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Touching
ahotovenlightbu
spilo
could cause the bulb to break. Should the bulb
ignite.
break, disconnect the power to the range before
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Be sure you know
trying to remove the bulb to avoid electrical
which knob
shock,
controls which
Clean the range with caution. If a wet sponge or
surface burner.
cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area,
Always make sure
be careful to avoid steam burns. Some cleaners
the correct burner
can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot
is turned on and that the burner has ignited.
surface.
When cooking is completed, turn the burner off.
Use caution when wearing garments made of
Grease
flammable material to
Use extreme caution when moving the grease
avoid clothing fires.
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kettle or disposing of hot grease.
Loose fitting or long
Hot grease is
hanging-sleeved
flammable. Avoid
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apparel should not be
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letting grease deposits
worn while cooking.
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collect around the
Clothing may ignite or
appliance, range hood,
catch utensil handles.
or vent fan. Do not
Never heat an unopened container on the
leave a container of
grease around a cooking appliance. Always let
surface burner or in the oven. Pressure build-up
quantities of hot fat used for deep fat frying cool
may cause the container to burst resulting in
before attempting to move or handle. In the
serious personal injury or damage to the range.
event of a grease fire, DO NOT attempt to move
Slide the oven rack out to add or remove food,
the pan. Cover the pan with a lid to extinguish
using dry, sturdy pot holders. Always avoid
the flame and turn the surface burner off. Do
reaching into the oven to place or remove food.
not douse the flame with water. Use a dry
Use dry, sturdy pot holders. Damp pot holders
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher, if
may cause burns from steam. Dish towels or
available, or sprinkle heavily with baking soda.
other substitutes should never be used as pot
Spills or boilovers which contain grease should
holders because they can trail across the hot
be cleaned up as soon as possible. If they are
surface burners and ignite or get caught on
allowed to accumulate, they eonld create a FIRE
range parts.
HAZARD.
Use care when opening the oven door. Let any
Prepared
Food Warning
hot air or steam escape before removing or
replacing the food. Always place the oven racks
Follow the food manufacturer's instructions,
in the desired positions while the oven is cool. If
If a plastic frozen food container and/or its film
a rack must be moved while hot, be careful to
cover distorts, warps or is otherwise damaged
avoid contact of the pot holders with the oven
during cooking, immediately discard the food
burner flame.
and its container. The food could be
contaminated.
Storage Above the Range
Cooking
Safety
To eliminate the hazard of reaching over hot
surface burners, cabinet storage should not be
Always adjust the surface burner's flame so that
provided directly above a unit. If such storage is
is does not extend beyond the bottom of the
provided, it should be limited to items which are
utensil. This instrnetion is based on safety
used infrequently and which are safely stored in
considerations,
an area subjected to heat from an applianee.
Never leave a surface cooking operation
Temperatures
in the storage areas above the unit
unattended especially when using a high heat
may be unsafe for some items, such as volatile
setting. Boilovers can cause smoking and greasy
liquids, cleaners or aerosol sprays.
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