West Bend 41200 Instruction Manual page 12

Center of loaf raw, not baked through
Too much liquid – Reduce liquid by 1-2 teaspoons
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• Power outage during operation – If power goes out during operation, bread
maker will remain off when power is restored. Remove unbaked loaf from pan
and start over with fresh ingredients.
• Forgot to put knead bar in pan – Always make sure knead bar is on shaft in
bottom of pan before adding ingredients
Dark crust color/too thick
• Too much sugar – Reduce sugar by half
Loaf of bread is burned
• Bread maker is malfunctioning – See Warranty page for service information
Crust too light
• Not enough sugar or fat – Increase sugar or fat by half amount recommended
Knead bar cannot be removed
• You must add water to bread pan and allow knead bar to soak before it can be
removed. – Follow cleaning instructions. You may need to twist bar slightly after
soaking to loosen. Do not immerse bread pan in water.
Bread sticks to pan/difficult to shake out
• Can happen over prolonged use – Wipe inside of bread pan, from ribs down
with vegetable oil/solid shortening, or add 1-tsp. vegetable oil to liquid in pan
before adding dry ingredients. Do not use vegetable spray as sticking can
worsen. Or, let bread sit in pan for 10 minutes before shaking out.
Replacement pan may be ordered. See Warranty section.
Ingredients not mixed
• Did not start machine – After programming control panel, press START/STOP
button to turn on
Forgot to put knead bar in pan – Always make sure knead bar is on shaft in
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bottom of pan before adding ingredients
Burning odor noted during operation
• Ingredients spilled inside oven – Be careful not to spill ingredients when adding
to pan, as they will burn on heating unit and cause smoke.
• Pan leaks – Replacement pan may be ordered. See Warranty section.
• Exceeding capacity of bread pan – Do not use more ingredients than
recommended in recipe and always measure accurately.
CRUST and COLOR THICKNESS
PAN PROBLEMS
MACHINE MECHANICS
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