Maytag CRG9700C User Manual page 5

Loose fitting or lnng
hanging-sleeved apparel
should not be worn while
cooking. Clothing may ignite
or catch utensil handles.
Always place oven racks in the desired positions while
oven is cool. Slide oven rack mit to add or remove food,
using dry, stnrdy potholders. Always avoid reaching into
the oven. If a rack must be moved while
hot,
use a
dry
potholder. Always tnrn the oven off at tile end uf
eooking.
Use eare when opening the oven door. Let hot air or
stcanl escape betbre removing or replacing tood.
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food
manufacturer's instrnetiuns. If a plastic frozen food
container and/or its eover distorts, warps, or is otherwise
damaged during cooking, immediately discard the loud
and its container. The food could be e(mtaIninated.
Utensil Safety
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily
grasped and stav cool. Avoid
using
unstable or loose
handled pans. Pans that are heart to move when filled
with food niay be hazardous.
Be sure ntcnsil is large enough to properly contain/hod
and awiid bnilovers. Pan size is particularly important in
deep fat frying. It must aeeommodate added |ood as
well as the bnhble action of the fat.
To minimize hnrns, ignition of flannnable materials and
spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, do
not extend handles over adjacent surface burners.
Always turn pan handles toward the side or I)aek of the
appliance, not out into the room where they are easily
hit or reached by snM1 children.
Never let a pan hoil dry as this could damage the utensil
and the appliance.
Folh)w the manul_mtnrer's directions when
using oven
cooking bags.
Only certain txtres of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, or
glazed ntensils are suitable for eooktop or oven usage
without breaking due to tile sudden change in
tcmperatnre.
This appliance has been tested flit safe performance
using
conventional cookware. Do nutuse any• devices or
accessories
that are not specifically recnnnnended ill
this lnanual. Do not use eyelid covers for the surface
nnits, stove tnp grills, or add-on oven convection
SAVE THESE
systems. The use of devices ur accessories that are not
expressly recommended in this mannal can create
serious sa(bty hazards, restllt in pedbrmance problems,
and reduce the lilk_of the components of the appliance.
Cleaning Safety
Clean only parts listed in this mannal and use
recommended procedures.
Tnn/off all controls and wait for appliance parts to cool
before touching or cleaning them. Do not touch the
bunler grates or surrounding areas until they have had
sufficient time to cool.
Clean appliance with caution. Use care tu avoid steani
burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a
hot surlhee. Some cleaners can produee noxious |'times
if applied to a hot sur/itee.
Self-Clean Oven (select models)
Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is essential
|br a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the gasket. Do not use oven cleaners
of any kind in or around any part of the self-clean oven.
Before self cleaning the oven, reniove hroiler pan, oven
racks, and other utensils, and wipe off excessive
spillovers to prevent excessive smoke or tlare-nps.
CAUTION: Do not leave tood or cooking utensils, etc.,
in the oven dnring the self clean cycle.
It is nornlal tbr the couktop of the range to become hot
during a self-clean cycle. Theret))re, touching the
eooktop dnring a clean cycle should lie avoided.
Important Safety Notice and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcenient Act of 1986 (Propositi(m 65) requires the
Governor of California to publish a list of snhstanees
known tn the State (if California to eanse cancer
or
reproductive harnl, and requires tmsinesses to warn
enstoniers of potential exposures to such sul)stances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the
burning of gas can result in low-level exposure to some
of the listed suhstanees, including benzene,
fnrinaldehyde and soot, due prinlarily to the incomplete
eombnstion of natnral gas or liquid petrnleunl (LP)
flmls. Properly adjusted burners will minimize
inenniplete comlnlstion. Exposure to these sul)_tanees
can be nfinimized |)y properly venting the burners to
the outdoors by opening the windows and/or door in the
room where the appliance is located.
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