Kenmore Double Oven Electric Range Use & Care Manual page 4

• Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging
garments should never be worn while using the
appliance. Do not let clothing or other flammable
materials contact hot surfaces.
Never use your appliance for warming
or heating the room.
• Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.
Smother the fire with a pan lid, or use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
• When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat or
grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot.
• Use Only Dry Potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let the potholders touch hot
heating surface units. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth instead of a potholder.
• Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers. Buildup
of pressure may cause the container to burst and
result in injury.
IMPORTANT—Do not attempt to operate the
appliance during a power failure. If power fails,
always turn off the appliance. If the appliance is not
turned off and the power resumes, it will begin to
operate again. Once the power resumes, reset the
clock and oven function.
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 then 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. The use of undersized
utensils will expose a portion of the surface
heating unit to direct contact and may result in
ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil
to the surface unit will also improve efficiency.
• Utensil handles should be turned inward and not
extend over adjacent surface units. To reduce
the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials,
and spillage due to unintentional contact with the
utensil.
Important Safety Instructions
• Never leave surface burners unattended at
high heat settings—Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy accumulations that may ignite, or a pan
that has boiled dry may melt.
• Glazed cooking utensils—Only certain types of
glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or
other glazed utensils are suitable for rangetop
service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Check the manufacturer's
recommendations for cooktop use.
• When flaming foods under a ventilating hood,
turn the fan on.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
YOUR OVEN
• Use Care When Opening an Oven Door—Stand to
the side of the appliance 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 upper
oven is vented at the back of the cooktop and the
lower oven at the center trim. Touching the surfaces
in this area when the oven is operating may cause
severe burns. Also, do not place plastic or heat-
sensitive items 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. Remove all
utensils from the rack before removing rack. If rack
must be moved while oven is hot, use extreme caution.
Use pot holders and grasp the rack with both hands
to reposition. Do not let pot holders contact the hot
oven element or interior of the oven.
• Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The
broiler pan and grid allow dripping fat to drain and
be kept away from the high heat of the broiler.
• Do not cover the broiler grid or oven bottom with
aluminum foil. Exposed fat and grease could ignite.
• Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp
cloth. Doing so could cause the bulb to break.
Disconnect the appliance or shut off the power to the
appliance before removing and replacing the bulb.
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