Hotpoint RB754 Use And Care Manual page 4

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN
CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE
BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE—CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH
ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
• Use only dry pot holders—moist or
damp pot holders on hot surfaces may
result in burns from steam. Do not let
pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do not
use a towel or other bulky cloth. Such cloths can
catch fire on a hot heating element.
• Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance from
your range.
• Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and
canned food a safe distance from your range.
• Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from your
range.
• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
range. Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with hot surface units or
heating elements and may cause severe burns.
• DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.
• KEEP HOOD AND GREASE FILTERS
CLEAN TO MAINTAIN GOOD VENTING
AND TO AVOID GREASE FIRES. DO NOT
LET COOKING GREASE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS
ACCUMULATE IN OR NEAR THE RANGE.
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• Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn
the controls off. Smother a flaming
pan on a surface unit by covering it
completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or
flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by
covering with baking soda or, if available, a multi-
purpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven
OFF or using a chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
• Do not touch the surface units, heating
elements or the interior surfaces of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even
though they are dark in color. During and after
use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact surface units, areas
nearby surface units or any interior area of the
oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas
facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces
near the opening, crevices around the oven door,
and metal trim parts above the door.
Remember: The inside surface of the oven may
be hot when the door is opened.
• When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.