Safety, About your appliance, Utensil safety – Maytag MEW6630DDW User Manual

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Safety

About Your Appliance

Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may

cause burns from steam. Dish towels or other substi-
tutes should never be used as potholders because they
can trail across hot elements and ignite or get caught
on appliance parts.

Wear proper apparel. Loose fitting or long hanging-

sleeved apparel should not be worn while cooking.
Clothing may ignite and cause burns if garment comes
in contact with heating elements.

Always place oven racks in the desired positions while

oven is cool. Slide oven rack out to add or remove
food, using dry, sturdy potholders. Always avoid
reaching into the oven to add or remove food. If a rack
must be moved while hot, use a dry potholder. Do not
let potholder contact hot element in oven.

Use care when opening the oven door. Let hot air or

steam escape before removing or replacing food.

• PREPARED FOOD WARNING: Follow food

manufacturer’s instructions. If a plastic frozen food
container and/or its cover distorts, warps, or is other-
wise damaged during cooking, immediately discard
the food and its container. The food could be contami-
nated.

Do not allow aluminum foil or meat probe to contact

heating element.

Always turn off all controls when cooking is com-

pleted.

Utensil Safety

Follow the manufacturer’s directions when using oven

cooking bags.

This appliance has been tested for safe performance

using conventional cookware. Do not use any devices
or accessories that are not specifically recommended
in this manual. Do not use add-on oven convection
systems. The use of devices or accessories that are not
expressly recommended in this guide can create
serious safety hazards, result in performance prob-
lems, and reduce the life of the components of the
appliance.

Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic,

earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for
oven service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Follow utensil manufacturer’s
instructions when using glass.

CAUTION

NEVER use an appliance as a step to reach cabinets
above. Misuse of appliance doors, such as stepping,
leaning or sitting on the door, may result in possible
tipping of the appliance, breakage of door, and
serious injuries.

To prevent potential hazard to the user and damage to

the appliance, do not use appliance as a space heater
to heat or warm a room. Also, do not use the oven as a
storage area for food or cooking utensils.

Do not obstruct the flow of air by blocking the oven

vent.

DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR

SURFACES OF OVEN. Heating elements may be hot
even though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of
any oven become hot enough to cause burns. During
and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact heating elements or
interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient
time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may
become hot enough to cause burns – among these
surfaces are: oven vent openings and surfaces near
these openings, oven doors, windows of oven doors.

Do not touch a hot oven light bulb with a damp cloth

as the bulb could break. Should the bulb break,
disconnect power to the appliance before removing
bulb to avoid electrical shock.

A fan should be heard during some bake, convect

bake, convect roast, and all broil and cleaning opera-
tions. If you do not hear the fan, call an authorized
servicer.

• NEVER use aluminum foil to cover an oven rack or

oven bottom. Misuse could result in risk of electric
shock, fire, or damage to the appliance. Use foil only
as directed in this guide.

Cooking Safety

Never heat an unopened food container in the oven.

Pressure build-up may cause container to burst
resulting in serious personal injury or damage to the
appliance.

Reviewed by Stewart, Steven | Released

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