Safety Instructions; Important Safety - GE 164 D2588P120 Use And Care Manual

IMPORTANT
Let burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful
reaching for items stored in cabirmts over the
cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with fkune or hot oven surfaces
and may cause severe burns.
For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating th~ room.
pan. Turn off burner, then smother
flaming pan by covering pan
completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan can be
put out by covering with baking soda or, if
available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher+
or food in the oven when not in use.
Do not store flammable materials in $he oven,
or the broiler drawer or near the cooktop.
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any other appliance,
materials accumulate in or near the range.
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F, This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.
Surface Cooking
Always use the LITE position when igniting
top burners and make sure the burners have
ignited.
Never leave surface burners unattended at
high flame settings. Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
Adjust top burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge of the cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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not let pot holders come near open flames when
lifting cookware. Do not use a towel or other
when
bulky cloth in place of a pot holder.
minimize the possibility of burns,
To
of flammable materials, and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of the
range without extending over adjacent burners.
removing cookware.
flame setting.
Never block the W&S (air openings) of the
range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessary for the range to operate properly
with correct combustion. Air openings are
of the oven door.
Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if
the wok has a round metal ring that is placed
over the burner grate to support the wok. This
burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause
the 'burner to work improperly. This may cause a
carbon monoxide level above that allowed by
current standards, resulting in a health hazard.
Foods for frying should be as dry as
possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on
fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
over sides of pan.
shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too
full of fat can cause spilkwers when food is added,
* If a combination of oils or fats will be used
in frying, stir together before heating or as fats
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
or damp pot holders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam. Do
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