The electric oven does not bake the bottom, what should I do?

Owners of electric stoves notice that the oven does not heat when the dish has already stood inside for an hour, but has not been baked; with gas models in this sense it is much simpler: if the fire does not burn, something is broken. But electric ovens have their advantages: they are cheaper, easier to connect and do not require a gas supply at home. If you notice that your oven is working but not heating, then it’s time to think about repairs.

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Oven doesn't bake well

Hello. In a Bosch electric oven in top-bottom mode, the bottom does not bake. In short, the top heats well and a crust appears, but the bottom is all raw. What could be the problem?

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The lower heating element is not working properly. Or a thermostat.

perhaps a program mode switch, or a heating element, or

Good afternoon Most likely the problem is in the lower heating element or control module

02.05.2020 08:53 Olga

Good afternoon. The bottom mode works separately

05/02/2020 08:58 Oksana

So this is the control module. Find a good electronics specialist in your city. Let him look

The oven does not heat up, does not heat up, why?

Signs and causes of malfunction

There are several situations in which the oven does not heat up. Each of the breakdowns has its own distinctive features:

The device does not heat up to the required temperature. It is impossible to predict how hot the oven will heat up in this case. In the same position of the control knob, the thermometer shows different values each time. This all points to a failure of the thermostat - the sensor that regulates the heating. If its contact has oxidized or the sensor itself has failed, the control unit will constantly receive different signals from it and change the level of heat inside.
The temperature does not rise above 100-150°. The surest sign of this problem is a long cooking time. If you bake the pie not in 40 minutes, as written in the recipe, but in 2 hours, and it is not ready yet, it means that the device cannot provide enough heat to bake the dough. There may be several sources of problems: a breakdown in the power cord, a malfunction of one of the heating elements, a thermostat defect, and even wear on the door seal.
The electric oven does not heat from below. Often, users notice that the dish is burnt on top, but not cooked through from the bottom. Most often the reason is damage to the lower heating element. But if your model has 4 heating elements, the bottom should be heated from side sources. If they fail, the reason is the fan is worn out.
The device turns on but remains cold. Electric stoves have a complex wiring system, one part is responsible for lighting, the other for heating the burners, and the third for the roaster. If the oven in the electric stove does not heat, but the light turns on, this indicates a defect in the wiring: the contact has come loose, the wire has been broken.
The indicator light does not light up. If you turn the switch and the roaster light doesn't come on, check to see if the heating elements are getting at least a little warm. If not, the problem could also be with the internal wiring or power supply.

Major breakdowns

Each of the faults listed above manifests itself in the same way - defects in the electric oven, but requires completely different actions. We will look at typical damage to each part and how to repair it.

Thermostat. A clear sign of problems with him is unpredictability. Yesterday the roaster got too hot, today it barely bakes and keeps turning off. Or it doesn't heat up at all. All this indicates that the temperature sensor is damaged. The master must first check all contacts; if there is a failure in them, they can be restored. If the thermostat itself is broken, it needs to be replaced. Most often, this element fails in Ariston, Hansa and Gefest equipment.
heating element. If the lower part of the door after an hour of operation is significantly colder than the upper part, it means that the lower heating element is not working. It can only be restored in older Mechta and Lysva models; in other cases it is recommended to install a new spare part.
Switch, regulator. The handle with which we turn on the oven and switch modes can also fail. Technically, the device will work, but you won’t be able to use it without a handle. Usually it breaks when water or dirt gets in, then it can be restored if it is cleaned well. But if the switch has become mechanically damaged due to constant use, it needs to be replaced. This breakdown is relevant for owners of Darin and Bosch tiles.

Control board. If you have expensive Zanussi or Gorenje equipment, all operations are controlled by a control module. If it breaks, the camera will not warm up well or will stop working altogether. All other parts of the system are also vulnerable.
Contacts. If the problem is in the wiring, it is difficult to find the place where the failure occurred without special tools. Therefore, it is better to entrust this work to a professional from LenByt. Moreover, a specialist can easily restore the chain without replacing parts.
Fan. In Samsung and Kaiser devices, the system functions poorly if the cooler is broken. It is needed to evenly distribute heat throughout the chamber if heating occurs only on one side. To check its functionality, turn on the device in blowing mode. If the fan motor is burned out, it will not spin, the temperature sensor will consider this an error and turn off the heating element. The good news is that the fan does not always need to be replaced. It is enough to unwind the device and clean the blades from plaque, perhaps renew the solder in the motor. The master will do this in one visit.
Seal. Many people forget that the rubber seal on the door must fit tightly to the body so that the heat in the chamber is maintained. If the seal is worn out, cold air will enter the chamber during operation. This can throw off the sensor readings and the equipment will fail. If you notice that the rubber band on the door is coming loose or has dents, call a professional to replace it.

locked door

As a rule, interior doors are not locked, unless we are talking about a toilet or bathroom. Let's say a child was left inside, and the door slammed shut for some unknown reason. You try to open it, but it doesn’t work from the outside, and the child also can’t handle it from the inside.

