Use care when opening the oven
door.Let hot air or steamescape
before moving o r replacing food.
PREPARED F OOD WARNING: Fol-
lowfoodmanufacturer's instructions.
If a plasticfrozenfood container
and/or i tscoverdistorts, warps, o r is
otherwise damaged duringcooking,
immediately discard thefoodandits
container. Thefoodcould becontami-
nated.
NEVER use aluminum foil to cover
oven racks oroven bottom. This could
result i n riskofelectric s hock, f ire,or
damage t otheappliance. Usefoilonly
asdirected i nthisguide.
Usepanswithflatbottoms a ndhan-
dlesthatareeasily grasped a ndstay
cool.Avoidusingunstable, warped,
easily tippedor loose-handled pans.
Also avoid using pans,especially
smallpans,withheavyhandles as
theycould beunstable a ndeasily tip.
Pansthatare heavy to movewhen
filled with food may also be haz-
ardous.
Be sure utensil i s largeenoughto
properlycontain food and avoid
boilovers. P an size is particularly
important in deepfat frying. B esure
panwillaccommodate thevolume of
foodthatistobeadded aswell a sthe
bubble action offat.
Tominimize b urns, i gnition o fflamma-
blematerials andspillage d uetounin-
tentional contact w iththe utensil, d o
notextend handles o veradjacent sur-
faceburners. Always t urnpanhandles
toward thesideor backof theappli-
ance, n otoutintotheroom where they
areeasily hitor reached b ysmall c hil-
dren.
Never l eta panboildryasthiscould
damage t heutensil andtheappliance.
Follow the manufacturer's directions
when using ovencooking b ags.
Onlycertain typesofglass, g lass/ce-
ramic, c eramic o r glazed utensils a re
suitable for cooktop or ovenusage
withoutbreaking dueto the sudden
change intemperature. Follow manu-
facturer'sinstructions when using
glass.
This appliance hasbeentestedfor
safeperformance using conventional
cookware. Donotuseanydevices or
accessories thatare notspecifically
recommended in this guide.Do not
use eyelidcoversfor the surface
units, s tovetop grills,or add-on oven
convection systems. Theuseofdevic-
es or accessories that are not
expressly recommended
inthismanu-
al cancreate serious safety hazards,
result i n performance problems, and
reduce the lifeofthe components of
theappliance.
Turn offallcontrols a ndwaitforappli-
ancepartstocoolbefore touching or
cleaning t hem. D onottouch theburn-
er gratesor surrounding areasuntil
theyhave hadsufficient timetocool.
Cleanappliance with caution.Use
careto avoidsteamburnsif 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.
( Tm(E
AN#
The California Safe Drinking Water
and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986
(Proposition 65) requires the Gover-
nor of California to publish a list of
substances known to the State of Cal-
ifornia to cause cancer or reproduc-
tive harm, and requires businesses to
warn customers
of potential expo-
sures to such substances.
Users of this appliance are hereby
warned that the burning of gas can re-
sult in low-level exposure to some of
the listed substances, including ben-
zene, formaldehyde and soot, due pri-
marily to the incomplete combustion
of natural gas or liquid petroleum (LP)
fuels. Properly adjusted burners will
minimize incomplete combustion. Ex-
posure to these substances can also
be minimized by properly venting the
burners to the outdoors.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING
PET BIRDS: Never keep pet birds in
the kitchen or in rooms where the
fumes from the kitchen could reach.
Birds have a very sensitive respiratory
system. Fumes released during an
oven self-cleaning
cycle
may be
harmful or fatal to birds. Fumes re-
leased due to overheated cooking oil,
fat, margarine and overheated non-
stick cookware may be equally harm-
ful.
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