Hot Oven (Check it and see…)
This oven thermometer has been discontinued. Pity.I finally got it through my thick skull that my oven has been running too hot. After burning one too many breads and cakes ("Just trim the edges; it’ll be fine") it finally dawned on me: "I bet the thermostat is out of whack."
From what I’ve read, this is a pretty common problem. Since my oven thermometer recently broke (well, OK -- a year ago), I reduced the heat by 15-degrees and baked a Pumpkin Pecan Quick Bread mix I had lying around (from William Sonoma) to test things out.
The bread baked up beautifully. Yay! Problem solved.
Later, I found this article on oven temperature calibration and adjusted my oven. I think it worked but time will tell. I’ll keep you posted.
Tags: baking, cooking, oven, temperature, thermometer
2 comments:
Laura! You are brilliant :) I just love this idea of creating a cooking site. How about we share recipes?? I have a great one for spicy banana bread.
Send it! I’ll bake it up and review it -- send me any other recipes you’ve been eyeing but haven’t gotten around to testing yet, too!
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