Frigidaire FPGH3077RF Complete Owner's Guide - Page 6

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR COOKTOP WARNING IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING YOUR OVEN • Never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. Use Proper Flame Size - Adjust flame size so it does not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. The use of undersized utensils will expose a portion of the burner flame to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of utensil to flame will also improve efficiency. • Know which knob controls each surface burner. Place a pan of food on the burner before turning it on, and turn the burner off before removing the pan. • Always turn knob to the full LITE position when igniting top burners. Visually check that burner has lit. Then adjust the flame so it does not extend beyond the edge of the utensil. • To reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable materials, and spillage due to unintentional contact with the utensil, the handle of the utensil should be positioned so that it is turned inward, and does not extend over adjacent surface burners. • Never leave surface burners unattended at high heat settings - Boil overs cause smoking and greasy spill overs that may ignite, or a pan that has boiled dry may melt. • Glazed cooking utensils - Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for cook top service without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature. Check the manufacturer's recommendations for cook top use. • When you are flaming foods under a ventilating hood, turn the fan on. • Use care when opening oven door, lower oven door, or warmer drawer (some models). Stand to the side of the oven when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or replace food in the oven. • Keep oven vent ducts unobstructed. Touching surfaces in this area when the oven is on may cause severe burns. Do not place plastic or heatsensitive items on or near the oven vent. These items can melt or ignite. • Placement of Oven Racks - Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholders contact hot heating element in oven. Use potholders and grasp the rack with both hands to reposition.Remove all cookware and utensils before moving the rack. • Do not use a broiler pan without its insert. Broiler pans and inserts allow dripping fat to drain away from the high heat of the broiler. Do not cover the broiler insert with aluminum foil or any other material; exposed fat and grease could ignite. • Protective Liners - Do not use aluminum foil or any other materials or liners to line surface or oven bottoms, except as suggested in the manual. Improper installation of these liners may result in a risk of electric shock, or fire. • Do not cook food on the oven bottom. Always cook in proper cookware and always use the oven racks. • Air curtain or other overhead range hoods, which operate by blowing a downward air flow on to a range, shall not be used in conjunction with gas ranges other than when the hood and range have been designed, tested and listed by an independent test laboratory for use in combination with each other. 6