September 26, 2008 - 5:06pm
I think my oven is shot
Hello All
I took a break from bread making for the latter part of the summer and now I am back into it again. I have a problem though and wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this. I have a GE Gas oven, not sure the model number its about 5 years old and was working okay up til about 2-3 weeks ago. I cannot get it hot enough, I set it to 450 - 500 and the thermometer I am using only gets up to 350. I know its not that hot because the breads I make do not have the crust and crumb I have grown to know and love and the pizza I have baked recently barely got done. Is the oven shot, time to get a new one? Any suggestions.
Thanks
Alex
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Might be cheaper at first to try to troubleshoot it through the GE website. Could be something as simple as a broken thermostat. Any repair shops nearby?
On the other hand, shopping for a new stove is great fun!
This might help. With a gas oven it seems more likely the thermometer isn't calling for gas when needed. There are lots of online help sites if you want to at least get familiar with the components. Depending on how much of a fix it person you are you can decide later if you want to dig into it. Here is the link to one.
Eric
thank you all for your replies...all makes sense, I will take a look at it this weekend!!