GE 164D2966P053 User Manual

BAKING

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Never entirely cover a shelf with aluminum foil.

This will disturb the heat circulation and result
in poor baking. A smaller sheet of foil may 

 used

to catch a 

 by placing it on a lower shelf

several inches below the food.

Set the timer for the estimated cooking time and do

DO NOT open the door to check until the minimum

not open the door to look at your food. Most recipes

time. Opening the oven door frequently during

provide minimum and maximum baking times such as

cooking allows heat to escape and makes baking

“bake 

 minutes.”

times longer. Your baking results may also be
affected.

ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT-DO 

You may feel that your new oven cooks differently
than the one it replaced. We recommend that you
use your new oven for a few weeks to become more

familiar with it, following the times given in your
recipes as a guide.

If you think your new oven is too hot or too cold,
you can adjust the thermostat yourself.  If you think
it is too hot, adjust the thermostat to make it cooler.
If you think it is too cool, adjust the thermostat to
make it hotter.

thermometers,  such as those found in grocery stores,
to check the temperature setting of your new oven.

These thermometers may vary 

 degrees.

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 

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2. Loosen both screws on back of the knob.
3. Hold the knob as shown in the illustration of’ the back

of the OVEN TEMP knob and turn so the 

screw moves in the desired direction. You will hear
and feel notches as you turn the knob. Each notch
changes the temperature about 100 Fahrenheit.

The bottom screw

moves toward HOTTER

o

to increase  the temperature.

 

 

   

 

+&*&;&

The bottom screw
moves toward COOLER

o 

to decrease the 

4. Tighten the screws.
5. Return the knob to the range.
Re-check oven performance before making any
additional adjustments.

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