Sears 61118 Range User Manual


 
Important Safety Instructions (co0 0u0d)
Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a
flaming pan. Turn the
controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit
by covering the pan
completely with a well-fitting
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Use a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-_,pe fire
extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering it with baking soda or, if available, by using
a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or
by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type
fire extinguisher_
Do not store flammable
materials in an oven,
range broiler or storage
drawer, or near the
cooktop.
Do not store or use
combustible materials, gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the vidnlty of
this or any other appliance.
Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly
and always cook the meat to an internal temperature
of at least 170°E (77°C,). This assures that, in the
remote possibility that trichina may be present ia the
meat, it will be killed and the meat wi_ be safe to eat°
For your safety; never use
your appliance for
warming or heating the
room,
Surface Cooking
* Always use the LITE position (on models with
electric ignition) or the HI position (on models
with standing pilots) when igniting the top
burners and make sure the burners have ignited.
Never leave the surface burners unattended at
high flame settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire°
* Adjust the top burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cookware. Excessive
flame is hazardous°
Use only dry pot holders--moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from
steam,
* Do not let pot holders come near open flames
when lifting cookware. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of a pot holder.
, To minimize the possibility" of burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage, turn cookware
handles toward the side or back of the range without
letting them extend over adjacent burners,
o Always mm the surface burners to OFF before
removing cookware,
Carefully watch foods being fried at a high flame
setting.
Never block the vents (air openings) of the range.
They provide the air inlet and outlet that are
necessary for the range to operate properly with
correct combustion. Air openings are located in the
following places:
--Oven vent at the rear of the cooktop,
---Mr intake under the broiler drawer°
---_r vent at the top of the oven door,