RemovableOvenBottom
Theovenbottomcan be removedto makecleaningeasier.
Toremove:
Whenovenis cool, removeoven shelves.Loosen(butdo not remove) twoscrewsat frontofovenbottom. Slidescrewsbackto releasefrontof ovenbottom.Lifi the ovenbottom up andpullforwarduntilrear tabs releasefromrear ovenwall.Then takeovenbottomoutof oven.
Toreplace: Inserttwotabsintoslotsin rear ovenwall. Lowerbottominto place.Slidetwo screwsat frontof ovenbottomforwardand tighten themto secureovenbottomin place.Note:If the ovenbottomis replacedincorrectly,it maywarp andcauseundesirablebaking results.
Theovenbottomhasa porcelain enamelfinish. Tomakecleaning easier,protectthe ovenbottom fromexcessivespillovers.Thisis particularlyimportantwhenbaking
afruitpie or other foodswithhigh acidcontent.Hot fruit fillingsor foodsthat are acid in contentsuch as milk, tomatoor sauerkraut,and sauceswith vinegaror lemonjuice, maycausepittingand damageto the porcelainenamelsurface.
Toprotectthe ovenbottomsurface, placeapiece of aluminumfoil slightlylargerthanthebakingdish or a smallcookiesheeton a lower shelfor underthebakingdishto catchanyboilovers.It shouldnot completelycoverthe shelfas this wouldcauseunevenheatin the oven.Aluminumfoilshouldnotbe placedon the ovenbottom.
If a spilloverdoesoccuron the ovenbottomallowthe ovento cool first. Youcan cleanthebottomwith soapand water,a mildabrasive
Adjmting
OvenThermos~t
Thetemperaturecontrolin your newovenhasbeencarefu~yadjusted to provideaccuratetemperatures. However,if thisovenhasreplaced oneyouhaveusedfor severalyears, youmaynoticea differencein the degreeof browningor the lengthof timerequiredwhenusingyour favoriterecipes.Oventemperature controlshavea tendencyto “drift” overa periodof yearsandsince thisdrift is verygradual,it is not readilynoticed.Therefore,you mayhavebecomeaccustomedto yourpreviousovenwhichmay haveprovideda higheror lower temperaturethanyouselected.
Beforeattemptingto havethe temperatureof yournewoven changed,be sureyouhavefollowed thebakingtimeandtemperatureof therecipecarefilly. Then, after youhaveusedthe ovena fewtimes andyoufeelthe ovenis toohotor toocool, thereis a simple adjustmentyoucan makeyourself on the OVENTEMPknob.
Pullthe knoboffthecontrolshaft and lookat thebackside. Thereis
adiscin the centerof the knobskirt witha seriesof marksoppositea pointer.
Notec)ositionof pointerto marks beforeadjustment
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Noteto whichmarkthe pointeris pointing.Tomakean adjustment, carefullyloosen(approximately oneturn), butdo notcompletely removethe twoscrewsthatholdthe skirtto the knob.Holdthe knob bladein onehandandthe outer skirt in the otherhand.
Toraisetheoventemperature, movethe pointerin thedirectionof the arrowfor RAISE.Tolowerthe temperature,movethepointerin the directionof arrowfor LOWER. Eachmark willchangethe oven temperatureapproximately25”F.
Wesuggestthatyoumakethe adjustmentonemark fromthe originalsettingandcheckoven performancebeforemakingany additionaladjustments.
Afterthe adjustmentis made, press skirt andknobtogetherand retightenscrewsso theyare snug, but be carefi,dnotto overtighten.
Note: Afteran adjustmenthas been made,the OFF and BROIL positionswillnot lineup with the indicatormark on the contro~ panelas theypreviouslydid. This conditionis normaland will notcreatea problem.
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