GE JBP90 Owner's Manual page 4

IMPORTANTSAFETY INFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCtiONSBEFORE USING.
WARNING!
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contacta qualified
technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken.
_ Do not store flammable materials in
an oven or near the cooktop,
CAUTION:
_J._ Items of interest to
children shoukl not be stored in cabinets
above a range or on the backsplash of
a range--children climbing on the range
m reach items could be ,seriously injured.
Never wear loose-fitting or hanging
garments while using the appliance.
Be careful when reaching for items stored
over the range. Flammable material could
be ignited if brought in contact with hot
surface units or heating elements and
may cause severe burns.
,/Use only dE" pot holders-moist or damp
pot holders on hot surthces n]ay result in
burns ii'om steatn. Do not let pot holders
touch hot sm-lZaceunits or heating
elements. Do not me a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of pot holders.
Do not use _"ater on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls
off. Smother a flaming pan on a surthce
unit by covering the pan cnmpletely with
a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray:
Use a nmlti-purpc_se du' chemical or
foam-t}qpe fire exfinguisfier.
Naming grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering it with baking sn_a or,
if available, by using a multi-puq3ose dly
chentical or foam-Wpe fire extingnisliec
Flame in the oven can be smothered
completely by closing the oven door
and turning the oven offor by using
a multi-purpose d W chemical or
fbmn-type fire extinguishex;
For _xmr _fbty, never use your appliance
for wanning or ht_afing the room.
_-_Do mat let cooking grease or other
flmnmable materials accumulate in or
near the range.
;g_Do not touch the surface units, the
heating elements or the interior surlhce
of the oven. These snrfaces may be hot
enough to bm'n even though they are
dark in colo1: During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other flanm_able
materials contact the surl_ce traits, areas
nearby the surface units or any interior
area of the oven; allow sufficient time for
cooling first.
Potentially lint surfaces include the
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent opening, surfaces neat- the opening,
crevices around the oven door.
REMEMBER:The inside surface of the oven
may be hot when dm door is opened.
Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other tlammable vapnl,-s and
liquids in the vicinity' of this on- any other
appliance.
Keep the hood and grease filters clean
to maintain good venting and R) avoid
grease fires.
Teach children not to play with the
controls or any other part of the range.
Ab,_ays keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holdm.-s and other linens a safe distance
fi-om your n,qnge.
iMways keep wooden mad plastic utensils
and canned food a s_db distance fi'om
your _-ange,
Mways keep combustible wall cnverings,
curtains or drapes a sate distance finm
yOUl"range,
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COOK MEATAND POULTRY THOROUGHLY...
Cookmeatand poultrythoroughly meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°Eandpoultry
to at leastan INTERNAL t emperature of 180°ECooking to these temperatures u suaflyprotectsagainst
foodbomeillness.