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* Let burner grates and other surfaces cool
before touching them or leaving them where
children can reach them.
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces
and may cause severe burns.
warming or heating the room.
Never pick up a flaming 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.
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils,
or food in the oven when not in use.
range storage drawer or near a cooktop.
Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
* When cooking pork, foIlow the directions
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.
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Surface Cooking
top burners and make sure the burners
have ignited.
high flame settings, Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
extend beyond the edge of the cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardcms,
come near open flames when lifting cookware,
Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth in place
of a pot holder,
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of
flammable mattwials, and spillage, turn cookware
handles toward tlw side or back of the range
without extending over adjacent burners.
Always turn surface burner to OFF before
removing cookware.
flame setting.
range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessary for the range to operate properly
with correct combustion, Air openings are located
at the rear of the cooktop, at the top of the oven
door, and under the storage drawer.
* 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 ring
acts as a heat trap, which may damage the burner
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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.
LITE position when igniting
Use only dry pot holders—
moist or damp pot holders cm hot
surfaces may result in burns from
steam. Ih not let pot holders
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