Just dodged a huge mess by switching to a digital probe for my oven's temp check

My old analog dial was off by almost 50 degrees, which explains why my pastries in Portland kept failing. Anyone else have a go-to method for calibrating their equipment at home?

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anderson.jason22d agoMost Upvoted

My old oven's thermostat is so bad I just leave a cheap analog thermometer inside all the time.

robert_roberts22d ago

That's the real pro move right there, @anderson.jason. My last apartment oven was the same way, it had more mood swings than a reality TV star. You basically need a food science degree just to bake a frozen pizza correctly. Honestly, those little analog thermometers are lifesavers for keeping dinner from turning into a charcoal briquette.