Proofing; Thermostat - GE EML835 Owner's Manual

Adjust the oven thermostat- Do it yourself
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 6-11 degrees Celsius (20-40 degrees Fahrenheit).
NOTE: This adjustment will only baking and roasting temperatures; it will not affect broiling or self cleaning temperatures.
The adjustment will be retained in memory after a power failure.
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
Federal standards require products labeled "margarine" to contain at least 80% fat by weight. Low fat spreads, on the other
For best results with your old favorite recipes, use margarine, butter or stick spreads containing at least 70% vegetable oil.
Using the proofing feature
The proofing feature maintains a warm environment useful for rising yeast-leavened products.
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To Adjust the Thermostat
Touch the BAKE and BROIL pads at
the same time for 3 seconds until the
display shows SF .
Touch the BAKE pad. A two digit
number shows in the display.
Touch BAKE again to alternate between
increasing and decreasing the oven
temperature.
(on some models)
How to Set the Oven For Proofing
Place the covered dough in a dish in the
oven on rack B or C.
NOTE: For best results, cover the dough with
a cloth or with greased plastic wrap (the
plastic may need to be anchored underneath
the container so the oven fan will not blow it
off).
Touch the PROOF pad and then the
START pad.
The display will read PrF (proof).
The oven interior light turns on and remains
process, and therefore does not have a
temperature adjustment.
Set the TIMER for the minimum proof
time.
The oven temperature can be adjusted
up to (+) 19°C (35ºF) hotter or (-) 19°C
(35ºF) cooler. Touch the number
pads the same way you read them.
For example, to change the oven
temperature 12°C (15ºF), touch 1 and 5 .
When you have made the adjustment,
touch the START pad to go back to the
time of day display. Use your oven as
you would normally.
(on some models)
OFF pad.
To avoid lowering the oven
temperature and lengthening proofing
time, do not open the oven door
unnecessarily.
Check bread products early to avoid
over-proofing.
NOTE:
Do not use the proofing mode for
warming food or keeping food hot.
The proofing oven temperature is
not hot enough to hold foods at safe
temperatures. Use the WARM feature to
keep food warm.
Proofing will not operate when oaven is
above 52°C (125°F). "HOT" will show in
the display.