Self-Cleaning - AMERICANA Model ABS300 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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SELF-CLEANING OVEN fort some mode/sJ
Do not clean the door gasket. The door
gasket is essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rob, damag_ or
mow tile g_sket.
Clean only parts lismd in this Owner's
Manual.
Do not use oxen cleaners on self-clean
models. No commercial oxen cleaner or
oven liner promcdve coating of a W kind
should be used in or around any part of
the oven. Residue flom oxen cleaners will
damag_ the inside of the oxen when the
seltklean cycle is used.
;f; Before self-cleaning the oxen, remove the
broiler pan, grid and other cookware.
_7{_; Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before
starting the selt:_leaning operation.
:fi:,: ff d_e self-cleaning mode malflmcdons,
mm die oxen off and disconnect file power
supply. Have it serviced by a qualified
mchnician.
;fi:,; Take the shelves out of the oxen before
you begin die self-clean cycle or they
m W discolor
SURFACE UNITS-ALL M ODELS
Use proper pan size-select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface umt
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.
!2:!': Nexer leaxe the surface units unatmnded at
high heat settings. Boiloxers cause smoking
and greasy spilloxers that m W catch on fire.
Only certain
types of glass, glassA:eramic,
earthem_are or other glazed containers are
suitable for cookmp service; oflmrs m W
break because of the sudden chang_ in
temperature.
To minimize the possibili U of bums,
ignition of flammable mateiials and spillage,
the handle of a container should be mined
toward the cenmr of the range without
exmnding oxer nearl)v surface units.
_f;Always
mm the sur]_ace units off before
removing cookware.
_fi:,i Do not flame foods on d_e cooktop. If you do
flame foods under the hood, mm file tim on.
!2;Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or
medium high heat settings.
_{_ Foods for flying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on tiozen foods or moisture on fresh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
oxer the sides of the pan.
_?{:_ Use little tat for eflbctixe shallow or deep ]_at
tiying. Filling the pan too fldl oftht can
cause q)illoxers when food is added.
_fi:,: If a combination of oils or thts will be used in
fixing, s0r tog>ther before heating, or as fi_ts
melt slowly.
_!_; Always heat £_t slowly, and watch as it heats.
q_{:_ Use a deep ]_atthennomemr whenexer
possible to piexent oxerheating ]_atbeyond
the smoking point.