Bakers Pride GDCO-E User Manual
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HELPFUL HINTS
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Food browns unevenly Improper heating temperature.
Preheat until desired temperature is reached.
Several pans crowded together.
Baking pans too large.
Use smaller pan.
Baking pan dark or glass.
Lower oven temperature 25°F (-3.8°C) for this
type of pan.
Oven temperature too high
Lower oven temperature
Oven door opened too frequently
Check food a minimum number of times.
Cookies too brown
Pans too deep
Use a cookie sheet (not a baking pan).
Dark cookie sheet
Use light, shiny cookie sheet.
Oven temperature too high
Lower oven temperature
Cookies too flat
Hot cookie sheet
Allow cookie sheet to cool between batches.
Cake too brown on
bottom or crust forms
on bottom
Oven temperature too high.
Lower temperature; if using glass or dark pan,
lower 25°F (-3.8°C)
Thermostat set too low.
Raise temperature
Cake ripples
Overloading pans or batter is too thin
Reduce pan loads. Thicken batter.
Cakes are too coarse
Thermostat set too high.
Lower oven temperature.
Pies have uneven
color
Too many pies per rack.
Cupcakes crack on top Thermostat set too high.
Lower oven temperature.
Thermostat set too high.
Lower oven temperature and roast longer.
Thermostat set too low.
Raise temperature. Limit amount of moisture.
Meats develop hard
crust
Thermostat set too high.
Reduce temperature or place pan of water in
oven
Reduce number of pies per rack or eliminate
use of bake pans.
Meats are browned &
not done in the center
Meats are well done
and not browned
Cakes have light outer
color
Cake settles slightly in
the center
Bake time too short or bake
temperature too low.
Bake longer or raise oven temperature slightly.
Do not open doors to oven for long periods.
Aluminum foil on rack or oven bottom.
Remove foil.
Center pans on racks, or leave more space
between all pans and oven walls.
Food dries before
browning
Temperature too low
Increase temperature
Time too short
Increase bake time
Fan is set on High Speed
Fan is set on High Speed
Set fan to Low Speed
Set fan to Low Speed
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
No heat
Oven has no electrical power
Check electrical supply.
Power switch on control panel is off.
Set the control panel to COOK or OVEN ON.
Doors are open.
Close doors.
Wait for oven to reach preheat temperature.
Oven does not come to
ready.
The oven has not reached preheat
temperature.
Internal problem with main
temperature control.
Call Bakers Pride factory authorized service
Call Bakers Pride factory authorized service
center
center
Oven has no electrical power
Check electrical supply.
Circuit breaker tripped.
Reset the breaker.
Doors are open
Close doors.
Convection fan does
not run.
Door switch