Important Safety Instructions - Kenmore 790.9760 Series Use & Care Manual

iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS
* DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS
NEAR THESE SURFACES. Surface units may be
hot even though they are dark in color. Areas
near surface units may become hot enough to
cause burns. During and after use, do not touch, .
or let clothing or other flammable materials
touch these areas until they have had sumcient
time to cool. Among these areas are the
cooktop and areas facing the cooktop.
* Wear Proper Apparel. Loose-fitting or hanging .
garments should never be worn while using
the appliance. Do not let clothing or other
flammable materials contact hot surfaces.
Never use your appliance for .
warming or heating the room.
* Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires.
Smother the fire with a pan lid, or use baking
soda, a dry chemical or foam=type extinguisher.
* When heating fat or grease, watch it closely. Fat
or grease may catch fire if allowed to become too
hot. *
* Use Only Dry Potholders. Moist or damp
potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let the pothoiders touch hot
heating surface units. Do not use a towel or
other bulky cloth instead of a potholder.
* Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers.
Buildup of pressure may cause the container to
burst and result in injury.
IMPORTANT--Do not attempt to operate the
appliance during a power failure, if power fails,
always turn off the appliance, if the appliance
is not turned off and the power resumes, it will
begin to operate again. Once the power resumes,
reset the dock and oven function.
iMPORTANT iNSTRUCTiONS FOR USING
YOUR COOKTOP
Know which knob controls each surface
heating unit. Place a pan of food on the unit
before turning it on, and then turn the unit off
before removing the pan.
Use proper pan size. This appliance is equipped
with one or more surface units of different
sizes. Select utensils having flat bottoms large
enough to cover the surface unit. The use of
undersized utensils will expose a portion of the
surface heating unit to direct contact and may
result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship
of utensil to the surface unit will also improve
efflciency.
Utensil handles should be turned inward and
not extend over adjacent surface units. To
reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable
materials, and spillage due to unintentional
contact with the utensil.
Never leave surface burners unattended at
high heat settings--Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy accumulations that may ignite, or a
pan that has boiled dry may melt.
Glazed cooking utensils--Only certain types
of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware,
or other glazed utensils are suitable for
rangetop service without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature. Check the
manufacturer's recommendations for cooktop
use.
When flaming foods under a ventilating hood,
turn the fan on.
iMPORTANT iNSTRUCTiONS FOR USING
YOUR OVEN
* Use Care When Opening an Oven Door--Stand
to the side of the appliance when opening the
door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape
before you remove or replace food in the oven.
* Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The upper
oven is vented at the back of the cooktop and
the lower oven at the center trim. Touching the
surfaces in this area when the oven is operating
may cause severe burns. Also, do not place
plastic or heat=sensitive items near the oven
vent. These items could melt or ignite.
* Placement of Oven Racks. Always place oven racks
in desired location while oven is cool. Remove all
utensils from the rack before removing rack. if
rack must be moved while oven is hot, use extreme
caution. Use pot holders and grasp the rack with
both hands to reposition. Do not let pot holders
contact the hot oven element or interior of the
oven.
Do not use the broiler pan without its insert. The
broiler pan and grid allow dripping fat to drain and
be kept away from the high heat of the broiler.