Magic Chef 34GB-3TKX-ON Use And Care Manual page 4

SA ETYINSTRUCTIONS
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GENERAL ............
Neveruse your rangeto warm orheat
the room.
No cookingapplianceshouldever be
usedas a spaceheater. This instruc-
tion is based on safety considera-
tions to prevent potential hazard to
the consumeras well as damage to
the appliance.
Keeparea aroundapplianceclearand
free from combustible materials,
gasoline,and otherflammablevapors
and materials.
In the event of a prolongedpower
failure, the surface burner can be
manually lighted with a match. The
oven cannot be operated during a
power failure.
-- CHILDSAFETY
1. Do not leave childrenaloneor
unsupervisednear the appli-
ance whenit is in use or is still
hot.
2. Children should never be
allowed to sit or stand on any
part of the appliance.
3.Children MUST be taught that
theapplianceand utensilsin or
on it can be hot.
4. Childrenshouldbe taught that
an applianceis not a toy. They
should not be allowed to play
with controlsor otherparts of
the unit.
5. Let hot utensilscool in a safe
place, out of reach of small
children.
.
CAUTION: D onot storeitemsof
interestto childrenin cabinets
above an appliance. Children
climbing on the appliance to
reach items couldbe seriously
injured. An appliance should
not be usedas a step stool to
cabinets above.
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COOKING 'AF-ETY
if flame shouldgo outduring cooking,
turn burner off. IF GAS HAS
COLLECTEDAND A STRONG GAS
ODOR IS DETECTED, WAfT5 MINUTES
FOR GAS ODOR TO DISAPPEAR
BEFORE REUGHTINGBURNER.
Never leave a surface cooking
operation unattended especially
when using a high heat setting. Boil-
overs cause smoking and greasy
spillovers may ignite.
Be sure you know which knob
controls which surface burner.
Always make sure the correct burner
is turned on and that the burner has
ignited. When cooking is completed
turn burner off,
Do not usecooktop or oven as a
storage area for food or cooking
utensils.This instructionis basedon
safety considerations to prevent
potential hazard to user and to the
appliance.
Use caution when wearing garments
made of flammable materialto avoid
clothing fires. Loose fitting or long-
hanging-sleeved apparel should not
be worn while cooking.Clothing may
ignite or catch utensil handles.
Usedry, sturdy potholders.Damppot
holdersmay causeburnsfrom steam.
Dish towels or other substitutes
should never be used as pot holders
because they can trail across hot
surface burners and ignite or get
caught on range parts.
Never heat an unopened containeron
the surface burner or in the oven.
Pressure build-up may cause
containerto burstresultingin serious
personal injury or damage to the
range.
Usecare whenopeningovendoor.Let_
hot air or steam escape before
removing or replacingfood. Always
place oven racks in the desired
positions while ovenis cool. If a rack
must be moved while hot, be careful
to avoid contact of pot holderswith
oven burner flame.
Slide oven rack out to add or remove
food, using dry, sturdy pot holders.
Always avoid reaching into oven to
place or remove food.
Use aluminum foil ONLY as:
instructed.Improperuseof aluminum'
foil may cause damageto the range,!
affect cookingresults adversely and
can also result in shock and/or FIRE_
HAZARDS.
Do not cover broiler insert with foil.
To minimize chance of grease fires,
use a broiler pan that allows grease
to drip below the insert, away from
the broiler flame.
GREASE
Use extreme caution when moving
the grease kettle or disposingof hot
grease.
Hot grease is flammable. Avoid
letting greasedepositscollectaround
appliance,rangehood,orventfan. Do
not leave containerof greasearound
a cooking appliance. Always let
quantities of hot fat usedfor deepfat
frying cool beforeattemptingto move
or handle, in the event of a grease
fire, DO NOT attempt to move pan.
Cover pan with a lid to extinguish
flame and turn surface burneroff. Do
not douseflame with water. Usea dry
chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher,if available, or sprinkle
heavily with baking soda.
Spills or boilovers which contain
grease should be cleaned up as soon
as possible. If they are allowed to
accumulate, they could create a FIRE
HAZARD.