What to do in such a situation? Several options come to mind - from a banal break-in to calling rescuers. Such decisions may well take place, but there is no need to rush. In the first case, subsequent financial expenses cannot be avoided, and in the second, additional waiting time will be required.

First of all, you need to calm down and fully assess the situation. Contact with the child is immediately established. It is important to evaluate the situation from his side as well. Can he open the door in other ways? If not, then you need to try to open the lock with a paper clip. If this option does not work, then it makes sense to try to remove the door from its hinges.

The baked goods are burnt on the bottom and pale on the top and cannot be baked for a long time. What to do?

I have a very similar problem with my gas stove. An additional empty baking sheet placed on the lower level helps me; sometimes I add an old large cast-iron frying pan or a regular porcelain tile to this baking sheet. I place the baked goods on higher levels, then, if necessary, cover the top with foil. I also recommend using thick ceramic pans when baking.

The bottom bakes, but the top doesn't warm up. Place the form higher. To prevent the top from burning, cover with foil. For a more even distribution of heat in the oven, you can put a brick in it. Also try baking half the time on the “top-bottom” setting, then switch to the “top” setting.

There may also be a problem with the baking dish. For example, it is better to bake tall pies and muffins in a ring-shaped pan with an empty center. There is a lot of dough, in the usual round shape the middle does not have time to bake. The hole in the center helps in this case.

If the oven is electric, most likely the upper heating element is not working. But in a gas oven, the reason is that the oven does not hold heat. It happened to me before, it turned out that the door did not fit tightly, when they repaired some springs and gaskets in it, the oven began to bake again, but, unfortunately, not for long, the insulation on top burns out over time. Try to install it for now. a higher baking tray, or even better, change it to an electric one - this is heaven and earth.

Hello! I don’t know what country you live in and how things are with the service, but if the oven is new, it must be returned to the store due to a defect and exchanged for a working one. And don’t delay with this! This problem arose with my parents’ oven, while they were thinking that, well, the return time had expired, and now there was an iron box in the kitchen that no one needed. If, of course, the oven cannot be replaced, then you will have to resort to the tricks that the girls advised you here.

Either put the brick (slab) down, or put a metal container with water down too. This helps for a gas stove.

Buy a baking stone and you will be happy

marfutak January 29, 2022

Dima, it’s not a fact, ceramic tiles don’t always help me out, only complex actions help.

When the bottom of the baked goods is slightly browned, place a metal ladle with water down, it helps a lot. I always do this.

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Conclusions and useful video on the topic

Video about why the bottom of the dish burns, but the top does not brown:

The article reflected the most common problems with gas ovens, which sooner or later every housewife may encounter. The main thing is to diagnose faults, and only then begin to eliminate them.

If during the inspection you discover a burner malfunction or other serious damage, you should contact a specialist. And if a gas leak is detected, immediately call emergency services .

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The oven does not bake inside. What is the problem?

You should have a booklet with recipes and baking conditions. Study it carefully. Try making baked goods using the recipe in this booklet. Typically, such instructions indicate at what temperature and in what mode to bake, and at what level to place the pan. Otherwise, you can contact the website of the manufacturer or dealer in your region of residence. Try not turning on the convection for now and bake all the pies in the lower and upper heating mode in the middle of the oven at a temperature of 180°C.

The reason is the oven, you need to make friends with it, this will take a lot of time and effort, each baking shows where your mistakes are, reflection and analysis, the oven is very personal. The main thing is to think for yourself; no one will tame your oven for you.

Have you tried lowering the temperature? And yet, it is very important to know that when convection is turned on, the temperature must be reduced by 30 degrees.

Mariulochka (author of the question) February 23, 2022

I reduced it a little during convection, by 10 degrees.

nerolis (answer author) February 24, 2022

First, empirically calculate your baking temperature without convection. For example, if everything burns on top, but the inside is not baked at 180 degrees, try baking at 160. And with a fan, bake at 130. For example, I bake at 180 degrees, and if I turn on convection, I set the temperature to 150.

