Never touch cooktop elements, areas Never try to move a pan of hot fat,
near cooktop elements, oven heating especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until
elements or interior surfaces of oven. the fat has cooled.
Heating elements and nearby areas
may be hot enough to burn you even
though they are dark in color. During
and after use, do not let clothing or
flammable materials touch heating
elements or oven surfaces until they
have had time to cool. Other surfaces
that may become hot during use are the
oven vent duct and the oven door.
Select utensils with flat bottoms large Always keep the appliance area clear
enough to cover the entire cooktop ele- and free from combustible materials,
ment. This will reduce risk of ignition of gasoline and other flammable vapors
clothing from a partially exposed heat- and liquids. Never store flammable
ing element, and improve efficiency. materials in an oven or near cooktop
elements. Flammable items may catch
fire and plastic items may melt and ig-
nite.
Never soak or immerse removable
heating elements in water.
GREASE FIRES
Never leave containers of fat or drip-
pings on or near the range. Never let
grease collect on your range. You can Never leave cooktop elements un-
help prevent grease fires if you clean up watched at high heat settings.
grease and spillovers after each range Boilovers cause smoking, and greasy
use. spillovers may catch fire.
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