Cleaning Safety - Maytag MGR5870 User Manual

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Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food and
Self-Clean Oven
avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat
frying. Be sure pan will accommodate the volume of food that Clean only parts listed in this guide.
is to be added as well as the bubble action of fat. Do not clean door gasket. The door
gasket is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to rub, dam-
To minimize burns, ignition of flammable
materials and spillage due to unintentional
contact with the utensil, do not extend
handles over adjacent surface burners. Al-
ways turn pan handles toward the side or
back of the appliance, not out into the room
where they are easily hit or reached by
small children.
Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and
the appliance.
Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven cook-
ing bags.
age, 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, remove broiler pan, oven
racks and other utensils and wipe up excessive spillovers
to prevent excessive smoke, flare-ups or flaming. CAU-
TION: Do not leave food or cooking utensils, etc. in the
oven during the self-clean cycle.
Slide-in ranges feature a cooling fan which operates au-
tomatically during a clean cycle. If the fan does not turn
on, cancel the clean operation and contact an authorized
servicer.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic or glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven usage without break-
ing due to the sudden change in temperature. Follow
manufacturer's instructions when using glass.
This appliance has been tested for safe performance using con-
ventional cookware. Do not use any devices or accessories that
are not specifically recommended in this guide. Do not use
eyelid covers for the surface units, stovetop grills, or add-on
oven convection systems. The use of devices or accessories
that are not expressly recommended in this manual can create
serious safety hazards, result in performance problems, and
reduce the life of the components of the appliance.
It is normal for the cooktop of the range to become hot
during a self-clean cycle. Therefore, touching the cooktop
during a clean cycle should be avoided.
Important Safety Notice and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce-
merit Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Governor
of California to publish a list of substances known to the
State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm,
and requires businesses to warn customers of potential
exposures to such substances.
Cleaning Safety
Turn offall controls and wait for appliance parts to cool before
touching or cleaning them. Do not touch the burner grates or
surrounding areas until they have had sufficient time to cool.
Clean appliance with caution. Use care to avoid steam burns if
a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot surface.
Some cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot
surface.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that the burn-
ing of gas can result in low-level exposure to some of the
listed substances, including benzene, formaldehyde and
soot, due primarily to the incomplete combustion of natu-
ral gas or liquid petroleum (LP) fuels. Properly adjusted
burners will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure
to these substances can also be minimized by properly
venting the burners to the outdoors.
IMPORTANT: Never keep pet birds in the kitchen or in
rooms where the fumes from the kitchen could reach.
Birds have a very sensitive respiratory system. Fumes
released during an oven self-cleaning cycle may be harm-
ful or fatal to birds. Fumes released due to overheated
cooking oil, fat, margarine and overheated non-stick
cookware may be equally harmful.
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