Magic Chef 64HA 4TKXW Use And Care Manual page 3

SAFETY I NSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL COOKING S AFETY
Neveruseyour range towarmorheat If flameshould gooutduring cooking, Usecarewhenopening ovendoor. L et
the room. turn burner off. IF GAS HAS hot air or steam escape before
COLLECTED AND A STRONGGAS removing or replacing food. Always
Nocooking appliance shouldeverbe ODOR IS DETECTED, WAIT5MINUTES place oven racks in the desired
usedas a spaceheater. T hisinstruc- FOR GAS ODOR TO DISAPPEAR positions whileoveniscool.If a rack
tion is based on safety considera- BEFORE R ELIGHTING B URNER. mustbe moved whilehot, be careful
tionsto preventpotential h azardto to avoidcontactof pot holders with
the consumer a s well as damage to Never leave a surface cooking ovenburnerflame.
the appliance, operation unattended especially
whenusinga highheatsetting. B oil- Slideovenrackoutto addor remove
Keep areaaround appliance c learand overs cause smokingand greasy food, usingdry, sturdypotholders.
free from combustiblematerials, spillovers mayignite. Alwaysavoid reaching intoovento
gasoline, andother flammable vapors placeor removefood.
and materials. Be sure you know which knob
controls which surface burner. Use aluminum foil ONLY as
In the event of a prolonged power Alwaysmakesurethecorrect burner instructed. Improper u seof aluminum
failure, the surface burnercan be is turnedon andthat the burnerhas foil may causedamage to the range,
manuallylightedwith a match.The ignited.Whencookingis completed affectcookingresultsadversely and
oven cannotbe operatedduringa turn burneroff. canalsoresultin shockand/or FIRE
powerfailure. HAZARDS.
Do not use cooktopor oven as a
storage area for food or cooking Do not coverbroilerinsertwithfoil.
CHILD SAFETY utensils. T hisinstruction is basedon To minimizechanceof greasefires
1. Do notleavechildren aloneor safety considerationsto prevent use a broilerpanthat allowsgrease
unsupervised near the appli- potentialhazardto userand to the to drip belowthe insert,away from
ancewhenit is in useor isstill appliance, the broilerflame.
hot.
Usecautionwhenwearinggarments
2. Children should never be madeof flammable materialto avoid
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allowedto sit or standon any clothing fires. Loosefitting or long- Use extreme caution when moving
part of the appliance, hanging-sleeved a pparelshouldnot the greasekettleor disposing of hot
be wornwhilecooking. C lothing may grease.
3. Children MUSTbe taughtthat igniteor catchutensilhandles.
theappliance a ndutensils in or Hot grease is flammable. Avoid
on it canbe hot. Usedry,sturdy potholders. D amp pot lettinggrease deposits collect a round
holders maycauseburns fromsteam, appliance, range hood, o rventfan.Do
4.Children shouldbetaughtthat Dish towels or other substitutes notleavecontainer o f grease around
an appliance isnotatoy.They shouldneverbe usedas pot holders a cooking appliance. Always let
shouldnothe allowed to play becausethey can trail across hot quantities of hotfat usedfordeepfat
withcontrols or otherpartsof surface burnersand ignite or get fryingcoolbeforeattempting to move
the unit. caughton rangeparts, or handle.In the event of a grease
fire, DO NOTattemptto movepan.
5.Let hotutensils coolin a safe Neverheatan unopened c ontainer o n Coverpan with a lid to extinguish
place, out of reach of small the surfaceburneror in the oven. flameandturnsurfaceburneroff. Oo
children. Pressure build-up may cause notdouse flamewithwater.Useadry
container t o burstresulting inseriuus chemical or foam-type fire
6.CAUTION: Donotstoreitemsof personalinjury or damageto the extinguisher, if available, o rsprinkle
interest t o children in cabinets range, heavilywith bakingsoda.
abovean appliance. C hildren
climbingon the applianceto Spills or boilovers which contain
reachitemscouldbeseriously grease shouldbe cleaned up assoon
injured.An applianceshould as possible. I f they are allowedto
not be usedas a stepstoolto accumulate, theycouldcreatea FIRE
cabinets above. HAZARD.