Adjust the oven thermostat--Do it yourself!
Youmay find that your new ovencooks differently than the one it replaced. Useyour new oven for a few weeksto becomemore
familiar with it. If youstill think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjustthe thermostatyourself.
Do not use thermometers,such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperaturesetting of your oven. These
thermometersmay vary20-40 degrees.
NOTE"Thisadjustmentwill only affect bakingand roasting temperatures;# does not affect broiling or self-cleaningtemperatures.
Theadjustmentwill be retained in memoryafter a power failure.
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To Adjust the Oven Thermostat
(onsome models)
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Press the Bake and BroilHi/Lopads (on
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double oven models, use the upper oven
controls) at the same time f_)r3 seconds
until the display sho,vs SE Then proceed
with stops 9 through 4, using the pads
%r the upper or lcmer o_en.
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Press the Bake pad. A two<tigit number
showsin the display<
On models with number pads,
press Bake again to alternate bemeen
increasing and decreasing the o_en
tempemtme.
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The oxen/empemmre can be adjusted
up to (+) 35°F hotter or (-) 35°F coole,.
On models with number pads, press
them the same _t>," y ou read them.
For example, to change the ox>n
mmpemm,e 15°E p,ess 1 and 5.
On models with Temp+and - pads,
press them to increase or decrease the
temperature in 1 degree increments.
_llen you haxe made the adjustment,
press the Start pad to go back to the
time of day display'.Use your o_n as
you *_v_*/l(t nommlg
Turnthe disk counterclockwise to
increase the oven temperature.
To Adjust the Oven Thermostat
(onsome models)
Pull the OVEN knob off the shaft, look at the
back of the knob and note the cunent
setting
be%re making any adjustment.
The knob is
facto U set with the top screw direc/ly' under
the pointe_:
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Pull off the OVEN knob.
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Loosen both screws on back of
the knob.
_*buwill hear and Del the notches as you turn
the knob. Each notch changes temperature
about l0 ° Fahrenheit.
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Tighten the screws.
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Return the
OVEN
knob to the oven.
Re-check o venperformance b eforemaking any
additional a djustments.
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HoM both parts of the knob as shown in
the illustration of the back of the OVEN
knob and turn so the lower screw moves
in the desired direction.
Turnthe disk clockwise to decrease
the oven temperature,
The type of margarine wil! affect baking performance!
Most recipes for baking have been developed using high-fat products such as butter or marqarine (80% faO. If you
decrease the fat, the recipe may not give the same results as with a higher-fat product
Recipe failure can result if cakes, pies, pastries, cookies or candies are made with low-fat spreads. The lower the fat
content of a spread product, the more noticeable these differences become.
Fede_M standards require products labeled "maEgafine" to contain at least 80% fht by weight. Low-fat spreads, on file
other lmnd, contain less fat and more water The high moisture content of these spreads affect the texture and flavor
of baked goods. For best results with your oM fhvofim recipes, use margarine, butter or sock spreads containing
at least 70% vegetable oil.
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