Safety Precautions; Oven - GE RANGES JSP26 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFORE USING.
A WARNING!
SAFETY P RECAUTIONS
Do not store flammable materials in an
oven or near the cooktop.
Do not let cooking grease or other
flammable materials accumulate in or near
the range.
Never leave jars or cans of fat dripping in or
near your range.
Do not leave children alone-children
should not be left alone or unattended in
an area where an appliance is in use. They
should never be allowed to sit or stand on
any part
of the
appliance.
CAUTION: Items of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a
range or on the backsplash (on some
models) of a range-children climbing
on the range to reach items could be
seriously injured.
Ahvays keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance
fiom your range.
Ahvays keep wooden and plastic utensils
and canned food a safe distance fiom
your range.
Ahvays keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance fiom
your range.
..... Never wear loose-fitting or hanging
garments while using the appliance. Be
careful when reaching for items stored
over the range. Flammable material could
be ignited if brought in contact with hot
surface units or heating elements and
may cause severe burns.
For your safety, never use your appliance
for warming or heating the room.
iiiiiiiiiiii_iii
Use only dt T pot holders-moist or damp
pot holders on hot surfaces may result in
burns flom steam. Do not let pot holders
touch hot surface units or heating
elements. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth in place of potholders.
Do not use water on _ease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls
ore Smother a flaming pan on a surface
unit by covering the pan completely with a
well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or fiat tray. Use
a multi-purpose d U chemical or foam-type
fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering it Mth baking soda or, if
available, by using a multi-purpose dU
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered
completely by closing the oven door and
turning the oven off or by using a multi-
purpose dU chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher.
Do not touch the surface units, the heating
elements or the interior surface of the
oven. These surfaces may be hot enough to
burn even though they are dark in color.
During and after use, do not touch, or let
clothing or other flammable materials
contact, the surface units, areas nearby the
surface units or any interior area of the
oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven
vent opening, surfaces neat the opening,
crex4ces around the oven door and metal
trim parts above the door.
REMEMBER: The inside surface of the oven
may be hot when the door is opened.
COOK MEATAND POULTRY THOROUGHLY...
Cookmeat and poultry thoroughly--meat to at least an INTERNALtemperatureof 160°Eand poultry
to at least an INTERNAL temperatureof 180°ECookingto these temperaturesusually protects against
foodbomeillness.
4