In order for pies made from any dough to bake well, you need to: Stick to the temperature, both during kneading the dough and during its baking. Observe the proportions of ingredients in the dough. Especially flour. Indeed, due to the reduced amount of flour, most often the dough is not baked. Beat the eggs well if the recipe calls for it. Do not remove the cake before the due date. A pie just taken out of the oven cannot be immediately cut into portions. When cutting, the hot dough crumples under the knife and appears unbaked when cut. This is especially true for biscuit dough. The only exceptions are products made from shortcrust pastry, since cooled shortcrust pastry is very difficult to accurately cut.

I also think that the temperature needs to be lowered. Once on vacation I came across such an oven, so we baked pizza at 130, otherwise everything would turn into coals! I would continue experiments using convection. To prevent the top of the pie from burning during baking, you can cover it with foil.

This is apparently, sadly enough, the quality of the oven. I, too, used to have this kind of “decorative” oven, in which it didn’t bake halfway, but then, when I became seriously interested in cooking, I took a hotpoint, many people recommend them, they simply bake brilliantly, and I myself was convinced that this was true. Apparently there is only one way out - change the oven

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The subtleties of baking a pie in a slow cooker

Check if the recipe is suitable for this model. The power and functions of different multicookers are not the same, so the cooking time indicated for one model will not work on another.
In some cases, the “Multi-cook” mode will help, in which you manually set the time - 15-20 minutes.
It will take more time to cook in a slow cooker: 50-60 minutes are recommended for baking. However, you cannot open it earlier.
The “Keep Warm” mode allows the cake to finish baking in the multicooker.

Do not put more into the slow cooker than it can bake. A simple way to determine the quantity: the height of the pie when raw should not be more than 3 fingers.

Pies require the cook to have certain skills and familiarity with the technique in which they will be baked. But even if you fail, you shouldn’t let go and give up the idea of enjoying baked goods.

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The electric oven does not bake the bottom, what should I do?

Added: 02 Dec 2013 14:49

Dear cooks! I bought an electric oven with open shades with a capacity of 32 liters. The temperature can be set, the oven can be used with bottom, top or both heating. But my baked goods constantly burn, either on top or below. I put the baking sheet on the lower level, the bottom burns. If I put it on the top one, the top burns. I tried to make sure that the baking sheet was in the middle of the oven, but the top still burned. Moreover, I set the temperature even a little lower than indicated in the recipes posted on the site. For example, today I baked buns. According to the recipe you need to bake them at t=180 degrees. 20 - 25 minutes. I set t=170 gr. And after 15 minutes I smelled something burning from the oven. I opened it, and the entire top of the buns was burned. Dear forum members, maybe someone has encountered such a problem. Please help me with advice.

Added: 20 Dec 2013 15:24

Do you have a thermometer installed in this oven? Does it show exactly 170 degrees? This is a very low temperature for baking. Pies are baked at 200 degrees and at 220 and for the entire top to burn in 15 minutes, at 170 - this is unrealistic. Cookies take 15 minutes to bake at 180 minutes, but buns obviously need to bake longer. I bought a special thermometer for the oven (I now have a gas oven, which is problematic - the bottom burns, well, it’s always so difficult with gas ovens). And before there was an electric stove, so the oven was also electric - no problems, everything baked evenly. Such a thermometer costs 150-200 rubles, buy it and measure the temperature - your oven may have to be returned under warranty.

Added: 28 Dec 2013 23:05

Place a container of water in the bottom of the oven. The moisture will evaporate and moisten the baked goods, and there will be no cooking. I have an old gas oven, the thermometer has not been reading for a long time, but water saves me.

Added: March 13, 2015 20:06

Oh, thanks for the pallet idea. As a young man, I have a regular gas oven. Even when setting the temperature, it still either rises or falls. And the bottom burns, and the top is not baked. What they haven't done before. It’s such a shame, he’s never succeeded in baking before. Now I'll try it.

Faulty switch

If a gas or electric oven does not respond to turning the switch, it should be changed. Or rather, the whole panel. For this:

Disconnect the equipment from the network.
Remove the plastic handles.
Unscrew the screws and completely remove the panel.
Unscrew the fasteners from the mounting plate where the switches are located.
The screws may turn if the switch is faulty.
Remove the lugs from the wires.
Install the correct part.

The bottom of dishes is not cooked in an electric oven

Problem. The cutlets sit in an electric oven at 200 degrees with top and bottom heat for about 60-70 minutes and the bottom is not completely baked. The same thing happened with kurnik (a pie with a thick filling of potatoes and chicken).

Oven problem? What to do?

Now I turned on the lower shade separately. He is OK. It's getting warm. Maybe not quickly, but in 5 minutes the temperature in the oven is raised by 30 degrees. And ten is such a thing - either it works or it doesn’t.

