Gas oven does not bake well and does not bake from below - what to do

Even a brand new gas oven is not a guarantee of perfect baking. At the cooking stage, the hostess may encounter many difficulties that she had not previously suspected. So, for example, the oven can bake strongly from below, while the top will remain moist or dried. Or, on the contrary, the oven below can badly bake and dry the top. As a rule, all these problems can be associated with improper distribution of heat in the oven. And most often, such malfunctions can be eliminated independently.

What if the gas oven doesn’t bake well?

If the bottom is on but the pastries are not baking

One of the features of ovens is heating - it is difficult to regulate. In addition, an improper redistribution of heat within may occur, resulting in uneven cooking. Such a malfunction is easily fixed by yourself. There are several ways:

• a special baking stone is installed. It should be made of chamotte clay, which, due to its porous structure, absorbs the heat coming from the bottom of the cabinet, and evenly distributes it throughout the oven. Some housewives, not finding fireclay bricks, use ordinary red. It has almost the same properties;
  

  Proper heat distribution

• regular rock salt can also be a great alternative to brick. Despite the fact that it has slightly different properties, instead of absorbing heat and distributing it, salt reduces the temperature, allowing foods to cook evenly. It takes only one pack of rock salt, which is poured onto a baking sheet, which is installed in the very bottom of the oven. Salt can be used for years, it does not deteriorate, does not absorb odors. Some housewives use ordinary quartz sand;
  

  Salt for proper heat distribution

• water is also an excellent means of promoting proper heat distribution. However, this method is effective only in cases where the cooking time is small. Pour water into a baking sheet or other large container and place the dishes under the baking dish. It is necessary to monitor the vapors.

Water for baking

Faults and breakdowns of gas ovens

Any equipment can fail regardless of operating time. There are malfunctions that can be dealt with at home without calling the wizard:

1. If the model provides for automatic ignition. Sometimes it happens that it does not work. At the same time, it is audible that gas is flowing, but when pressed, it does not ignite. This problem is easily fixed: just set the match on fire and bring it to the special hole, which is located on the outside of the oven. However, you need to wait a while for the gas to escape from the cabinet.
2. The ignition occurs, but after the handle is released, the oven goes out. Such a malfunction may be associated with a breakdown of the temperature controller itself or the valve stem. To check, you need to carefully remove the handle and turn the stem.
3. If the oven does not bake well and does not bake from below, check the rubber seal. If the oven of the old model has been in operation for a considerable time, the rubber bands of the seal can dry out and deform. All this leads to the fact that the oven may not gain the desired temperature. To check, just turn on the cabinet and put your hand under the door, if it feels warm then you need to replace the rubber seal.
   

   Replacing the gasket in the gas oven

4. If the oven dries pastries during cooking, check the cleanliness of the gas burner. Sometimes, over time, holes are clogged through which gas enters. To check, you need turn on the oven and raise the lower pan, if the distribution of fire is uneven, it means that it is necessary to clean the burner. Do not use abrasive cleaners in this procedure, as they can clog the gas passages.

Repair of gas ovens

Rules for using the oven

Regardless of the type and type of oven, there are certain rules, the implementation of which is mandatory. And this applies not only to safety, but also to the rules of preparation. Quite often, the cake burns from below, and it dries from above not due to a malfunction of the cabinet, but because of improper use. So, if you have a gas oven that doesn’t bake well and you don’t know what to do, check whether you are using it correctly:

1. Before you begin cooking, you need to check whether everything has been removed from it. Sometimes a burnt bottom and a non-baked top may indicate not a bad temperature in the chamber, but simply the presence of foreign objects in the cabinet that interfere with the proper distribution of heat.
   

   How to cook in a gas oven

2. Before starting the cooking process, the oven must be warmed up well at high temperatures. It is enough to set the oven to maximum for only 10 minutes. After that, the desired temperature regime is set.
3. The baking tray should be placed in the middle of the cabinet so that there is enough space for air circulation inside.
4. The cause of the burned bottom may be in the open door during cooking. You need to monitor the process through a special viewing window.
5. If the peculiarity of your oven is the excessive heating of the lower part, then the baking sheet should be set slightly above the middle to bake the upper part.

No matter how well you cook, it is best to read the instructions that came with each model before using the new oven. Since each oven can have its own characteristics, which you may not know about.

How to use an oven

Other reasons for failed baking

It sometimes happens that after applying different methods to normalize the temperature, the bottom of the baking burns, and its top remains moist. Then we can say that there are other problems:

• if the bottom of the test burns out, but the dough itself remains damp, there are two reasons that can lead to such consequences: the wrong temperature was chosen or the dough was done incorrectly. A feature of the biscuit test is that the proteins must be whipped separately. Then it will be magnificent. Never place the dough in a cold cabinet. Before cooking, you need to set the heat and put the dough in 10 minutes, it can be reduced to 170 degrees;
  

  Rules for using the oven

• you need to choose the right temperature during cooking. Each dish needs the correct temperature, and if you do not observe it, the dough will burn from below and remain moist above. For example, meat or fish should be cooked at a temperature of 180 degrees. Dishes in foil need more temperature. Buns, donuts and many other bakery products are best prepared at a high temperature of 220 degrees.