Kenmore 790.9010 series Use & Care Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS, AREAS
NEAR THESE SURFACES, OVEN HEATING
ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURFACES.
Surface units may be hot even though they
are dark in color. Areas near surface units
may become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other fl ammable materials touch
these areas until they have had suffi cient
time to cool. Among these areas are the
cooktop, surfaces facing the cooktop, the
oven vent openings and surfaces near these
openings, oven door and window.
• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fi tting or
hanging garments should never be worn
while using the appliance. Do not let clothing
or other fl ammable materials contact hot
surfaces.
Never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.
Smother the fi re with a pan lid, or use
baking soda, a dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely.
Fat or grease may catch fi re if allowed to
become too hot.
• Use Only Dry Potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in
burns from steam. Do not let the potholders
touch hot heating surface units. Do not use
a towel or other bulky cloth instead of a
potholder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers.
Buildup of pressure may cause the container
to burst and result in injury.
IMPORTANT—Do not attempt to operate the
appliance during a power failure. If power
fails, always turn off the appliance. If the
appliance is not turned off and the power
resumes, it will begin to operate again. Once
the power resumes, reset the clock and oven
function.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USING YOUR COOKTOP
• Know which knob controls each surface
heating unit. Place a pan of food on the unit
before turning it on, and then turn the unit
off before removing the pan.
• Use proper pan size. This appliance is
equipped with one or more surface units of
diff erent sizes. Select utensils having fl at
bottoms large enough to cover the surface
unit. The use of undersized utensils will
expose a portion of the surface heating unit
to direct contact and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to the
surface unit will also improve effi ciency.
• Utensil handles should be turned inward
and not extend over adjacent surface
units. To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of
fl ammable materials, and spillage due to
unintentional contact with the utensil.
• Never leave surface units unattended—
Boilovers cause smoking and greasy
accumulations that may ignite, or a pan that
has boiled dry may melt.
• Glazed cooking utensils—Only certain types
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware,
or other glazed utensils are suitable for
rangetop service without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature. Check the
manufacturer's recommendations for cooktop
use.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USING YOUR OVEN
• Use Care When Opening an Oven Door—
Stand to the side of the appliance when
opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or
steam escape before you remove or replace
food in the oven.
• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The
upper oven is vented at the back of the
cooktop and the lower oven at the center
trim. Touching the surfaces in this area when
the oven is operating may cause severe burns.
Also, do not place plastic or heat-sensitive
items near the oven vent. These items could
melt or ignite.
NEVER cover any slots, holes
or passages in the oven bottom or cover an
entire rack with materials such as aluminum
foil. Doing so blocks air fl ow through the oven
and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
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