GE 164D2966P118 Use And Care Manual

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BAKING(continued)Aluminum FoilNever entirely cover a shelf with aluminum foil.This will disturb the heat circulation and resultin poor baking. A smaller sheet of foil may be usedto catch a spillover by placing it on a lower shelfseveral inches below the food.Don>t PeekSet the timer for the estimated cooking time and do DO NOT open the door to check until the minimumnot open the door to look at your food. Most recipes time. Opening the oven door frequently duringprovide minimum and maximum baking times such as cooking allows heat to escape and makes baking“bake 3040 minutes.” times longer. Your baking results may also beaffected.ADJUST THE OVEN THEmOSTAT—DO ZT YOURSELF!You may find that your new oven cooks differentlythan the one it replaced. We recommend that youuse your new oven for a few weeks to become morefamiliar with it, following the times given in yourrecipes as a guide.If you think your new oven is too hot or too cold,you can adjust the thermostat yourself. If you thinkit is too hot, adjust the thermostat to make it cooler.If you think it is too cool, adjust the thermostat tomake it hotter.We do not recommend the use of inexpensivethermometers, such as those found in grocery stores,to check the temperature setting of your new oven.These thermometers may vary 2040 degrees.T O Adjust the Thermostat: Bottom screW mo”es toward1. Pull the OVEN TEMP HOTTER or COOLERknob off the shaft,Q‘::::.:::’ l.:;’;iiti::::: !’::: \:.:,:.....look at the back of the :..:::.,:,:.,.,,,...:{.::...:“’’:’:’:’:’’m! :::i!i:.!’’’!’..knob and note the .::::::! ;:;::,:,..,,.,,+,.:,;:..,. . . .current setting before ‘:%j;i:’:i:.::.$“@::.:;:::.:! , ::!<,.... .:: ::!:making any ,,.~i.;.,....:,.,;$W::::;:;:: ;adjustment. The knob ,:g: ::::,:;.:::::.’:::*:::,:r,..,.,.,..<,:,!!~:!:i’:&::&:is factory set with the ~::,,,,i:,,<::.?~:,;:,:;j;,iW;,;;;.::.y,top screw directly under ,,:::.::#::, ~~the pointer. Back of the OVEN TEMP knob142. Loosen both screws on back of the knob.3. Hold the knob as shown in the illustration of the backof the OVEN TEMP knob and turn so the bottomscrew moves in the desired direction. You will hearand feel notches as you turn the knob. Each notchchanges the temperature about 10° Fahrenheit.The bottom screwmoves toward HOTTERto increase the temperature.The bottom screwmoves toward COOLERto decrease the temperature.4. Tighten the screws.5. Return the knob to the range.Re-check oven performance before making anyadditional adjustments.