Installation Use and Care

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Warnings
To Prevent Fire or Smoke Damage
• Be sure all packing materials are removed from
the appliance before operating it.
• Keep area around appliance clear and free
from combustible materials, gasoline, and other
ammable vapors and materials.
• If the appliance is installed near a window, proper
precautions should be taken to prevent curtains
from blowing over burners.
NEVER leave any items on the top. The hot air
from the vent may ignite ammable items and may
increase pressure in closed containers which may
cause them to burst.
• Many aerosol-type spray cans are EXPLOSIVE
when exposed to heat and may be highly
ammable. 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 rangetop as they may melt or soften if left too
close to the vent or alighted surface burner.
• Combustible items (paper, plastic, etc.) may ignite
and metallic items may become hot and cause
burns. DO NOT pour spirits over hot foods.
DO NOT leave oven unsupervised when drying
herbs, breads, mushrooms, etc; re hazard.
In Case of Fire
Turn off appliance and ventilating hood to avoid
spreading the ame. Extinguish ame then turn on
hood to remove smoke and odor.
• Worktop: Smother re or ame in a pan with a
lid or cookie sheet.
• NEVER pick up or move a aming pan.
• Oven: Smother re or ame by closing the
oven door. DO NOT use water on grease res.
Use baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher to smother re or ame.
• Grease is ammable and should be handled
carefully. DO NOT use water on grease res.
Flaming grease can be extinguished with baking
soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry chemical
or foam type extinguisher. Let fat cool before
attempting to handle it. DO NOT allow grease
to collect around the oven or in vents. Wipe up
spillovers immediately.
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.
• DO NOT store items of interest to children over
the unit. Children climbing to reach items could
be seriously injured.
• 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 appliance.
Cooking Safety
• 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 in frequently and which are safely stored
in an area subjected to heat from an appliance.
Temperatures may be unsafe for some items, such
as volatile liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
• 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 ame.
• ALWAYS adjust surface burner ame so that
it does not extend beyond the bottom edge of
the pan. An excessive ame is hazardous, wastes
energy and may damage the appliance, pan or
cabinets above the appliance. This is based on
safety considerations.
• NEVER leave a surface cooking operation
unattended especially when using 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.
• DO NOT heat unopened food containers,
build up of pressure may cause the container to
explode and result in injury.
• Use dry, sturdy pot-holders. 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.
• A LWAYS let quantities of hot fat used for deep
fat frying cool before attempting to move or
handle.
• DO NOT let cooking grease or other ammable
materials accumulate in or near the appliance,
hood or vent fan. Clean hood frequently to
prevent grease from accumulating on hood or