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FOR SAFETY'S SAKE
Do not put plastic items on warm cooking areas,
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They will stick and melt.
not
Do
use aluminum foil
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aged in aluminum foil directly on the rangetop
for cooking. Use of foil can damage the
rangetop.
Do
not leave fat heating unless you remain
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nearby. Fats can ignite if overheated by spilling
onto hot surfaces.
DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS,
BURNER GRATES, OR AREAS NEAR
BURNERS
become hot enough to cause burns. During and
after use, do not touch or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact surface burners or
areas near burners until they have had suffi-
cient time to cool. Among these areas are the
DO NOT TOUCH BAKE OR BROIL BURNERS
OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN -
Bake and broiler burners may be hot
though they do not look hot. Interior surfaces of
an oven become hot enough to cause burns.
During and after each
clothing or other flammable materials contact
bake or broiler burners or interior surfaces of
oven until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Other surfaces of the appliance can become
hot enough to cause burns - among these sur-
faces are oven vent openings and surfaces
near these openings, oven door, window of
oven door, and oven racks.
Never
wafer on a grease fire -
use
flames.
Never pick up a flaming pan.. . Instead:
1. If possible, turn off the burner.
2. Smother the fire with a tightly fitting pan lid, baking soda
or with a dry chemical or foam type extinguisher.
In case of grease fires:
YES!
or
place foods pack
even
use,
let
do not touch, or
spread the
it will only
can cause
this
damage to the rangetop surfaces
and the pan.
NEVER use your rangetop or
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space.
The broil and bake burners cannot
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during a power failure and no attempt should
ever
be made to do so.
A
CAUTION:
Due to the Nature of Cooking, Fires can
Occur as a Result of Overcooking, Exces-
sive Grease, or Component Failure. Though
a Fire is Unlikely, if One Occurs Proceed as
Follows:
SURFACE BURNER FIRES
1
DO NOT turn on a range vent hood. The
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flames could be drawn into the hood where
more damage
2. Smother the fire with a n6n-flammable lid or
baking soda, or
"BC"
extinguisher. Not
flour.
3. As soon as it is safe to do so, turn the sur-
face
controls to "OFF."
burner
OVEN FIRES
1. If you see smoke from your oven, do not
open the door.
2. Turn the oven controls to "OFF."
As
precaution, turn off the power
3.
an added
at the main circuit breaker or fuse box.
Turn on the range vent hood or exhaust fan,
4.
if you have one, to remove smoke.
5. Allow food or grease to burn itself out in the
oven.
OF COURSE, IF SMOKE AND flRE PERSIST,
CALL THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
damage to components, call your
If there is any
repair service before using the range or
again.
Remember, excessive grease is always a fire
The best prevention is to keep your
hazard.
range and rangetop clean and free of excess
grease.
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oven for
storage
be operated
result.
could
Class "ABC" or
use a
water. Not salt. Not
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