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IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS,
Continued
• Use only dry potholders.
Wet or damp potholders
on hot surfaces
could result
in burns
from steam. Do not let the potholder
touch hot heating
areas. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth instead
of a potholder.
• Use proper
flame size. Adjust
flame size so it does not extend
beyond
the edge of the
utensil.
The use of undersized
utensils
will expose
a portion
of the burner
flame and may
result in severe burns or direct contact
and ignition
of clothing.
Also, proper
relationship
of utensil to burner
will improve
efficiency.
]'WARNING
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cover
an,' s,ots,
bo,es
orpassages
,n tbe o ven bottom
or
cover an entire
rack with
materials
such as aluminum
foil. Doing
so
blocks
air flow
through
the
oven
and may
cause
carbon
monoxide
poisoning.
Aluminum
foil linings
may also trap heat, causing
a fire hazard.
Refer to the
cleaning
section
of this manual
for more information
on the use of aluminum
foil.
• Placement
of oven racks:
Always
place an oven rack in the desired location
while
the
oven is cool. lfa rack must be moved when the oven is hot, use potholders
and grasp the
rack with both hands to reposition.
Do not let potholders
contact
hot oven walls.
Remove
all utensils
from the rack before moving.
• Do not heat unopened
food containers. Build-up of pressure may cause the container
to burst and result in injury.
• Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
The oven vent is located
along the bottom
of
the backguard.
Touching
the surfaces
in the vent area when the oven is being
operated
may cause severe burns. Also, do not place plastic
or heat-sensitive
items on or near the
oven vents. These
items could
melt or ignite.
The range requires fresh air for proper burner combustion. Do not block the flow of air
around the base or beneath the lower front panel of the range.
• Use care when
opening
oven
door: Stand
to the side of the oven when opening
the
oven door. Slowly
open the door to allow hot air or steam
to escape
before removing
or
replacing
food.
• Know
which
knob
controls
each
burner.
Place
a pan of food on the burner
before
turning
it on, and turn the burner
off before removing
the pan.
Always turn to the full LITE position when igniting top burners. Then adjust the flame
size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the utensil.
• Utensil
handles
should
be turned
inward
and
not extend
over adjacent
surface
burners.
To reduce
the risk of burns,
ignition
of flammable
materials,
and spillage
due
to unintentional
contact
with the utensil,
the handle of a utensil
should be positioned
so
that it is turned
inward, and does not extend over adjacent
surface
burners.
• Never
leave the surface
burners
unattended.
Boilovers
may cause
smoking,
greasy
spillovers
may catch fire or a pan which has boiled
dry may melt.
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