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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
COOKING SAFETY
that are heavy to move when IMPORTANT SAFETY
Use caution when wearing gar-
filled with food may also be haz-
NOTICE AND WARNING
ments made of flammable mate-
ardous.
The
California
Safe
Drinking
rial to avoid clothing fires. Loose
Water and Toxic
Enforcement
fitting or long-hanging-sleeved
Be sure utensil is large enough to
Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) re-
apparel should not be worn while
properly contain food and avoid
quires the Governor of California
cooking. Clothing may ignite or
boilovers,
to publish a list of substances
catch utensil handles,
known to the State of California
ALUMINUM FOIL
to cause cancer or reproductive
Never heat an unopened con-
Use aluminum foil ONLY as in-
harm, and requires businesses
tainer
in the oven.
Pressure
structed in this book. Improper
to warn customers of potential
build-up may cause container to
use of aluminum foil may cause
exposures to such substances.
burst resulting in serious per-
damage to the oven, affect cook-
sonal injury or damage to the
ing results, and can also result in
Users
of
this
appliance
are
oven.
shock and/or fire hazards,
hereby warned that the burning
of gas can result in low-level ex-
Use care when opening oven
Do not cover oven bottom or
posureto some of the listed sub-
door. Let hot air or steam escape
broiler insert with aluminum foil.
stances, including benzene, for-
before
removing
or replacing
To minimize chance of grease
maldehyde and soot, dueprimar-
food. Always place oven racks in
fires use a broiler pan that allows
ily to the incomplete combustion
the desired positions while oven
grease to drip below the insert,
of natural gas or liquid petroleum
is cool. If a rack must be moved
away from the broiler flame.
(LP) fuels.
Properly
adjusted
while hot, be careful to avoid con-
burners will minimize incomplete
tact
of potholders
with oven
STORAGE ABOVE OVEN
combustion.
Exposure to these
burner flame.
To eliminate the hazard of reach-
substances
can also be mini-
ing over hot surface
burners,
mized by properly venting the
Use
dry,
sturdy
potholders,
cabinet storage should not be
burners to the outdoors.
Damp
potholders
may cause
provided directly above a unit. If
burns from steam. Dish towels or
such
storage
is provided,
it
HOW TO REMOVE OVEN
other substitutes should never
should be limited to items which
FOR CLEANING AND
be used as potholders because
are safely stored in an area sub-
SERVICING
they can trail across hot burners
jected to heat from an appliance.
When necessary,
follow these
and ignite or get caught on oven
Temperatures
in storage areas
procedures to remove appliance
parts,
above unit may be unsafe for
for cleaning or servicing:
some items such as volatile liq-
1. Shut-off gas supply to appli-
Carefully slide oven rack out to
uids, cleaners, or aerosol sprays,
ance.
add or remove food, using dry,
2. Disconnect electrical supply to
sturdy potholders. Always avoid
PLASTICS
appliance.
reaching into oven to add or re-
Many plastics are vulnerable to
3. Disconnect gas supply tubing
move food.
heat. Keep plastics away from
to appliance.
parts of the appliance that may
4. Remove screws that secure
UTENSIL SAFETY
become warm or hot.
appliance to cabinet. Remove
Use only pans that have flat bot-
appliance from cabinet.
toms and handles that are easily
AEROSOL SPRAYS
5. Reverse
procedure
to rein-
grasped and stay cool. Avoid us-
Many aerosol-type
spray cans
stall. If gas line has been dis-
ing
unstable,
warped,
easily
are EXPLOSIVE when exposed
connected,
check
for
gas
tipped or loose handled pans. Do
to heat and may be highly flam-
leaks after reconnection. (See
not use pans if their handles twist
mable. Avoid their use or storage
Installation Instructions for gas
and cannot be tightened. Pans
near an appliance,
leak test method.)
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