Adjusting Oven Temperature Control; Broiling - Whirlpool WKP85800 Use & Care Manual

Adjusting Oven Temperature Control

NOTE: DO NOT measure the oven temperature with a
thermometer. Opening the oven door will lower the oven
temperature and give you an incorrect reading. Also, the
thermometer temperature will change as your oven cycles.
Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate
temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven.
If you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting results, you can
change the offset temperature by following the steps below :
1. Press and hold BAKE for 4 seconds.
PRESS
The display will show 350°F/177°C for 4 seconds. Then it will
show the current offset temperature, for example "00", if you
have not already adjusted the temperature.
2. Set the new offset temperature.
PRESS
Press to raise the temperature or
temperature in 10°F/5°C amounts. You can set the
temperature change as low as -30°F/-15°C or as high as
+30°F/+15°C. A minus (-) sign will appear before the number
when decreasing the temperature setting. The minus sign
indicates that the oven will be cooler by the displayed
amount. There is no sign in front of the number when
increasing the temperature setting.
3. Enter the adjustment.
PRESS
NOTE: The offset temperature resets to "00" if the power
goes out for more than 1 second.
12
YOU SEE
(factory setting of "0")
YOU SEE
(example when making oven 10°F/
5°C cooler)
to lower the
YOU SEE
time of day or minute timer
countdown
How to determine the amount of
needed:
The chart below tells you how much to adjust the offset
temperature to get the cooking results you want. You can figure
out cooking results by the amount of browning, moistness, and
rising times for baked foods.
To Cook Food...
a little more
moderately more
much more
a little less
moderately less
much less

Broiling

The top element (as set by the Broil function) operates at full
power when heating.
Use this setting for normal broiling and top browning with the
door open in the Broil Stop position.
This setting can also be used for Vari-Broil with the door
closed. The element will cycle off and on to maintain the
preset temperature.
NOTES :
Do not preheat when broiling.
Leave the door partly open when you use the oven to broil.
This lets the oven stay at the proper temperatures.
1. Place the oven rack for broiling.
Place the oven rack so that the surface of the food is at least
3 in. (7.5 cm) away from the broil element.
temperature adjustment
Adjust by this Number of
Degrees °F/°C
+10/+5
+20/+10
+30/+15
-10/-5
-20/-10
-30/-15
Front of rack
Rear of rack