Maytag MEC4430AAW - Manual (Page 3)

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Important Safety Instructions
• Children must be taught that the appliance and utensils
in it can be hot. Let hot utensils cool in a safe place, out
of reach of small children. Children should be taught
that an appliance is not a toy. Children should not be
allowed to play with controls or other parts of the
appliance.
About Your Appliance
• If appliance is installed near a window, proper precau-
tions should be taken to prevent curtains from blowing
over surface elements.
• 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.
• To ensure proper operation and to avoid damage to
the appliance or injury, do not adjust, service, repair or
replace any part of the appliance unless specifically
recommended in this guide. Refer all other servicing
to a qualified technician.
• NEVER store or use gasoline or other combustible or
flammable materials near surface units or in the
vicinity of this appliance as fumes could create a fire
hazard or an explosion.
• To prevent grease fires, do not let cooking grease or
other flammable materials accumulate in or near the
appliance.
• Many aerosol-type cans are EXPLOSIVE when ex-
posed to heat and may be highly flammable. Avoid
their use or storage near appliance.
• DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS. Heating ele-
ments may be hot even though they are dark in color.
During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or
other flammable materials contact heating elements
until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other sur-
faces of the appliance may become hot enough to
cause burns.
Cooking Safety
• Use dry, sturdy potholders. Damp potholders may cause
burns from steam. Dish towels or other substitutes
should never be used as potholders because they can
trail across hot elements and ignite or get caught on
appliance parts.
Utensil Safety
• 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 guide. The use of devices or accessories that are
not expressly recommended in this guide can create
serious safety hazards, result in performance problems,
and reduce the life of the components of the appliance.
• If the pan is smaller than the element, a portion of the
element will be exposed to direct contact and could
ignite clothing or potholder.
• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for
cooktop service without breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature. Follow utensil manufacturer’s
instructions when using glass.
• Turn pan handle toward center of cooktop, not out into
the room or over another surface element. This reduces
the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, or
spillage if pan is accidently bumped or reached by
small children.
• 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.
• NEVER heat unopened containers on the surface unit.
Pressure building up in the container may cause the
container to burst resulting in burns, injury or damage
to the appliance.
• 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.
• Always turn off all controls when cooking is completed.