GE EGR2000 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 5

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WARNING!
SURFACE BURNERS
Use proper pan size--avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms
large enough to cover burner grates. Toavoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain
the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since
heavy spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped
and remain cool
Always use the LITE position when igniting
the top burners and make sure the burners
have i_lited.
Never leave the surface burners unattended
at high flame settings. Boilovers cause
smoking and _easy spillovers that may
catch on fire.
Adjust the mp burner flame size so it
does not exmnd beyond the edge of the
cookware. Excessive flame is hazardous.
Use only d U pot holders--moist or damp
pot holders on hot surfhces may result in
burns fiom steam. Do not let pot holders
come near open flames when lifting
cookware. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of a pot holder
When using glass cookware, make sure it
is designed for top-of range cooking.
To minimize the possibility of burns,
ignition of flammable materials and spillage,
turn cookware handles reward the side or
back of the range without exmnding over
adjacent burners.
Carefully watch foods being flied at a high
flame setting.
Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The
hot air fiom the vent may i_fite flammable
imms and will increase pressure in closed
containers, which may cause them m burst.
If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
flying, stir together before heating or as fats
meh slowly.
Use a deep fht thermometer whenever
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond
the smoking point.
Use the least possible amount of fat f_)r
effective shallow or deep-fat flying. Filling
the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers
when food is added.
Do not flame f_)ods on the cooktop. Kyou do
flame fk)ods under the hood, turn the fro1 on.
Do not use a wok on the cooking surface
if the wok has a round metal ring that is
placed over the burner _ate to support
the wok. This ring acts as a heat trap,
which may damage the burner grate and
burner head. Also, it may cause the burner
to work improperly. This may cause a
carbon monoxide level above that
allowed by current standards, resulting
in a health hazard.
Foods for flying should be as d U as possible.
Frost on fiozen foods or moisture on fiesh
foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
over the sides of the pan.
Never t U to move a pan of hot
fat,
especially
a deep fat flyer Wait until the fht is cool.
Do not leave plastic items on the cooktop--
they may melt if left too close to the vent.
Keep all plastics away from the surface
burners.
To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be
certain that the controls fbr all burners are
at the OFF position and 'all _ates are cool
befbre attempting to remove them.
If range is located near a window, do not
hang long curtains that could blow over the
surface burners and create a fire hazard.
If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the range
and call a qualified serx,ice technician. Never
use an open flame to locam a leak.
Always turn the surface burner controls off
before remox,Jng cookware.
Do not lift the cookmp on sealed burner
models. Lifting the cookmp can lead
to damage and improper operation of
the range.
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