> Dave Smith says:
>
>sandy wrote:
>
>> OVEN TEMPERATURE ACCURACY:
>>
>> Check your oven for temperature accuracy. Place an oven
>> thermometer on a pan and set the pan in the middle of the
>> middle shelf. Turn the oven to 350=B0 and wait about 30 minutes.
>> heck the thermometer and see if it reads 350 degrees. Make a
>> note of the thermometer's reading. Set your oven to 400 degrees
>> and follow the time procedure. Check the thermometer and make
>> a note of its reading. Set your oven to 300 degrees and follow
>> the time procedure. Check the thermometer and make a note of its readin=
>g.
>>
>> Adjust your baking times in accordance with the real temperatures
>> shown on your notes. If the thermometer's reading were less
>> than your oven's dial setting...Bake for a longer time. If the
>> thermometer's reading were more than your oven's dial settings...
>> ake for a shorter time. You can also change the outside settings
>> to be a little higher or a little lower instead of changing the
>> baking times. Do whatever works best for you. "Make notes of your setti=
>ngs".
>>
>> Sometime your oven's temperature setting device will match its
>> real inside temperature on some setting and not on others. It's
>> good to know what the real inside temperatures are for high
>> and low settings.
>
>How about matching your oven settings to the actual temperature. If you s=
>et your
>oven to 350 and it is actually 340, try setting the oven 10 degrees highe=
>r and
>try to match your settings to the actual temperature rather than messing =
>with
>cooking times.

Why not simply re-calibrate so that the oven temperature matches the indicator
setting... most all ovens can be easily calibrated by turning a small screw
located inside the hole of the oven control dial stem. For recalibrating the
newer electronic touch pad controlled ovens read the owners manual or contact
the manufacturers helpline, often such info is at their website.


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