GE CGS980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 28

Adjust the upper oven thermostat--Do it yourself! ge.com
Youmay 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 vary20-40 degrees.
NOTE." This adjustment will not affect the broiling or the self-cleaning temperatures. The adjustment will be retained
in memory after a power failure.
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To Adjust the Thermostat
[] Touch the BAKEand BROIL HI/LOpads
at the same time fox 3 seconds until
the display shows SE
[] Touch the BAKEpad. A two digit
ntm_ber shows
in the disl)la).
Touch
BAKEonce to
decrease (-)
the (wen
temperatm'e, or twice to
increase (+).
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The oxen temperatm'e can be ac!iusted
uI) as much as 35°F. ()_ down as much
as 35°F. Touch the number pads the
same wa) you read them. For example,
to ch'moe, _ the oxen temperature 1: I _,
touch I and 5.
[] _,_q_en you haxe made the ac!iusnnent,
touch the
START
pad to go back
to the
time of day display. Use }ore" oxen as
VOII wot/ld noliilallv.
NOTE:Thethermostat adjustment f or Baking
will alsoaffectConvection B akingor Convection
Roasting.
Thetype 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 higherfat producL
Recipe failure can result if cakes, pies, pastries, cookies or candies are made with Iowfat spreads. The Iowerthe 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, i,ow fat spreads, on the
other hand, contain less lilt and more water; The high moistm'e content of these spreads affects the texture and flavor
of baked goods. For best results with vom" old ti_vorite recipes, use margarine, butter or stick spreads containing at least
70% vegetable oil.
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