Christmas Day is just around the corner, and your oven will be used for turkey, pies, rolls, yams, green bean casserole…the…
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Test Your Oven’s Accuracy
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?
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.