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IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USING YOUR
COOKTOP
• Know which knob controls each surface heating unit. Place a
pan of food on the unit before turning it on, and turn the unit off
before removing the pan.
• Use Proper
Pan Size--This
appliance is equipped with one or
more surface units of different sizes. Select utensils having flat
bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element.
The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the heating
element to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
Proper relationship of utensil to element will also improve efficiency.
• Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and Not Extend Over
Adjacent
Surface Elements_Te
reduce the risk of burns, ignition
of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional
contact
with the utensil, the handle of the utensil should be positioned so
that it is turned inward, and does net extend over adjacent surface
units.
• Never
Leave Surface
Elements
Unattended
at High
Heat
Settings--Boilevers
cause smoking and greasy spillevers
that
may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt.
• Do Not Immerse
or Soak Removable
Heating
Elements--
Heating elements should never be immersed in water. Heating
elements
clean themselves
during normal operation.
• Glazed
Cooking
Utensils--Only
certain types of glass, glass/
ceramic,
ceramic,
earthenware,
or other glazed
utensils
are
suitable for cook top service without breaking due to the sudden
change
in
temperature.
Check
the
manufacturer's
recommendations
for cook top use,
• When flaming
foods under a ventilating
hood, turn the fan on.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USING YOUR
OVEN
• Use Care When Opening
Oven Door or Warmer
Drawer (if
equipped)--Stand
to the side of the range when opening the door
of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or
replace food in the oven.
• Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed,
The oven vent is located
under the left rear surface element if your model is equipped with
coil elements. The oven vent is located below the backguard for
models equipped with ceramic-glass
cook tops. Touching the
surfaces
in this area when the oven is operating
may cause
severe burns. Also, de net place plastic or heat-sensitive
items on
or near the oven vent. These items could melt or ignite.
• Placement
of Oven Racks. Always place oven racks in desired
location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is
hot use extreme caution. Use pethelders and grasp the rack with
both hands to repositien.
De not let potholders
contact the hot
heating elements in the oven. Remove all utensils from the rack
before moving.
• Do not use the broiler pan without
its insert. The broiler pan and
its insert allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away from the high
heat of the broiler.
• Do not cover the broiler insert with alumin um foil. Exposed fat
and grease could ignite.
• Protective
Liners--Do
not use aluminum foil to line the oven
bottom. Only use aluminum foil as recommended
in this manual.
Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric
shock, or fire.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR CLEANING
YOUR RANGE
• Clean the range regularly to keep all parts free of grease that could catch fire. Pay particular attention to the area underneath each
surface element. Do not allow grease to accumulate.
• Kitchen
cleaners
and aerosols--Always
follow
the manufacturer's
recommended
directions
for use. Be aware that excess
residue from cleaners and aerosols may ignite causing damage and injury.
• Clean Ventilating
Hoods Frequently--Grease
should not be allowed to accumulate
on the hood or filter. Follow manufacturer's
instructions
for cleaning.
COIL COOK TOP MODELS
• Make Sure Reflector
Pans or Drip Bowls Are in Place--Absence
of these pans or bowls during cooking may subject wiring or
components
underneath
to damage.
• Protective
Liners--De
not use aluminum foil to line surface unit drip bowls, or reflector pans. Only use aluminum foil as recommended
in this manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in risk of electric shock, or fire. Improper installation of these liners may
result in risk of electric shock, or fire.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY
NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement
Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known
to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive
harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure
to such substances.
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