2 | General safety information
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– Do not cook flammable liquids in the unit, e.g., alcoholic beverages such as
wine. Flammable liquids can catch fire when evaporating. Before cooking food
in flammable liquids, boil the liquid down for a long time to reduce the alcohol
content.
– When roasting or grilling, place a drip pan underneath the food to catch grease.
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To avoid injury when working with transport carts, mobile oven racks, or mobile
plate racks:
– Exercise caution when pushing transport carts, mobile oven racks, or mobile
plate racks across uneven surfaces or thresholds, to prevent them from tipping.
– Activate locking brakes on transport carts, mobile oven racks, or mobile plate
racks to keep them from rolling away on uneven floors.
– Before sliding a mobile oven rack or a mobile plate rack into or out of the unit,
secure the transport cart to your unit.
– When moving the mobile oven rack, secure the container lock on the mobile
oven rack and cover containers of hot food. Otherwise, hot food could splash
out.
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To prevent equipment damage due to improper use of accessories:
– Only use original RATIONAL accessories.
– Only smoke food using the VarioSmoker.
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If there is food in the cooking cabinet that has already been brought up to serving
temperature, do not load cold food into the cooking cabinet.
Safety instructions after use
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Clean the unit after each use.
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In order to prevent the cooking cabinet from corroding, leave the cooking cabinet
door open a crack whenever the unit will not be in use for a longer period,
including overnight.
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If the unit will not be in use for a longer period, cut off the building water, electric
and gas lines to the unit.
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Empty the steam generator before transporting the unit, or when the unit will not
be in use for a longer period.
2.1 Safety information for units with gas line connections
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To prevent fire risk:
– If your unit is connected to a chimney, contact your gas technician regularly to
have the unit’s exhaust line cleaned. Always observe country-specific
regulations in this regard.
– Never place objects atop the exhaust pipes.
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To prevent fatal accidents:
– If using your unit with a recirculating hood, always switch on the recirculating
hood while the unit is in use. Otherwise, flammable gases could build up.