Maytag CRG8200B Manual page 4

Always place oven racks in the desired positions while
Cleaning Safety
oven is cool. If a rack must be moved while hot, use a Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool
dry potholder. Always turn the oven off at the end of before touching or cleaning them. Do not touch the
cooking, burner grates or surrounding areas until they have had
Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or sufficient time to cool.
steam escape before removing or replacing food. Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a
manufacturer's instructions. If a plastic frozen food hot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes
container and/or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise if applied to a hot surface.
damaged during cooking, immediately discard the food
and its container. The food could be contaminated. Self-Clean Oven (select models)
Clean only parts listed in this booklet. Do not clean
Utensil Safety
door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal.
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily Care should be taken not to rub, damage, or move the
grasped and stay cool. Avoid using unstable or loose gasket. Do not use oven cleaners of any kind in or
handled pans. around any part of the self-clean oven.
Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan, oven
and avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in racks, and other utensils, and wipe off excessive
deep fat frying, spillovers to prevent excessive smoke or flare-ups.
To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and CAUTION: Do not leave food or cooking utensils, etc.,
spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, do in the oven during the self-clean cycle.
not extend handles over adjacent surface burners. It is normal for the cook'top of the range to become hot
Always turn pan handles toward the side or back of the during a self-clean cycle. Therefore, touching the
appliance, not out into the room where they are easily cooktop during a clean cycle should be avoided.
hit or reached by small children.
Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil
Important Safety Notice and Warning
and the appliance. The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the
cooking bags. Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California to cause cancer or
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, or reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn
glazed utensils are suitable for eooktop or oven usage customers of potential exposures to such substances.
without breaking due to the sudden change in
temperature. Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the
burning of gas can result in low-level exposure to some
This appliance has been tested for safe performance of the listed substances, including benzene,
using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or formaldehyde and soot, due primarily to the incomplete
accessories that are not specifically recommended in combustion of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP)
this manual. Do uot use eyelid covers for the surface fuels. Properly adjusted burners will minimize
units, stove top grills, or add-on oven convection incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances
systems. The use of devices or accessories that are not can be minimized by properly venting the burners to
expressly recommended in this manual can create the outdoors.
serious safety hazards, result in performance problems,
and reduce the life of the components of the appliance.
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