IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
NEVER leave a surface cooking operation
unattended
especially when using a high heat setting or when deep
fat frying. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy
spillovers may ignite. Clean up greasy spills as soon as
possible. Do not use high heat for extended cooking
operations.
NEVER heat an unopened
container
on the surface
burner. Pressure build-up
may cause container to burst
resulting
in serious personal injury or damage to the
appliance.
Use dry, sturdy potholders.
Damp potholders
may cause
burns from steam. Dishtowels
or other substitutes
should never be used as potholders
because they can
trail across hot surface burners and ignite or get caught
on appliance
parts.
Always let quantities
of hot fat used for deep fat frying
cool before attempting
to move or handle.
Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials
accumulate
in or near the appliance,
hood or vent fan.
Clean hood frequently
to prevent grease from accumu-
lating
on hood or filter. When flaming foods under the
hood turn the fan on.
NEVER wear garments
made of flammable
material or
loose fitting or long-sleeved
apparel while cooking.
Clothing may ignite or catch utensil handles.
NEVER cover the downdraft
opening with a utensil, pot
holder, or other object while the fan in on high or low.
This will seriously reduce the performance
of the
cooktop.
Glass-Ceramic Cooktop
NEVER cook on 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. Some cleaners can produce
noxious fumes if applied to a hot surface. If a wet
sponge, cloth, or paper towel is used on a hot cooking
area, be careful to avoid steam burn.
Never stand on the cooktop.
Utensil Safety
Use pans with flat bottoms and handles that are easily
grasped and stay cool. Avoid using unstable, warped,
easily tipped or loose-handled
pans. Also avoid using
pans, especially small pans, with heavy handles as they
could be unstable and easily tip. Pans that are heaw to
move when filled with food may also be hazardous.
Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food
and avoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly
important
in
deep fat frying. Be sure pan will accommodate
the
volume of food that is to be added as well as the bubble
action of fat.
To minimize
burns, ignition
of flammable
materials and
spillage due to unintentional
contact with the utensil, do
not extend handles over adjacent surface burners.
Always turn pan handles toward the side or back of the
appliance, not out into the room where they are easily
hit or reached by small children.
Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the
utensil and the appliance.
Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
ceramic or
glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop
usage without
breaking
due to the sudden change in temperature.
Follow manufacturer's
instructions
when using glass.
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 guide. Do not use eyelid covers for the surface
units or stovetop grills. 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.
Cleaning Safety
Turn off all controls and wait for appliance
parts to cool
before touching
or cleaning them. Do not touch the
burner grates or surrounding
areas until they have had
sufficient
time to cool.
Clean appliance
with caution. Use care to avoid steam
burns if a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on
a hot surface. Some cleaners can produce noxious
fumes if applied to a hot surface.
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Important Safety Notice
and Warning
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement
Act of 1986 (Proposition
65) requires the
Governor of California to publish a list of substances
known to the State of California
to cause cancer or
reproductive
harm, and requires businesses to warn
customers
of potential exposures to such substances.
Users of this appliance
are hereby warned that the
burning of gas can result in low-level exposure to
some of the listed substances,
including
benzene,
formaldehyde
and soot, due primarily to the incomplete
combustion
of natural gas or liquid petroleum
(LP)