Bakers Pride 101 Manuel D’Utilisation

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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

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