Manyaerosol-typespraycansareEXPLOSIVEwhen exposed to heat and or storhighly flammable.Avoid their use may be age 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 leaveplastic 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 surfaceburners, 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. Ternperatures may be unsafe for some items, such asvolatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays,
About Your
Appliance NEVERuse appliance as a space heater to heat or warm a room to prevent potential hazard to the user and damage to the appliance. Also, donotusethecooktopor oven as a storage area for food or cooking utensils, Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air by blocking the oven vent or air intakes. Restriction of air flow tothebumerpreventsproperperformance and increases carbon monoxide emission to unsafe levels, Avoidtouchingovenventareawhileoven isonandfor several minutes after oven is turned off. Some parts of the vent and surrounding area become hot enough to cause burns. After oven is turned off, do areas until they have had sufficient time to cool. not touch the oven vent or surrounding Other potentially hot surfaces include cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven door and areas around door and window, WARNING: NEVERuse appliance door, or drawer, ifequipped, asa step stool or seat as this may result in possible tipping of the appliance, damage to the appliance, and serious injuries, Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth asthebulb couldbreak. Should the bulb break, disconnect power to the appliance before removing bulb to avoid electrical shock,
Always adjust surface burner flame s( that it does not extend beyond the bottorr edge of the pan. An excessive flame i_ hazardous, wastes energy and may dam age the appliance, pan or cabinets above the appliance. NEVERleaveasurfacecookingoperatior unattended especially when using a high heat setting or when deep fat frying Boilovers cause smoking and greas_ spillovers may ignite. Clean up greas_ spills as soon as possible. Donot use higt heat for extended cooking operations. NEVER heat an unopened container or the surfaceburner or in the oven. Pressun build-up may cause container to burs resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordam age to the appliance. Use dry, sturdy pot ........ holders. Damp pot _;_IL. _. burns from steam. '_i _!!!_.i holders may cause !_ ........ Dishtowels or other ,,_i_' substitutes should neverbeusedaspot .... holders because they can trail across ho surface burners and ignite or get caugh on appliance parts. Always let quantities of hot fat used fo deep fat frying cool before attempting t, move or handle. Do not let cooking grease or other flare mable materials accumulate in ornear th, appliance, hood or vent fan. Clean hoo_ frequently to prevent grease from accumulating on hood or fllter. When flaming foods under the hood : turn the fan on. NEVER wear gar-
Child
Safety
NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised 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 coolin a safeplace, out ofreach 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 interest to children in cabinets above an appliance or on backguard of a range. Children climb ing on the appliance door to reach items could be seriously injured, ............... _{:_
Cooking
Satiety
Always place a pan on a surface burner before turning it on. Be sure you know which knobcontrolswhich surfaceburner. Make sure the correct burner is turned on and that the burner has ignited. When cooking is completed, turn burner off beforeremoving pan to prevent exposure to burner flame,
mentsmadeofflammablematerialorloos fittingor long-sleevedapparel while cool_ ing. Clothing may ignite or catch utens handles. Always place oven racks in the desire, positions while oven is cool. Slide ove rack out to add or remove food, using dr? sturdy pot holders. Always avoid reading into the oven to add or remove food. ]
