Hotpoint RF725GP - Manual (Page 4)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
Oven
. Stand from range when
opening oven door. Hot air or
escapes can cause
burns to hands, face and/or
●
Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure
could build up and the
container could burst, causing
an
●
Keep vent duct
unobstructed.
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Keep free from grease
buildup.
shelf in desired
position oven is cool. If
must handled when
hot, do pot contact
heating units in the oven.
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out to the shelf
stop is convenience in lifting
foods. It is a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of the
door or oven walls.
●
using cooking or
roasting hags in oven,
the directions.
●
not use your oven to dry
newspapers. overheated, they
fire.
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sure vent duct is not
covered and is in place. Its
cooking could
wiring.
●
not use aluminum foil to
line oven bottom or
suggested in manual.
installation of these
liners may in electric shock
or
Self-Cleaning Oven
●
Do not clean door gasket
before reading special cleaning
instructions in the Self-Clean
section of this book.
The door
gasket is essential for a good
seal. Care should be taken not to
rub, damage or move the gasket.
●
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 this
Use and Care Book.
●
Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan and other
cookware.
●
Listen for fan—a fan noise
should be heard sometime during
the cleaning cycle. If not, call for
service before self-cleaning
again.
●
Be sure to wipe up excess
spillage before starting the
self-cleaning operation,
Surface Cooking Units
●
Use proper pan
appliance is equipped with one or
more surface units of different
size. Select cookware having flat
bottoms large enough to cover
the surface unit heating element.
The use of undersized cookware
will expose a portion of the
heating element to direct contact
and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of
cookware to burner will also
improve efficiency.
●
Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat
settings.
causes
smoking and greasy
that may catch on fire.
●
Be sure drip pans and vent
ducts are not covered and are
in place. Their absence during
cooking could damage range
parts and wiring.
●
Don’t use aluminum foil to
line drip pans or anywhere in
the oven except as described in
this book. Misuse could result in
a shock, fire hazard or damage to
the range.
. Only certain types of glass,
glass/ceramic, earthenware or
other glazed containers are
suitable for
service;
others may break because of the
sudden change in temperature.
See section on Surface Cooking
for suggestions.
●
To minimize the possibility of
burns, ignition of flammable
materials, and spillage, the
handle of a container should be
turned toward the center of the
range without extending over
nearby surface units.
●
Always turn surface unit to
OFF before removing
cookware.
●
Keep an eye on foods being
fried at HI or MEDIUM HI
heat settings.
●
To avoid the possibility of a
burn or electric shock, always
be certain that the controls for
all surface units are at OFF
position and all coils are
before attempting to remove
the unit,
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