If you’ve had trouble getting your baked goods or roasted meats to turn out according to the recipe, it could be that your oven accuracy is off. A good cook should know their oven well. Are the settings accurate? How stable is the oven after it gets to your setting?
Calibration Articles ( Results)
Check Your Thermometers!
Over time, with continued use, as a result of drops and other kitchen mishaps a thermometer can become less accurate and require recalibration to determine how far off the mark it really is.
Thermal Secrets to Creating a Properly Made Ice Bath
The easiest way to test the accuracy of any thermometer is in a properly made ice bath. If you do this carefully, your ice bath will be 32.0°F within ±0.1°F.
Thermal Secrets to Boiling Point Calibration
Boiling point calibration tests are tricker than ice bath tests and are unnecessary if an ice bath test proves conclusive. Water boils at 212°F at sea level, but only at sea level. Changes in atmospheric pressure at elevations above or below sea level alter the temperature at which water boils.
The Truth About Ice Baths: Five Secrets Revealed
Learn the five secrets and you will understand ice baths like never before.
Anatomy of a Thermapen Package (Part 2)
(Continued from Part 1) Having satisfied your curiosity about the NSF, you allow yourself to actually open the packaging and…