Sears KENMORE 46725 - Manual (Page 4)

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Be sure your range is Installed and grounded properly
by a qualified technician.
Choose pots and pans with flat bottoms, large enough
to cover the entire cooktop element. This will cut down
the risk of setting potholders or clothing on fire with an
uncovered element and waste less energy.
Always use care when touching the cooktop, oven
heating elements or inside the oven. Heating elements
could be hot enough to burn you even if they are dark in
color. The oven vent duct and oven door may also
become hot during range use. The glass surface of the
cooktop will retain heat after the controls are turned off.
Only some kinds of glass or ceramic pans can be used
for cooktop cooking. Be sure that the pan you use will
not break when heated on the cooktop elements.
Place oven racks In desired position while oven is cool.
If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating element In oven.
After broiling, always take the broiler pan out of the
range and clean It. Leftover grease In the broiler pan
can catch on fire next time you use the pan.
Always use dry potholders when removing pans from
the oven or cooktop. Moist or damp potholders can
cause steam burns.
Always use care when opening oven door. Let hot air
and steam out before moving food.
Always follow cleaning instructions in this book.
Always keep the range and oven clean. Food and
grease are easy to ignite. Clean the range, oven and
vents regularly.
Do Not Use Oven Cleaners — No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any part of the oven.
Clean Only Parts Listed In Manual.
Always remove broiler pan and otherutensiis from the
oven before a seif-clean cycle.
CAUTION: Do not store items of interest to
children in cabinets above a range or on the
backguard of a range. Children climbing on a
range to reach items could be seriously injured.
Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains, or
drapes a safe distance away from your range and oven.
Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, potholders and
other linens a safe distance away from your range.
Never store such items on your range.
Always keep the appliance area clear and free from
things that will burn {gasoline and other flammable
vapors and liquids).
Never try to repair or replace any part of the range
unless instructions are given In this book. All other
work should be done by a skilled technician.
Never heat unopened food containers. Pressure
buildup may make container burst and cause injury.
Never leave jars or cans of fat or drippings on or near
the range. Never let grease build up on your range. You
can keep grease fires from starting If you clean up
grease and spills after each range use.
Never use aluminum foil to line drip bowls or oven
bottoms. Improper use of foil could start a fire.
Never block free airflow through the oven vent.
Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a deep fat
fryer. Wait until the fat has cooled.
Never put removable heating elements in water. Do not
put them in a dishwasher. Do not put them In the seif-
clean cycle of self-cleaning ovens.
Do not cook ora broken cooktop. If cooktop should
break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate
the broken cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock.
Contact a qualified technician Immediately.
Never rub, move, or damage the door gasket on self­
cleaning ranges. The gasket Is essential for a good seal.
Only clean the gasket by soaking it with hydrogen
peroxide, as described In the self-clean section of the
manual.
Never touch surface units, heating elements, or interior
surfaces of the oven. They may be hot even though they
appear dark in color.
If the seif'Cleainitig mode malfunctions, turn off and
disconnect the power supply. Have serviced by a
qualified technician.
Always keep wooden utensils, plastic utensils or canned
food a safe distance away from your range.
Be sure everyone in your home knows what to do in
case of fire.
For major spills — Turn unit to LO; use dry paper
towels to wipe up major spills, and then use a razor
scraper (held In a potholder) to sc rape major spills from
a hot cooking zone. DO NOT attempt further cleaning
untii cooktop surface has cooled.
Some cleaners produce noxious fumes and wet cloths
could cause steam burns if used on a hot surface.
Never try to clean utensils, cookware or removable
parts of your range during a self-clean cycle.
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