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Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself!
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You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar
with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself.
Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven. These thermometers may
vary 20–40 degrees.
NOTE: This adjustment will only affect baking and roasting temperatures; it does not affect broiling or self-cleaning temperatures. The
adjustment will be retained in memory after a power failure.
To Adjust the Oven Thermostat
(on some models)
Press the
Bake
and
Broil Hi/Lo
pads (on double
oven models, use the
upper
oven controls) at the
same time for 3 seconds until the display shows
SF
. Then proceed with steps 2 through 4, using
the pads for the upper or lower oven .
Press the
Bake
pad . A two-digit number shows
in the display .
On models with number pads, press
Bake
again
to alternate between increasing and decreasing
the oven temperature .
The oven temperature can be adjusted up to
(+) 35°F hotter or (-) 35°F cooler .
On models with number pads, press them
the same way you read them . For example,
to change the oven temperature 15°F, press
1
and
5
.
On models with
Temp +
and
–
pads, press them
to increase or decrease the temperature in 1
degree increments .
When you have made the adjustment, press the
Start pad to go back to the time of day display .
Use your oven as you would normally .
The type of margarine will affect baking performance!
Most recipes for baking have been developed using high-fat products such as butter or margarine (80% fat). 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.
Federal standards require products labeled “margarine” to contain at least 80% fat by weight . Low-fat spreads, on the other hand,
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 old favorite recipes, use margarine, butter or stick spreads containing at least 70% vegetable oil .
To Adjust the Oven Thermostat
(on some models)
Pull the
OVEN
knob off the shaft, look at the back of
the knob and note the current setting before making
any adjustment . The knob is factory set with the top
screw directly under the pointer .
Pull off the
OVEN
knob .
Loosen both screws on back of the knob .
Hold 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 .
You will hear and feel the notches as you turn the
knob . Each notch changes temperature about 10°
Fahrenheit .
Tighten the screws .
Return the
OVEN
knob to the oven .
Re-check oven performance before making any
additional adjustments.
Turn the disk counterclockwise to
increase the oven temperature.
Turn the disk clockwise to decrease
the oven temperature.
or
(depending on model)
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