Important Safety Instructions
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the applianceWear proper apparel. Loose fitting or long hanging-sleeved
as they could be injured or burned.apparel should not be worn while cooking. Clothing may ignite
and cause burns if garment comes in contact with heatingChildren must be taught that the appliance and utensils in it
elements.can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of reach
of small children. Children should be taught that an appli-Always place oven racks in the desired positions while oven is
ance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to play withcool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food, using dry,
controls or other parts of the appliance.sturdy potholders. Always avoid reaching into the oven to add
or remove food. If a rack must be moved while hot, use a dry
potholder. Do not let potholder contact hot element in oven.
About Your Appliance
Use racks only in the oven in which they were shipped/
CAUTIONpurchased.
Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steamNEVER use an appliance as a step to reach cabinets
escape before removing or replacing food.above. Misuse of appliance door, such as stepping, leaning
or sitting on the door, may result in possible tipping of thePREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food manufacturerOs
appliance, breakage of door, and serious injuries.instructions. If a plastic frozen food container and/or its cover
distorts, warps, or is otherwise damaged during cooking,
To prevent potential hazard to the user and damage to theimmediately discard the food and its container. The food could
appliance, do not use appliance as a space heater to heat orbe contaminated.
Do not allow aluminum foil or meat probe to contact heatingwarm a room. Also, do not use the oven as a storage area for
element.food or cooking utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow of air by blocking the oven vent.
Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.
DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SUR-
FACES OF OVEN. Heating elements may be hot even thoughUtensil Safety
they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of any oven become
hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do notFollow the manufacturerOs directions when using oven cooking
bags.
touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact
heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they haveThis appliance has been tested for safe performance using
had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the applianceconventional cookware. Do not use any devices or accesso-
may become hot enough to cause burns � among theseries that are not specifically recommended in this manual. Do
surfaces are: oven vent opening, surfaces near this opening,not use stove top grills or add-on oven convection systems.
The use of devices or accessories that are not expressly
oven door, and window of oven door.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth as therecommended in this manual can create serious safety
bulb could break. Should the bulb break, disconnect powerhazards, result in performance problems, and reduce the life
of the components of this appliance.
to the appliance before removing bulb to avoid electrical
shock.Be sure utensil is large enough to properly contain food and
NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an oven rack or ovenavoid boilovers. Pan size is particularly important in deep fat
frying. Be sure pan will accommodate the volume of food that
bottom. Misuse could result in risk of electric shock, fire, oris to be added as well as the bubble action of fat.
damage to the appliance. Use foil only as directed in this
guide.Never let a pan boil dry as this could damage the utensil and
the appliance.
Cooking SafetyIf pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element will be
Never heat an unopened food container in the oven. Pressureexposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing or
build-up may cause container to burst resulting in seriouspotholder.
personal injury or damage to the appliance.Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthen-
Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may causeware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktop or oven
burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes shouldservice without breaking due to the sudden change in tem-
never be used as potholders because they can trail acrossperature. Follow utensil manufacturerOs instructions when
using glass.
hot elements and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.
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