GE JDP39 Owner's Manual page 3

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A WARNING!
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
f_:Never wear loose4itting or hanging gam)ents
while using the appliance. Be carefid when
reaching fbr items stored over the range.
Hammable mate,ial could be ignited if brought
in contact with hot surfi/ce atnits or heating
elements and may cause severe bums.
iJii:i Use only dU pot holde*._--moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfi/ces may result in burns
flom steam. Do not let pot holdet._ touch hot
surf,ace atnits or heating elements. Do not use
a towel or other batik)' cloth in place of pot
holde,s.
iJi;:i For your safety, never use your appliance %r
wanning or heating the room.
iJi;:i Teach chil&en not to play with tile controls or
any other part of the range.
iJi;:i ?dwavs keel) dish towels, dish cloths, pot holde,s
and other linens a sate distance fiom your
t_ange.
_: Alwa> kee I) wooden and plastic attensils and
canned fbod a safe distance flom
yOHI"I_]nge.
iJii:i _Mwavskeq) combustible wall cove,ings,
cm*ains or drapes a safe distance fiom your
t_ange.
_: Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
mate,ials accumulate in or near the range.
_: Keep the hood and grease filte,s cleat) to
maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.
iJii:i Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up
a flaming pan. Turn the controls ofli Smother a
flaming pat) on a surfiace atnit by coveting the
pat) completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tmv Use a multi-puq)ose dU
chemical or libam-t)pe fire extinguishe,:
Flaming grease outside a pan cat) be put out by
covering it with baking soda o,, if available, by
using a multi-propose dU chemical or fbam-
type fire extinguisher
Flame in the oven cat) be smothered completely
bv closing the oven door and turning the oven
off or by using a multi-propose d U chemical or
fbam-type fire extinguisher.
_: Do not touch the surlii/ce atnits, the heating
elements or the interior surlii/ce of the oven.
These surfilces may be hot enough to burn
even though they are dark in color During and
after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact tile sur[i/ce ttnits,
areas nearby the sur[ilce units or at))' interior
area of tile oven; allow sufficient time fbr
cooling fi,st.
Potentialh' hot sur[ilces include the cooktop,
areas filcing the cooktop, oven vent opening,
surlii/ces near the opening, crevices around the
oven dooI"
REMEMBER: T he inside sur[ilce of the oven may
be hot when the door is opened.
iJii:i Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapo,s and liquids
it) the vicinity of this or at))' other appliance.
COOK MEAT ANDPOULTRY THOROUGHLY...
Cook meatandpoultrythoroughly--meat t oat/east an INTERNAL temperature o f 160°F andpoultrytoat/east an
INTERNAL temperature o f 180°E Cooking to thesetemperatures usua//y protects against f oodborne i //ness.
SURFACE COOKING U NITS
Use proper pan size--select cookware havingflat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating
element.Theuse of undersizedcookware will exposea portion of the surface unitto direct contact and may
result in ignition of clothing.Properrelationship of cookwareto surface unit will also improveefficiency.
iJii:i Never leave tile sur[ilce ttnits ttnattended
at high heat settings. Boilove,s cause smoking
and greasy spillove*s that may catch on fire.
_: Do not use aluminum fbil to line the drip pans
or anywhere it) the oven, except as described it)
this manual. Misuse could result it) a shock, fire
haand or damage to the range.
iJii:i Be sure the drip pans and the vent duct are not
covered and are it) place. Their absence during
cooking could damage range parts and wiring.
;_:Only ce,min t}pes of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containe,._ are
suitable [br cooktop service; othe,._ ma)break 3
because of the sudden change it) temI)evatme.