Important Safety Information - GE JB860 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
WARNING
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Cont.)
oven bottom or anywhere in the oven, except as
described in this manual. Oven liners can trap heat
or melt, resulting in damage to the product and risk
of shock, smoke or fire.
glass. Shock, fire or cuts may occur.
KEEP FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAY FROM THE RANGE
WARNING
Failure to do so may result in fire or personal injury.
or near the cooktop, including paper, plastic, pot
holders, linens, wall coverings, curtains, drapes and
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids.
using the appliance. These garments may ignite if
they contact hot surfaces causing severe burns.
IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, TAKE THE FOLLOWING
WARNING
STEPS TO PREVENT INJURY AND FIRE SPREADING
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan
completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat
fire extinguisher.
the fire by closing the oven door and turning the
WARNING
COOKTOP SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
or high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
to heat beyond its smoking point, oil may ignite
resulting in fire that may spread to surrounding
possible to monitor oil temperature.
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foodborne illness. Minimum safe food temperature
recommendations can be found at
and check several locations.
materials accumulate in or near the range. Grease
in the oven or on the cooktop may ignite.
not be allowed to accumulate on the hood or filter.
oven off or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
the oven off and wait for the fire to go out.
force the door open. Introduction of fresh air at self-
clean temperatures may lead to a burst of flame
from the oven. Failure to follow this instruction may
result in severe burns.
amount of oil when shallow pan-frying and avoid
cooking frozen foods with excessive amounts of ice.
flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface
heating element. The use of undersized cookware
will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper
relationship of cookware to surface unit will also
improve efficiency.
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