Usecautionwhenwearinggarmentsmadeofflammable
materialtoavoidclothing
fires.Loosefittingorlong
hanging-sleevedapparel
shouldnotbewornwhile
cooking.Clothingmay
igniteorcatchutensil
handles.
Alwaysplaceovenracksinthedesiredpositionswhile
oveniscool.Slideovenrackouttoaddorremovefood,
usingdrysturdypotholders.Alwaysavoidreachinginto
theoventoaddorremovefood.Ifarackmustbemoved
whilehot,useadrypotholder.Alwaysturntheovenoffat
theendof cooking.
Usecarewhenopeningtheovendoor.Lethotairorsteam
escapebeforeremovingorreplacingfood.
PREPAREDFOODWARNING:Followfood
manufacturer'sinstructions.Ifa plasticfrozenfood
containerand/oritscoverdistorts,warps,orisotherwise
damagedduringcooking,immediatelydiscardthefood
anditscontainer.Thefoodcouldbecontaminated.
Usepanswithflatbottomsandhandlesthatareeasily
graspedandstaycool.Avoidusingunstable,warped,
easilytippedorloosehandledpans.Pansthatareheavy
tomovewhenfilledwithfoodmayalsobehazardous.
Tominimizeburns,ignitionofflammablematerialsand
spillagedueto unintentionalcontactwiththeutensil,do
notextendhandles
overadjacentsurface
burners.Alwaysturn
panhandlestoward
thesideorbackofthe
appliance,notoutinto
theroomwherethey
areeasilyhitor
reachedbysmall
children.
Neverletapanboildryasthiscoulddamagetheutensil
andtheappliance.
Followthemanufacturer'sdirectionswhenusingoven
cookingbags.
Onlycertaintypesof glass,glass/ceramic,ceramic,or
glazedutensilsaresuitableforcooktoporovenusage
withoutbreakingduetothesuddenchangein
temperature.
Thisappliancehasbeentestedforsafeperformanceusing
conventionalcookware.Donotuseanydevicesor
accessoriesthatarenotspecificallyrecommendedinthis
manual.Donotuseeyelidcoversforthesurfaceunits,
stovetopgrills,oradd-onovenconvectionsystems.The
useofdevicesoraccessoriesthatarenotexpressly
recommendedinthismanualcancreateserioussafety
hazards,resultinperformanceproblems,andreducethe
lifeofthecomponentsoftheappliance.
Turnoffallcontrolsandwaitforappliancepartstocool
beforetouchingorcleaningthem.Donottouchtheburner
gratesorsurroundingareasuntiltheyhavehadsufficient
timeto cool.
Cleanappliancewithcaution.Usecaretoavoidsteam
burnsifawetspongeorclothisusedto wipespillsona
hotsurface.Somecleanerscanproducenoxiousfumesif
appliedtoa hotsurface.
TheCaliforniaSafeDrinkingWaterandToxicEnforcement
Actof1986(Proposition65)requirestheGovernorof
Californiatopublishalistofsubstancesknowntothe
StateofCaliforniato causecancerorreproductiveharm,
andrequiresbusinessestowarncustomersof potential
exposurestosuchsubstances.
Usersofthisapplianceareherebywarnedthattheburning
ofgascanresultinlow-levelexposuretosomeofthe
listedsubstances,includingbenzene,formaldehydeand
soot,dueprimarilyto theincompletecombustionofnatural
gasorliquidpetroleum(LP)fuels.Properlyadjusted
burnerswillminimizeincompletecombustion.Exposureto
thesesubstancescanalsobeminimizedbyproperly
ventingtheburnerstotheoutdoorsbyopeningthe
windowsand/ordoorintheroomwheretheapplianceis
located.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS