In Case Of Fire; Child Safety; Cooking Safety - Maytag GEMINI MGR6772BDS User Manual

INCASE Of FIRE
Turnoff appliance andventilating hood toavoid
spreading theflame.Extinguish flamethenturn
on hoodto removesmokeand odor.
_-Cooktop: Smotherfire or flame in a pan
with a lidor cookiesheet.
NEVERpick up or movea flaming pan.
_-Oven: Smotherfireor flame by closingthe
ovendoor.
Donot usewateron greasefires.Use baking
soda,a drychemical o rfoam-typeextinguisher
to smotherfire or flame.
CHILD SAFETY
NEVERleavechildrenalone or unsupervised
in area whereapplianceis in useor is stJlJ h ot.
NEVER allowchildren tosit or standonanypart
ofappliance astheycouldbe injuredor burned.
NEVERstore items ofinterestto children in
cabinets aboveanappliance oronbackguard
ofa range. C hildren climbing o n appliance,
door o r drawer t oreach itemscould damage
appliance o r be burnedor seriously i njured.
Childrenmustbetaughtthatthe applianceand
utensilsin or on it can be hot. Let hot utensils
coolin a safeplace,outof reachof small chil-
dren.Childrenshouldbe taught that an appli-
anceisnota toy.Children shouldnotbe allowed
to playwithcontrols o r otherparts of the unit.
ABOUT YOUR APPLIANCE
NEVER use appliance door,or drawer, if
equipped, as a stepstoolor seat as this
mayresult in possible t ipping ofthe appli-
ance, damagetothe appliance, a nd seri-
oosinjuries.
NEVERuse applianceas a space heaterto
heator warma roomto prevent p otentialhaz-
ard tothe userand damageto the appliance.
Also, do not use the cooktop or oven as a
storagearea for foodor cooking utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow of combustionand
ventilationair by blocking the oven vent or
air intakes.Restriction of airflow tothe burner
preventsproper performanceand increases
carbonmonoxideemission to unsafelevels.
The oven vent is located at the base of the
control panel.
Avoidtouching ovenvent areawhile oven is
onand forseveralminutesafterovenisturned
off.Some parts of the vent and surrounding
area becomehot enoughto causeburns.Af-
ter oven is turned off, do nottouch the oven
ventor surroundingareasuntiltheyhavehad
sufficienttime to cool
Donottoucha hotovenlightbulbwith a damp
cloth asthe bulbcouldbreak.Shouldthe bulb
break,disconnectpowertothe appliancebe-
fore removingbulb to avoidelectricalshock.
Other potentially hot surfaces include:
Cooktop,areasfacingtheceoktop,ovenvent
and surfaces near the ventopening, oven
door, areas around the door and ovenwin-
dow.
COOKING SAFETY
Alwaysplacea pan on a surfaceburner be-
fore turning it on. Be sure you know which
knob controls which surface burner.Make
sure thecorrect b urner isturnedonand that
the burnerhas ignited.Whencookingis com-
pleted, turn burner off beforeremovingpan
to preventexposureto burnerflame.
Alwaysadjust surfaceburnerflameso that it
does not extend beyondthe bottom edgeof
the pan.An excessiveflame is hazardous,
wastes energy and may damagethe appli-
ance, pan or cabinets abovethe appliance.
NEVER leave a surface cooking operation
unattended especially w henusinga highheat
setting or when deep fat frying. Boilovers
causesmokingand greasyspilloversmayig-
nite. Cleanup greasy spills as soon as pos-
sible.Donot usehighheatforextended cook-
ing operations.
NEVERheat an unopenedcontaineron the
surfaceburneror in the oven. P ressurebuild-
up maycause containerto burst resultingin
seriouspersonalinjuryor damageto the ap-
pliance.
Use dry, sturdy potholders. D amp potholders
may cause burns from steam. Dishtowelsor
other substitutes should never be used as
potholdersbecausethey can trail across hot
surfaceburners and ignite or get caught on
applianceparts.
Always let quantitiesof hotfat usedfor deep
fat frying coot before attemptingto move or
handle.
Donot letcookinggreaseor otherflammable
materials a ccumulate in or neartheappliance,
hoodor ventfan.Cleanhoodfrequentlyto pre-
vent greasefrom accumulating on hood or
filter.Whenflamingfoodsunderthe hoodturn
the fan on.
NEVER wear garmentsmade of flammable
materialor loosefittingor long-sleeved apparel
while cooking. Clothing may igniteor catch
utensil handles.
OVENS
Alwaysplaceoven racksin the desiredposi-
tions whileoveniscool. S lideoven rackoutto
add or remove food, using dry, sturdy
potholders. Always avoidreaching into the
ovento add or removefood. if a rack mustbe
movedwhilehot, usea dry potholder. Always
turn the ovenoff at the end of cooking.
Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoor.Lethot
air or steamescapebeforemovingor replac-
ing food.
PREPAREDFOOD WARNING:Follow food
manufacturer'sinstructions. If a plastic frozen
foodcontainerand/oritscoverdistorts,warps,
or is otherwisedamagedduringcooking, ira-
mediatelydiscardthe food and its container.
The food couldbe contaminated.
NEVERusealuminumfoilto coverovenracks
or oven bottom. Thiscould result in risk of
electric shock, fire, or damageto the appli-
ance. Use foil only as directedin this guide.
UTENSIL SAFETY
Use pans withflat bottomsand handlesthat
are easily graspedand staycool.Avoidusing
unstable, warped, easily tipped or loose-
handled pans. Also avoidusing pans, espe-
cia[lysmall pans,with heavyhandlesas they