Smoothtop Cooktop - Maytag cse9000dde Use And Care Manual

Make sure drip bowls, if equipped, are in place.
Child Safety Absence of these bowls during cooking may
Do not leave children alone or unsupervised subject wiring or components underneath to
near the damage.
appliance __-._j_.2__
when it is -- ' _4._ _/_7 Deep fat fryers: Use extreme cantion when
in use or is _ ] _ moving the grease kettle or disposing of hot
still hot. ¢____.] _._.__¢._._ _ __ grease.
_ll_ I Use proper pan size. This appliance is equipped
with one or more surface elements of different
neverbe _ I1 Ill I sizes. Select utensils having flat bottoms large
allowed to _ _ _ enough to cover the surface element. The use of
undersized utensils will expose a portion of the
sit or stand ir _ heating element to direct contact and may result
on any part
of the appliance, in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of
utensil to element will also improve efficiency.
Children MUST be taught that the applianee Only certain types of glass, glass/eeramie,
and utensils in or on it can be hot. ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed cooking
Children should be taught that an appliance is utensils are suitable for eooktop service without
not a toy. They should not be allowed to play breaking due to the sudden ehange in
with controls or other parts of"the unit. temperature.
Let hot utensils coot in a safe place, out of reach Utensil handles should be turned inward and not
of small ehildrem extend over adjacent surface units. To reduce the
CAUTION: Do aaotstore risk of burns, ignition of flammable matelials,
items of interest to children in and spillage due to unintentional eontaet with
cabinets above a cooktop, the utensil, the handle of a utensil should be
Children elinlbing on the positioned so that it is turned inward, and does
-- not extend over adjacent surface elenmnts.
eooktop to reaeh items could
be seriously injured. An Do not soak removable heating elements.
appliance should not be used Heating elements should never be immersed in
as a step stool to eabinets water. Immersing element in water would
damage insulating material inside element.
Surface Cooking Safety It is normal for some parts of the eooktop,
especially areas surrounding the surface
Never leave surface units unattended at high elements, to become warn_ or hot during surface
heat settings and do not use high heat for eooking operations. Therefore, do not touch the
extended cooking operations. Boilovers cause cooktop until it has had sufficient time to cool. If
smoking and greasy spillovers may ignite. Begin necessary, use dry potholders to protect hands.
cooking on a higher heat setting then reduce to a
lower setting to continue cooking. Turn off
Smoothtop Cooktop
control at the completion of a eooking operation.
(select models)
Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp Do not cook on broken eooktop. If eooktop
potholders on hot surfaces may result in bulns should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers
from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot may penetrate the broken eooktop and create a
heating elements. Do not use a towel or other risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified
bulky cloths, teehnieian immediately.
To prevent damage to the eooktop, never
operate a surface unit without a pan in place and
never allow a pan to boil dry.
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