GE 164 D2588P120 - Manual (Page 4)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Let cool
before touching leaving them
children can them.
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Never wear fitting hanging garments
while using the appliance. when
reaching for items stored in over the
cooktop. Flammable material ignited if
brought in contact with or hot surfaces
and may cause severe burns.
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For your safety, use your appliance for
warming or heating room.
Do not use grease
Never pick a flaming
pan. Turn burner, smother
flaming pan by covering pan
completely with well-fitting lid, sheet
or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan be
put out by covering with baking soda or, if
available, a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire
Do not leave paper products, cooking
or food in the oven when not in use.
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Do not store flammable materials in oven,
or the broiler drawer or near the cooktop.
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not store or use combustible
gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids
in the vicinity of this
other appliance,
Do not let cooking grease other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least
This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.
Surface Cooking
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Always use the LITE position when igniting
top burners and make sure the burners have
ignited.
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Never leave surface burners unattended at
high flame settings. causes smoking and
greasy that may catch on fire.
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Adjust top burner flame size so it does not
extend beyond the edge the cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
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only dry pot holders-moist
or damp holders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam. Do
not let pot holders come near flames when
lifting cookware. Do use a towel or other
bulky cloth in of a pot holder.
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To minimize the possibility ignition
of flammable materials, and spillage, turn
cookware handles toward the side or back of the
range without extending over adjacent burners.
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surface burner to OFF before
removing cookware.
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watch foods being fried at high
flame setting.
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Never block the (air openings) of the
range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that
are necessary
the range to operate properly
with correct combustion. Air openings
rear of the cooktop and at the top
of the oven door.
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Do use a wok on the cooking surface if
the wok has round metal ring that is placed -
over the burner grate to support the This
acts as a heat trap, which may damage the
burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause
the ‘burner to work improperly. This may cause
carbon monoxide level above that allowed by
current standards, resulting a health hazard.
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Foods for frying should be as dry as
possible. frozen or moisture on
fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and
over sides of pan.
possible amount of fat effective
shallow deep-fat frying. Filling pan too
full of fat can cause when food is added,
* If a combination or fats will be used
in frying, stir together heating or as fats
slowly,
Always heat fat and watch as it heats.
Use a deep fat thermometer whenever
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
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