Child SafetyCooking Safety
Never heat an unopened food container in the oven.
CAUTIONPressure build-up may cause container to burst resulting
in serious personal injury or damage to the appliance.
NEVER store items of interest to children in cabinets
Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may cause
above an appliance. Children climbing on the appliance
burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes should
or on the appliance door to reach items could be
never be used as potholders because they can trail across
seriously injured.
hot elements and ignite or get caught on appliance parts.
NEVER leave children alone or unsupervised near the
Wear proper apparel. Loose fitting or long hanging-
appliance when it is in use or is still hot. Children should
sleeved apparel should not be worn while cooking.
never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the
Clothing may ignite and cause burns if garment comes
appliance as they could be injured or burned.
in contact with heating elements.
Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils in
Always place oven racks in the desired positions while
it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out of
oven is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove food,
reach of small children. Children should be taught that an
using dry, sturdy potholders. Always avoid reaching into
appliance is not a toy. Children should not be allowed to
the oven to add or remove food. If a rack must be moved
play with controls or other parts of the appliance.
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/
purchased.
CAUTION
Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or steam
NEVER use an appliance as a step to reach cabinetsescape before removing or replacing food.
above. Misuse of appliance doors, such as stepping,
PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food
leaning or sitting on the door, may result in possible
manufacturers instructions. If a plastic frozen food
tipping of the appliance, breakage of door, and seriouscontainer and/or its cover distorts, warps, or is otherwise
injuries.
damaged during cooking, immediately discard the food
and its container. The food could be contaminated.
To prevent potential hazard to the user and damage to the
Do not allow aluminum foil or meat probe to contact
appliance, do not use appliance as a space heater to heat
heating element.
or warm a room. Also, do not use the oven as a storage
Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.
area for food or cooking utensils.
Do not obstruct the flow of air by blocking the oven vent.
Utensil Safety
DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR
Follow the manufacturers directions when using oven
SURFACES OF OVEN. Heating elements may be hot even
cooking bags.
though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of any
oven become hot enough to cause burns. During andThis appliance has been tested for safe performance
after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammableusing conventional cookware. Do not use any devices or
materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces ofaccessories that are not specifically recommended in this
oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Otherguide. Do not use add-on oven convection systems. The
surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough touse of devices or accessories that are not expressly
cause burns among these surfaces are: oven ventrecommended in this guide can create serious safety
opening and surface near this opening, oven door,hazards, result in performance problems, and reduce the
window of oven door.life of the components of the appliance.
Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth asIf pan is smaller than element, a portion of the element
the bulb could break. Should the bulb break, disconnectwill be exposed to direct contact and could ignite clothing
power to the appliance before removing bulb to avoidor potholder. Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
electrical shock.ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are
suitable for cooktop or oven service without breaking due
NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an oven rack or oven
to the sudden change in temperature. Follow utensil
bottom. Misuse could result in risk of electric shock, fire,
manufacturers instructions when using glass.
or damage to the appliance. Use foil only as directed inCont.
this guide.
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