure
build-up may cause container to burst re-
sulting in serious personal injury or damage
to the appliance.
Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp pot-
holders may cause burns from steam.
Dishtowels or other substitutes should never
be used as potholders because they can trail
across hot surface burners and ignite or get
caught on appliance parts.
Always let quantities of hot fat used for deep
fat frying cool before attempting to move or
handle.
Do not let cooking grease or other flam-
mable materials accumulate in or near the
appliance, hood or vent fan. Clean hood
frequently to prevent grease from accumu-
lating on hood or filter. When flaming foods
under the hood turn the fan on.
NEVER wear garments made of flammable
material or loose fitting or long-sleeved
apparel while cooking. Clothing may ignite
or catch utensil handles.
Always place oven racks in the desired
positions while oven is cool. Slide oven rack
out to add or remove food, using dry, sturdy
potholders. Always avoid reaching into the
oven to add or remove food. If a rack must
be moved while hot, use a dry potholder.
Always turn the oven off at the end of
cooking.
Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLO-
SIVE when exposed to heat and may be
highly flammable. Avoid their use or storage
near an appliance.
Many plastics are vulnerable to heat. Keep
plastics away from parts of the appliance
that may become warm or hot. Do not leave
plastic items on the cooktop as they may
melt or soften if left too close to the vent or
a lighted surface burner.
To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot
surface burners, cabinet storage should not
be provided directly above a unit. If storage
is provided, it should be limited to items
which are used infrequently and which are
safely stored in an area subjected to heat
from an appliance. Temperatures may be
unsafe for some items, such as volatile liq-
uids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
IN CASE OF FIRE
Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to
avoid spreading the flame. Extinguish flame
then turn on hood to remove smoke and
odor.
• Cooktop: Smother fire or flame in a pan
with a lid or cookie sheet.
NEVER pick up or move a flaming pan.
• Oven: Smother fire or flame by closing
the oven door.
Do not use water on grease fires. Use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extin-
guisher to smother fire or flame.
CHILD SAFETY
NEVER leave children alone or unsuper-
vised near the appliance when it is in use or
is still hot.
NEVER allow children to sit or stand on
any part of the appliance as they could be
injured or burned.
Children must be taught that the appliance
and utensils in it can be hot. Let hot utensils
cool in a safe place, out of reach of small
children. Children should be taught that an
appliance is not a toy. Children should not
be allowed to play with controls or other
parts of the unit.
CAUTION: NEVER store items of inter-
est to children in cabinets above an appli-
Use care when opening the oven door. Let
hot air or steam escape before moving or
replacing food.
NEVER use aluminum foil to cover oven
racks or oven bottom. This could result in
risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the
appliance. Use foil only as directed in this
guide.