Maytag CSG9900A User Manual page 3

Children should be taught that an appliance is not a toy. Never heat an unopened food container. Pressure
Children should not be I _ 1_ build-npmayeanse eontaincr toburst resulting in
allowed to play with personal injury or damage to the appliance.
controls or other parts Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders on hot
of the unit. Children _, surfaces may cause burns from steam. Tnwels or other
should never be allowed _==_"_--_"_:7_ substitutes should never be used as potholders because
to sit or stand on any they can trail across hot surface burners and ignite or
part of the appliance, get caught on appliance parts.
CAUTION: Do not Always let quantities of hot fat cool befbre attempting to
store items of interest to children in cabinets above an move or handle.
appliance. Children climbing on the appliance to reach
items could be seriously injured. Do not let grease or other t]anlmable materials
aecnmulate in or near the appliance or vent fan. Clean
About Your Appliance filter frequently to prevent grease from acennmlating on
t)lter.
Do not use appliance as a space heater to heat or warm a
room. Mso, do not use the c_Joktop as a storage area for Loose fitting or long [_,,, _,y'q
food or cooking utensils, hanging-sleeved apparel
shonld not be worn while
Keep vent duets unobstructed, cooking. Clothing may' ignite
or catch utensil handles.
A faint gas odor may indicate a gas leak. If a gas odor is
detected, shut offthe gas supply to the cooktop. Call your Do not use eookware on the grill section of this
installer or local gas company to have the possible leak appliance.
chenked. Never use a match or other flame to locate
agasleak. Do not touch grill and surface burner areas, or
perimeter trim around cooktop. During and after use,
Keep all controls "OFF" when unit is not in use. these areas may be hot enough to cause burns. Avoid
Do not use aluminum foil to line aeration tray or burner contact with these areas by clothing or other flalnmable
basin. Restriction of normal air flow may prevent proper materials until they have had sufiqeient time to cool.
performance and increases carbon monoxide emission
Utensil Safety
to unsafe levels.
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily
Cooking Safety grasped and st W cool. Avoid using unstable or loose
Mwavs place a pan on a surface burner before tnrning it handled pans.
on. Be sure you know which knob controls which Be sure utensil is large enongh to properly contain food
surface burner. Make sure the correct burner is turned and avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in
on and that the burner has ignited. When cooking is deep fat frying.
completed, turn burner off before removing pan to To minimize burns, ignition of flammable materials and
prevent exposure to burner flame, spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, do
Always adjust surface burner fiame so that it does not not extend handles over adjacent snrface burners.
extend beyond the bottom edge of the pan. This is Always turn pan handles toward the side or bank of the
based on safety consideration. An excessive flame is appliance, not ont into the room where they are easily
hazardous, wastes energy and may damage the hitor reached by small children.
appliance, pan or cabinets above the appliance. Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil
Never leave surface cook- r_ _J---_ i[ /
ing operations unattended II and the appliance.
at high heat settings or ]_ _ Only certain types of glass, glass-ceramic, eeramie, or
when deep fat fr}ing. I_ glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop )]sage without
Boilovers cause smoking 11 breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.
and greasy spillovers may 1 This appliance has been tested for safe performance
ignite. _ using conventional cool,ware. Do not nse any"devices or
accessories that are not specifically recommended in
this manual. Do not use eyelid covers for the surface
units or stovetop grills. The use of devices or accessories
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