TECHNICAL TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
The dough tears on the sides
during cooking.
The cut into the dough is not
deep enough.
Refer to page 26 to see the
ideal shape for the cuts.
The cooked baguettes stick
to the tray.
You have dampened the
dough too much.
The baguette holding plates
stick too much.
Remove the excess water
added with the brush.
Gently oil the plates before
placing the dough on them.
The baguettes are not
golden enough.
You forget to brush water on
the dough before putting in
the oven.
You put too much flour on
the baguettes when
shaping them.
The room temperature is
high (over 30°C).
Be careful next time.
Brush well with water before
putting in the oven.
Use colder water (between
10 and 15°C) and/or a little
less yeast.
The baguettes have not
sufficiently risen.
You forgot the yeast in your
mixture.
Your yeast may have gone
past its best-before date.
There was not enough water
in your mixture.
The baguettes were squashed
and flattened too much
during the shaping
phase.
Your mixture has not been
successful, start again.
PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS
The kneading paddles remain stuck
•
Let it soak before removing it.
in the bread trough
The kneading paddles remain stuck
•
Lightly oil the kneading paddles before mixing the
in the loaf ingredients in the bread pan or use the accessory
to turn out the loaf (page 22).
After pressing on , nothing happens
•
The machine is too hot. Wait 1 hour between 2 cycles.
•
A delayed start has been programmed.
After pressing on , the motor is on
•
The pan has not been correctly inserted.
but no kneading takes place
•
Kneading paddle missing or not installed properly.
After a delayed start, the bread
•
You forgot to press on after programming.
has not risen enough or nothing •The yeast has come into contact with salt and/or water.
happens
•
Kneading paddle missing.
Burnt smell
•Some of the ingredients have fallen outside the pan:
let the machine cool down and clean the inside
of the machine with a damp sponge and without
any cleaning product.
•The preparation has overflowed:
the quantity of ingredients used is too great, notably
liquid. Follow the proportions given in the recipe.
