GE 49-8830-1A - Manual (Page 16)

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
11–22°C. (20–40°F).
NOTE: This adjustment will not affect the broiling or the self-cleaning (on some models) temperatures. The adjustment will be retained after a
power failure.
The type of shortening 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.
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For Models with Only an Oven Temperature Knob
Pull the Oven Temp knob off the shaft,
look at the back of the knob and note
the current setting before making any
adjustments.
Loosen both screws on the back of the
knob.
To increase the oven temperature,
move the pointer 1 notch toward the
words “MAKE HOTTER.”
To decrease the oven temperature,
turn the pointer 1 notch toward the
words “MAKE COOLER.”
Each notch changes the temperature by 10
degrees Fahrenheit.
Tighten the screws.
Replace the knob, matching the flat
area of the knob to the shaft.
For Models with Pads and an Oven Temperature Knob
Put the Oven Temperature knob in the
OFF
position.
Press and hold the HOUR +/– pads for 5
seconds until the display changes.
Before display changes back, press the
HOUR +/–
pads to increase or decrease
the temperature in 5 degree
increments.
The oven temperature can be increased up
to 16°C. (35°F.) hotter or can be decreased
down to 16°C. (35°F.) cooler.
If the oven adjustment is set cooler than the
factory setting a minus sign (–) and the offset
temperature will appear in the display.
Wait several seconds for the control to
automatically set and return to its
previous setting.
Front of OVEN TEMP knob (knob
appearance may vary)
Back of OVEN TEMP knob
Pointer