I’ve been using a multicooker for 4 years, or even more, but in many cases it absolutely cannot replace the oven... This has been verified by my own experience.

Nikolay Mikeshin

Test the oven on low heat. The heating element may well fail. Then only a master can help

Vadim Erlikh

Fry the cutlets in a frying pan and then heat in the oven for 10 minutes.

Maria Shipova

Put a brick on the bottom

Yulia Zaritskaya

Change the shade. It's simple. We have already done this and everything is ok!

Ereg@ Degtyarev

Yes, you have a direct route to the multicooker. You will eat culinary masterpieces prepared professionally.

Breakage Prevention

Gas stoves are used everywhere and are popular because they are quite unpretentious in use and maintenance. There are many brands of stoves, the most popular and safe are the Hephaestus model plates. But in order for a stove of any model to serve you faithfully for many years, you need to properly care for it and follow safety precautions. This is the only way to reduce the likelihood of breakdowns and generally reduce them to a minimum.

In order for the stove to serve you for a long time, you first need to properly care for it.

It is useful to completely clean your stove of dirt at least once a week. Try to wash the surface immediately after cooking if you see stains of oil, any other liquid or food residue. First, remove large residues and crumbs, and then wipe the surface with a damp cloth or sponge.

Important! Do not use powders or other similar cleaning products, as they will have a detrimental effect on the enamel surface of the stove. The abrasive nature of the powder can cause scratches and microcracks. The same goes for cleaning devices; they should be soft in structure.

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Electric oven does not heat well: main reasons

Every day more and more housewives prefer cooking in ovens. After all, food prepared in this way is not only tastier, but also as healthy as possible. In addition, thanks to the wide functionality of electric ovens, cooking is greatly simplified. And even despite the fact that the design of the oven is simple, in most cases repair of ovens is carried out in service centers, since the speed of restoration of functionality plays an important role for the housewife, and searching for spare parts during independent repairs takes a lot of time.

The main reasons why the oven does not work

Despite the fact that almost all breakdowns lead to the same result - the oven in the electric stove does not work, each of them manifests itself differently. Let's look at the most common signs of malfunctions, possible breakdowns and what can be done in such situations. If the oven does not turn on, before contacting a service center or starting to search for a broken unit yourself, you need to check the presence of electricity, the reliability of the contacts in the electrical outlet, and the serviceability of the cord plug. To check, you can use a tester, multimeter, or a known-good household appliance. If no defects are found and power is supplied to the oven, pay attention to the external manifestations of the breakdown. To make it easier to find a broken part, we have combined the most common types of manifestations into a table.

External manifestation of damage

What you can do on your own

The oven chamber does not warm up to the temperature set on the thermostat. In the same position of the handle, the temperature turns out to be different each time.

This sign indicates a breakdown of the temperature sensor or oxidation of the contacts in its circuit. In this case, false data about the temperature in the chamber is transmitted to the control board and heating occurs to an incorrect temperature.

Before checking the oven thermostat, make sure that the connecting electrical wires are intact and the contacts are secure.

The temperature in the cabinet does not rise above 100-150°. At the same time, dishes take a very long time to cook due to the fact that the oven cannot produce the required power.

Heat leakage from the chamber through the seal. There is not enough electricity coming in. Perhaps one of the heating elements or the thermostat has failed.

Check the power cord for integrity and absence of defects, integrity and absence of deformations on the door seal. Using a tester or multimeter, check the serviceability of the heating element spiral, as well as the absence of breakdown of their insulation on the housing.

When cooking, food is not heated from below. At the same time, food often burns on top.

Most likely the lower heating element in the oven is not working. In models with four heating elements, it is possible that the fan has failed at the same time as the heaters.

Using a tester or multimeter, check the serviceability of the heating element spirals (with the oven de-energized and the terminals disconnected). Make sure the fan is working properly.

Hansa oven does not work. All heaters remain cold, regardless of the position of the temperature regulator and mode switch. The malfunction is also typical for ovens from other manufacturers.

If the indicator light lights up, most often the cause of failure is failure of the connecting wires or broken contacts at the point where they are connected to the switches or heating elements.

Visually inspect the wiring and connection system. Eliminate detected defects by first de-energizing the device.

The oven light does not light up in any position of the mode switch.

Check for at least weak heating of the heating elements. If they are completely cold, the problem is in the connecting wires. The mode switch or control board may be broken.

Check the integrity of the wires. Presence of voltage at the input of the mode switch (using a tester or multimeter). Invite a service center specialist to test the central electronics board.

Now that we have a little understanding of the external manifestations of malfunctions, we can take a closer look at the breakdowns of each specific oven unit and what needs to be done in a particular situation.