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COOKTOP
NEVERleavesurface unitsunattended e s-
doblally whenusing high heat. A nunattended
beiiever couldcausesmoking anda greasy
spillover cancausea tire.
Thisapplianceisequipped w ithdifferent s ize
surface elements. Selectpanswithfiatdot-
tomslargeenough to cover element. F itting
pansizeto element w ill improve c ooking el-
flcieooy.
If pan is smaller than element, a portion of
tOe elemenl w illbe exposed todirectcontact
andcouldignite clothing orpofoblder.
Onlycertaintypesof glass,gies.Vceramic,
ceramic, e arthenware, or other g ie_:l uten-
silsare suitable f or cooktop oroven service
without b realdng duetothesudden change
intemperature. Follow utensil manufecfurefs
instructions whenusing glass.
Turnpan handle Iowerdcenterof cookfop,
cotoutinto theroom oroveranothersurface
element. T his reducestherisk of burns,igni-
tionof flammablematerials, o r spillageifpan
is accidenflybumped or reached by small
children.
Topreventdamage to removable heatingel-
ements,do notimmerse,soak or clean ina
dishwasheror self-cteanoven. A damaged
element c ould shodresulting inafireor shook
hazard.
Makesure dripbewlsarein place asabsence
ofthesebowlsduring cooking c ould damage
wiring.
protectiveUsers: D onotusealuminum foilto
linesurface unitdrip bowls orovenbottoms,
exsept a ssuggebledin foemanual.Improper
instaliabon oftheselinersmayresult i na risk
of electric s hockortire.
GLASS-CERAMIC
COOKTOP
(SELECT
MODELS)
NEVERcookonbroken cooktop, If cooktop
should break, cleaning solutions and
spiiloversmay penetrate t hebroken cookteq
andcreate a risk ofelectric s hock.Contacta
qualifiedtechnicianimmediately.
Cleancooktop with cautlan. S omecieanem
canproduce noxious fumesif appliedto a
hot surface. It a welsponge, c loth, o r paper
towelis usedon a hotcooking a rea,becare-
foltoavoidsteambum.
DEEPFATFRYERS
Use extremecaution whenmovinggrease
panordisposing of hotgrease. A llow grease
tocoolbeforeattempting t omovepat'..
OVEN
Usecarewhen openlog doonLet hot airor
steamescapebeforeremovingor replacing
food.
Forproperovenoperationandperformance,
donotblook orobslruct o veaventduct.When
oven is in use,theareanearthevent may
becomehotenoughtocauseburns.
Alwaysplaceovenracksindesired locations
whileoven is cool.if rad_mustbe moved
whileovenis hot, donot let betholdercon-
tactbetelementin oven.
SELF-CLEANING
OVEN
Cleanonly paris listed in thisguide.Do not
cleandoor gasket. T he gaskelis essential
for agoodseal.DOnotrub,damage,or move
thegasket.
Do nol use oven cfeaners. No commercial
ovencleaner o r ovenlinerprotective Coating
of anykindshouldbeused inor around any
part of the oven.
Before sefl-cloaning foeoven,rernov_ broiler
pan, ovenracks andother utensils to pre-
vent excessive smoking, diso_laration ofthe
oven tasksor possibledamage to utensils.
Wipe up excessivespillovers, especially
greasy spills,beforethecleancycletopre-
ventsmoking, tiare-upsor flaming.
II is oo_m_ for foe cooktop to become hot
during a cleancycle.Therefore, avoid touch-
ingthe eookteq, door,window or ovenvent
dudng a cleancycle.
HEATING
ELEMENTS
NEVERtouchsurfaceor ovenbeatfr_jeie-
merits,areasnearelements, o r Interior sup
rasesof osen.
Heating elomenlsmaybehoteven though they
aredarkincolor. Areas nearsurface elements
andieted_ sudacas ofanmen maybeoome
hot enough tocausebums. During endafter
use,donottouchor letclothing orotherflare-
maplematedalscontact h eating elements, ar-
easnearelements, _interlor surfacesofoven
uotU theyhavehadsufficient timetocool.
Other pofontially
hotsudecesinclude: Cooktap,
areasfacingthecoofooR ovenvent,andsur-
facesnearfoevent opening, ovendoor, a reas
around thedoor andovenwindow.
CHILDSAFETY
NEVERleavechildren aloneorunsupervised
inareawhereapplianceis inuseor isstillhot.
NEVERallowchildren tosit or standonany
part offoe appliance a s theycould be injured
borned.
Childrenn'_Jst betaught t hattheappliance a nd
utensils i n oronil canbebet.Lethot utensils
codin a safeplace, o utofreach ofsmall c hil-
dren.Children should betaughtthaian appti-
anceis ool a toy. C hildren shouldnotbe al-
lowed to playwithcontrols or otherpartsof
foe unit.
VENTILATING
HOODS
Cleanrangehood andtiflersfrequently topre-
ventgreaseorother f lammable materials_om
accumulating on hoodor tilter andto avoid
greasetires.
Turnthefan onwhenflamb_ing feods(such
asCherriesJubilee) under thebond.

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