Oven Thermostat - GE JDP40 Owner's Manual

Adjust the oven thermostat—Easy to do 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
20–40°F.
NOTE: This adjustment will not affect the broiling or the self-cleaning temperatures. The adjustment will be retained in memory after a
power failure.
BAKE
or
CLEAR
OFF
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 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 affects 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.
To Adjust the Thermostat
Press the BAKE pad.
Set the oven temperature at 550°F.
Immediately, before "ON" appears,
press and hold the BAKE pad for about
5 seconds. The time display will change
to the oven adjustment display.
The oven temperature can be adjusted
up to (+) 35°F hotter or (-) 35°F cooler.
Use the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to
select the desired change in the display.
When you have made the adjustment,
press the CLEAR/OFF pad to go back to
the time of day display. Use your oven
as you would normally.
NOTE: This adjustment will not affect the
broiling or the self-cleaning temperatures.
It will be retained in memory after a power
failure.
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