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When using
the cooktop
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For coil elements, make sure
the reflector bowls are in
place during cookin . Cook-
%
rng without reflector
owls
may subject the wiring and
components
underneath
them to damage.
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For coil elements, do not line
reflector bowls with aluminum
foil or other liners. Improper
installation of these liners
may result in a risk of electri-
cal shock or fire.
l
Do not cook on ceramic
cooktop module if it is broken.
If cooktop should break,
cleaning solutions and
spillovers may penetrate the
broken cooktop and create a
risk of electrical shock. Con-
tact a qualified technician
immediately.
l
Select a pan with a flat bot-
tom that IS about the same
size as the surface unit. If
P
an is smaller than the sur-
ace unit, some of the heating
element will be e>lcpos.ed and
i%iK?gsud) ~%Z!:;XZ.
rect pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.
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Check to be sure
lass cook-
ing utensils are sa e for use
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on the cooktop. Only certain
types of glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware
or
other
lazed utensils are
suitab e for cooktops without
B
breaking due to the sudden
change In temperature.
B Never leave surface unils
unattended at high heat set-
tings. A boilover could result
and cause smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
41 Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns, i niting of
flammable materia s,
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and spills
due to bumping of the pan.
Grease
-
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Grease is flammable. Do not
allow
rease to collect
aroun !I cooktop. Wipe
spillovers immediately.
l
Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan on
ran
B
e by coverin
with a
wel -fitted lid, coo 9( ie sheet or
flat tray. Flaming grease
outside of pan can be extin-
Y
uished with baking soda or,
I
available, a multipurpose
dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
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