Never touch cooktop elements, areas
near cooktop elements, oven heating
elements or interior surfaces of oven.
Heating elements and nearby areas
may be hot enough to burn you even
though they are dark in color. During
and after use, do not let clothing or
flammable materials touch heating
elements or oven surfaces until they
have had time to cool. Other surfaces
that may become hot during use are the
oven vent duct and the oven door.
Select utensils with flat bottoms large
enough to cover the entire cooktop ele-
ment. This will reduce risk of ignition of
clothing from a partially exposed heat-
ing element, and improve efficiency.
Never soak or immerse removable
heating elements in water.
GREASE FIRES
Never leave containers of fat or drip-
pings on or near the range. Never let
grease collect on your range. You can
help prevent grease fires if you clean up
grease and spillovers after each range
use.
Never try to move a pan of hot fat,
especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until
the fat has cooled.
Always keep the appliance area clear
and free from combustible materials,
gasoline and other flammable vapors
and liquids.
Never store flammable
materials in an oven or near cooktop
elements. Flammable items may catch
fire and plastic items may melt and ig-
nite.
Never leave cooktop elements un-
watched at high heat settings.
Boilovers cause smoking, and greasy
spillovers may catch fire.
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