GE JGSP20 Use And Care Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS(continued)c Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang onthe door, storage drawer, kick panel or cooktop.They could damage the range and even tip it over,causing severe personal injury.l Let the burner grates and other surfaces coolbefore touching them or leaving them wherechildren can reach them.s Never wear loose fitting or hanging garmentswhile using the appliance. Be careful whenreaching for items stored in cabinets over therange. Flammable material could be ignited ifbrought in contact with flame or hot oven surfacesand may cause severe burns.l For your safety, never use your appliance forwarming or heating the room.&A“4$ ‘ !’ l Do not use water on grease fires.Never pick up a flaming pan.Turn the controls off. Smother aflaming pan on a surface burner by coveringthe pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookiesheet or fiat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemicalor foam-type fire extinguisher.Flaming grease outside a pan can be put outby covering it with baking soda or, if available,by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.Flame in the oven can be smothered completelyby closing the oven door and turning the oven offor by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.l Do not leave children alone or unattendedwhere a range is hot or in operation. Theycould be seriously burned.l Teach children not to play with the controlsor any other part of the range.l Never leave the oven door open when you are notwatching the range.l Always keep combustible wall coverings?curtains or drapes a safe distance from yourrange.l Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, potholdersand other linens a safe distance from yourrange.l Always keep wooden and plastic utensils andcanned food a safe distance away from yourrange.l Do not leave paper products, cooking utensilsor food in the oven when not in use.l Do not store flammable materials in an oven,a range storage drawer or near a cooktop.l Do not store or use combustible materials,gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquidsin the vicinity of this or any other appliance.l Do not let cooking grease or other flammablematerials accumulate in or near the range.l When cooking pork, follow the directions exactlyand always cook the meat to an internal temperatureof at least 170°F. This assures that, in the remotepossibility that trichina may be present in the meat,it will be killed and the meat will be safe to eat.Surface Cookingl Always use the LITE position when igniting thesurface burners and make sure the burners haveignited.l Never leave surface burners unattended athigh flame settings. Boilovers cause smokingand greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.l Adjust the surface burner flame size so it doesnot extend beyond the edge of the cookware.Excessive flame is hazardous.l Use only dry potholders-moistor damp pot holders on hot surfacesmay result in burns from steam. Donot let pot holders come near open flames whenlifting cookware. Do not use a towel or other bulkycloth in place of a pot holder. Such cloths can catchfire on a hot surface burner.l To minimize the possibility of burns, ignitionof flammable materials and spillage, turn cookwarehandles toward the side or back of the rangewithout extending over adjacent burners.l Always turn the surface burners off beforeremoving the cookware.l Carefully watch foods being fried at a highflame setting. —4