Jenn-Air JIVR /8530 User Manual page 4

Y Important Safety Instructions
Cooking Safety Cleaning Safety
• Never heat an unopened food container in the oven. Pres-
sure buildup may cause container to burst resulting in seri-
ous personal injury or damage to the appliance.
• Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may cause
burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes should
never be used as potholders because they can trail across
hot elements and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.
I_ Wear proper apparel. Loose fitting or long hanging_sleeved
apparel should not be worn while cooking. Clothing may
ignite and cause burns if garment comes in contact with
heating elements.
• Always place oven racks in the desired positions while oven
is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food, using •
dry, sturdy potholders. Always avoid reaching into the oven
to add or remove food. If a rack must be moved while hot, •
use a dry potholder. Do not let potholder contact hot ele-
ment in oven.
• Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or replacing food.
• PREPARED FOOD WARNING; Follow food manu-
facturer's instructions. Ifa plastic frozen food container and/
or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during
cooking, immediately discard the food and its container,
The food could be contaminated.
• Do not allow aluminum foil or meat probe to contact heat-
ing element.
• Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.
Utensil Safety
• Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven cook-
ing bags.
• This appliance has been tested for safe performance using
conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or acces-
sories that are not specifically recommended in this manual.
Do not use add-on oven convection systems. The use of
devices or accessories that are not expressly recommended
in this guide can create serious safety hazards, result in per-
formance problems, and reduce the life of the components
of the appliance.
• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earth-
enware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for oven ser-
vice without breaking due to the sudden change in tem-
perature, Follow utensil manufacturer's instructions when
using glass.
• Turn off all controls and wait for appliance parts to coc
before touching or cleaning. Clean with caution. Us
care to avoid steam burns if a wet sponge or cloth i
used to wipe spills on a hot surface. Some cleaners ca:
produce noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface.
• Clean only parts listed in this guide.
Self-Clean Oven
Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is essentia
for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, dam
age, or move the gasket.
Do not use oven cleaners or oven liners of any kind ii
or around any part of the self-clean oven.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler" pan, over
racks and other utensils, and wipe off excessiv_
spillovers to prevent excessive smoke or flare ups.
CAUTION: Do not leave food or cooking utensils, etc
in the oven during the self-clean cycle.
Important Safety Notice
and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforce-
ment Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Governot
of California to publish a list of substances known to the
State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm,
and requires businesses to warn customers of potential ex-
posures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when the
oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there may be some
low-level exposure to some of the listed substances, in-
cluding carbon monoxide. Exposure to these substances
can be minimized by properly venting the oven to the out-
doors by opening the windows and/or door in the room
where the appliance is located during the self-clean cycle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PET BIRDS:
Never keep pet birds in the kitchen or in rooms where the
fumes from the kitchen could reach. Birds have a very
sensitive respiratory system. Fumes released during an
oven self-cleaning cycle may be harmful or fatal to birds.
Fumes released due to overheated cooking oil, fat, marga-
rine and overheated non-stick cookware may be equally
harmful.
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