5. Do not use aluminum foil to line the oven bottom. Aluminum foil can cause a fire and will adversely affect baking results. 3. Do not touch the interior surfaces of the oven during or immediately after use. Do not let clothing or other flammable a materials contact the bake or broil elements. Although these surfaces may be dark in color they can still be hot enough to burn. 7. Other areas of the oven can become hot enough to cause burns, such as vent openings, rangetop, window, oven door and oven racks. 8. Do not use the oven cavity for storage space. 9. Never use strong abrasives, gritty cleaners, oven liners, commercial oven cleaners or steel wool to clean any part of the range or the oven interior. Clean only parts listed in this manual. 10. Do not drape towels or other materials on the oven door handle. These items may contact a element or become too hot and ignite. I I. Do not use aluminum foil to cover the broiler grid. The foil can trap grease on top of the grid causing it to ignite. 12. Do not attempt to clean the oven door gasket located on the inside of the oven door. Cleaning the gasket may cause damage. This gasket is required to seal the oven. �
Due to the nature of cooking, fires can occur as a result of overcooking orexcessive grease. 4lthough a fire is unlikely, if one occurs, proceed as follows: Surface Element Fires 1. Do not turn on the vent hood. The fan can spread the flames. 2. If it is safe to do so, turn the surface element to �OFF�. 3. Smother the fire with a non-flammable lid or use a Class �ABC� or �BC� fire extinguisher. Do not use water on grease fires. Oven Fires I. Do not open the oven door. 2. Turn all controls to �OFF�. 3. As an added precaution turn off the electricity at the main circuit breaker or fuse box. 4. Allow the food or grease to burn itself out in the oven. If smoke or fire persist call your local fire department!
