PSA: Stop blind trusting your oven temp dial

I ruined 3 batches of croissants last month before I finally stuck an oven thermometer in there. My dial said 375 but it was actually bouncing between 340 and 410. Has anyone else found a huge swing in their home oven?

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pat36027d ago

My buddy Jake was bragging about his perfect chocolate chip cookies until I brought a thermometer over. His oven was off by 50 degrees the whole time. He's been humbled ever since.

the_nathan27d ago

Honestly, I read this whole deep dive on food science blogs about how most home ovens have a 30-50 degree swing just from the cycling on and off. It's honestly kind of wild how much standard appliances lie to us. And @pat360, that story about your buddy Jake is too real, I've seen that exact humbling happen to a few people. Got a thermometer last year for like eight bucks and it's the best kitchen tool I own, no contest. Ngl, I don't think I'll ever trust a dial again after seeing how off mine was.