Bakers Pride Oven BCO-E, GDCO-E Helpful Hints, Troubleshooting Chart, Problem, Cause, Solution

HELPFUL HINTS

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

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