Maytag CWE6800A User Manual page 4

Always place oven racks in the desired positions while
Cleaning Safety ....
oven is cool. If a rack nulst be moved while hot, use a Turn off all controls and wait for appliance pa_s to cool
dry potholder and avoid touching hot element in oven. before touching or cleaning them.
Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or Clean only parts listed in this manual.
steam escape before removing or replacing food.
Do not clean door gasket. The door gasket is essential
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub,
manufacturer's instructions. If a plastic frozen food damage or move the gasket.
container and/or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise
damaged during cooking, immediately discard the food Self-Clean Oven
and its container. The food could be contaminated.
Do not use oven cleaners of any kind in or around any
Do NOT TO C. T.E OVEN ELEMENTS, AREAS p art of t he s elf cleau oven
NEAR THE ELEMENTS OR THE INTERIOR
SURFACES OF OVEN. Elements may be hot even Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan, oven
though they are dark in color. The interior surfaces of racks, and other utensils, and wipe off excessive
the oven may become hot ei_ough to cause burns, spillovers to prevent excessive smoke or flare-ups.
During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or CAUTION: DO NOT LEAVE FOOD OR COOKING
other flammable materials contact heating elemeuts, UTENSILS, ETC., IN THE OVEN DURING THE
areas near elements or interior surfaces of oven until SELF-CLEAN CYCLE.
they 1-1ave had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of
the appliance may become hot enough to cause bums. Important Safety Notice and Warning
Among these areas are the oven vent opening and the The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
surfaces near opening, oven door, and oven window. Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the
Do not allow aluminum foil or any other metal object to Governor of California to publish a list of substances
contact heating elements, known to the State of California to cause cancer or
reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn
Utensil Safety
customers of potential exposures to such substances.
Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when
and avoid spillovers, the oven is engaged in the self-clean cycle there may be
somelowlevelexposure t o someof the listed
Follow the manufacturer's directions when using oven
substances, including carbon monoxide. Exposure to ........... .......
cooking bags. these substances can be minimized by properly venting
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, or the oven to the outdoors during the self-clean cycle by
glazed utensils are suitable for oven usage without opening the windows and/or door in the room where
breaking due tn the sudden change in temperature, appliance is located.
This appliance has been tested for safe performance
using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or
accessories 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 manual can create
serious safety hazards, result in performance problems,
and reduce the life of the components of the appliance.
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