important Safety instructions
o Do Not Use Water or Flour on Grease Fires--Smother
the fi re with a pan lid, or use baking soda, a dry chemica!
or foam-type extinguisher.
o Never Leave Surface Burners Unattended at High Heat
Settings--Boilovers
cause smoking and greasy spillovers
that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt,
When heating
fat or grease, watch
it ctosely.
Fat or
grease may catch fire if allowed to become too hot,
o Use Only Dry Pothotders--Moist
or damp pot hotders
on hot surfaces may resuJt in burns from steam. Do not
let the potholders touch the flame or burners, Do not use a
towel or other bulky cloth instead of a pot holder,
o Do Not Heat Unopened
Food Containers--Buildup
of
pressure
may cause container
to burst and resuJt in
injury.
o Know which knob controls
each surface burner, Always
turn the knob to the MTE position when igniting the burners,
Visually check that the burner has lit, Then adjust the flame
so it does not extend beyond the edge of the utensil,
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 to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing,
Proper relationship
of utensil to flame will also improve
efficiency,
Do not use stove top grills on your seaJed
gas burners.
If you use a stove top grill on a sealed gas
burner, it will cause incomplete combustion and can result in
exposure to carbon monoxide levels above allowable current
standards, This can be hazardous to your health,
Use proper
pan size--This
appliance
is
equipped with one or more surface burners of different sizes,
Select utensils having fiat bottom large enough to cover the
surface burner, The use of undersized utensils will expose a
portion of the surface burner to direct contact and may result
in ignition of clothing, Proper relationship of utensil to the
surface burner will also improve efficiency,
o Clean the appliance
regularly
to keep aH parts free of
grease that could catch fire. Exhaust fan ventilation
hoods and grease filters should be kept clean, Do not
allow grease to accumulate on hood or filter, G reasy
deposits in the fan could catch fire, When flaming food
under the hood, turn fan on, Refer to hood
manufacturer's
instructions for cbaning,
o Utensil Handtes Should BeTumed
inward from Edges
of Cooktop
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 the utensil should be positioned so that
it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent
surface burners,
Protective
Liners--Do
not use aluminum foil to line
su trace burner pans. Protective liners or aluminum foil may
interfere with heat and air distribution, and combustion.
Damage to the coektop or personal injury may result.
Glazed Cooking
Utensils--Only
certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware,
or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktop service without breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature,
Check the
manufacturer's recommendations for coektop use,
Do Not Use Decorative
Surface
Burner Covers.
If a
burner is accidentally turned on, the decorative cover will
become hot and possibly melt, You will not be able to see
that the burner is on, Burns will occur if the hot covers are
touched, Damage may also be done to the ceoktop or
burners because the covers may cause overheating, Air
will be blocked from the burner and cause combustion
problems,
GLASS
COOKTOPS
(some modeJs):
o Do Not Clean or Operate a Broken Cooktop.
If cooktop
should break, cleaning
solutions
and spillovers
may
penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric
shock, Contact a qualified technician immediately,
Clean Cooktop
with Caution. if a wet sponge or cloth is
used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to
avoid a steam burn, Some cleaners can produce harmful
fumes if applied to a hot surface,
o Do Not Ptace Hot Cookware
on Cold Cooktop
Glass.
This could cause glass to break,
o Do not slide pans across the cooktop
surface.
They
may scratch the cooktop surface,
Do not let pans
boit
dry. Pans that boil dr}, may
permanently damage the cooktop by breaking, fusing to,
or marking it, (This type of damage is net covered by your
warranty),
mMPORTANT SAFETY
NOTmCE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the state to cause
cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and
requires businesses to warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances,