GE RGA520PW8 Owner's Manual page 5

20" and 24" gas ranges
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SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
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Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching
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for items stored in cabinetsover the cooktop.Flammablematerial could be ignited if brought in
contact with flame or hot oven surfaces and may cause severe bums.
• I,et burner gTates and ()tiler smiaces cool
1)eR)r,eU)uclring them or leaving them
where children can r,eaclr them.
• For your safety, never use your appliance
for warming or beating dre morn.
• Do not use water on g_,ease fires. Never pick
up a flaming pan. Turn offburner,
then
smother flaming pan by covering pan
completely with x_ll4itting lid, coolde
sheet or fiat tr W. Flaming g¢,ease outside a
pan can be put out by covering with baking
soda or, if available, a multi-purpose
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chemical or fimm-type fire extingldsher.
• Do not stor,e flammable materials in all oven,
a rang,e broiler drawer or near a cooku)p.
• Do not stor,e or use combustible materials,
gasoline or otlmr flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
• Do not let cooking gTease or other
flammable materials accumulate in
or near the range.
• cautioN.. Items of interest to children
should not be stored in tire cabinel_s above
a rang,e or on tire backsplash of a rang,e-
children dimbing on the range to reach
items could be seriously iqjur,ed.
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cook MEATAND POULTRY THOROUGHLY...
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Cookmeat and poultry thoroughly--meat to at least an INTERNAL temperatureof 160°Eand poultry
to at least an INTERNAL temperatureof 180°ECookingto these temperaturesusuallypretects against
foodbomeil/ness.
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Stand away from range when opening oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause bums
to hands, face and/or eyes.
• Do not use tim oven fi)r
a
storage area.
Items stor,ed in fire oven
can
ignite.
• Place tire oven shelves in tire desired
position while tire oven is cool.
• Keep the oven fi,ee fiom g_,ease buildup.
• Pulling out tire shelf to tire shelt_stop is a
convenience in lifdng heaxy foods. It is also
a precaution
against bums from touching
hot smiaces of tire ok)or or oven x_lls.
• Do not heat unopened
R)od containers.
Pressure could build up and the container
could burst, causing an in,ju U.
• Do not use aluminum Rill am_imr,e in fl_e
oven except as described in tiris book.
Misuse could result in a fire hazard or
damage m the rang,e.
• V_qren using cooking or masting bags in tire
oven, follow the manutacu|r,er's
directions.
• Use only glass cookwar,e drat is
recommended
for use in gas ovens.
• After broiling, always take the broiler pan
out of the range and clean it. I,efk)ver
gTease in tire broiler pan cml catch fire the
next time you use the pan.
• V_qmnbroiling, if meat is too dose u) the
flame, the fat m W ignite. Trim excess fat to
prevent excessive tar,e-ups.
• Make sure tire broiler pan is in place
cor_,ectlv to reduce the possibility of
gTease fires.
• lt>)u should have a g_,ease fire in tire
broiler pan, mm olf oven control, and
keep broiler drm_r and oven door closed
to contain fire until it bums out.
• Never leave jars offat drippings
on
or near your range.
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