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That $5 infrared thermometer I bought keeps proving how wrong people are about their ovens
Borrowed a friends thermometer gun last month to check why my cookies kept burning on one side. Set my oven to 350 and actual temp was bouncing between 310 and 390. Talked to three neighbors on my street about it and all of them had the same problem with different brands. Spent 5 bucks on my own meter at harbor freight and now I check every time before I bake. Has anyone else found oven temps way off even with newer models?
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laura_allen2mo ago
Wait my friend Jenna was bragging about her brand new KitchenAid range last Christmas and I finally told her to check because her cakes kept sinking in the middle. She temped it at 350 and the thing was actually running at 420 on that setting, no wonder everything was burnt on the outside and raw in the middle. The repair guy said the sensor was just defective from the factory, so it really doesn't matter how much you spend.
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gavin6922mo ago
I got mine from the same Harbor Freight and it basically ruined my self esteem as a baker. Found out my oven's "350" is actually 385 on a good day and 420 if the sun hits the kitchen window a certain way. I had been blaming my grandma's cookie recipe for years when really it was my oven having a personality disorder. At least now I can time my baking around the weather forecast like some kind of lunatic meteorologist. Good thing I like my cookies a little burnt on the bottom, because that's all this oven knows how to make.
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