GE JBS55 Owner's Manual page 4

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFORE USING.
WARNING!
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
For your safety, never use your appliance
for wamnng or heating the room.
Do not let cooking grease or other
flammable materials accumulate in or
near the range.
Do not touch the surface units, the
headng elements or the interior surface
of the oven. These surfaces may be hot
enough m bum even though they are
dark in color. During and after use, do not
touch, or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact the surface units, areas
nearby the surface units or any interior
area of the oven; allow sufficient time fk)r
cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent opening, surfaces near the opening,
crex,ices around the oven door:
REMEMBER: The inside surface of the oven
may be hot when the door is opened.
Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the x,icinity of this or any other
appliance.
Keep the hood and grease filters clean
to maintain good venting and to avoid
_ease fires.
Teach children not to play xdth the
controls or any other part of the range.
Always keep dish towels, dishcloths, pot
holders and other linens a s'ate distance
flom your range.
Always keep wooden and plastic utensils
and canned food a safe distance flom
your range.
Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a s_e distance from
your range.
COOK MEAT ANDPOULTRY THOROUGHLY...
Cookmeat and poultry thoroughly--meat to at least an INTERNAL temperatureof 160°Fand poultry to at least
an INTERNAL temperatureof 180°ECookingto these temperaturesusuallypmtects against foodbomeillness.
RADIANT SURFACE UNITS
Use proper pan size--select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit
heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will
also improve efficiency.
Never leave the surface units unattended
at high heat settings. Boilovers cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that may
catch on fire.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers
are suitable fk)r cooktop serx,ice; others
may break because of the sudden change
in temperature.
iiiiiiiiiiiii!
To minimize the possibility of burns,
i_dfion of flammable mamfials and
spillage, the handle of a container
should be turned reward the center of
the range without exmnding over nearby
surface units.
ii!!_i!Always turn the surface units offbefore
removing cookware.
ii!!_i!Whenprepafingflaming fk)ods under
the hood, turn the fan on.
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