TIL my oven runs 25 degrees hot and that explains a lot

I finally bought a cheap oven thermometer after my cookies kept burning on the bottom. My oven's been running hot this whole time... I just set it to 350 and trusted the dial. Anyone else have to adjust their recipes for a weird oven?

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the_rowan28d ago

Honestly this feels like a life lesson in disguise. We trust the numbers on things way too much. The thermostat, the gas gauge, even the clock. Half the stuff we rely on is just a little bit wrong. Makes you wonder what else we take at face value that's actually broken. That oven thermometer is a good reminder to check the basics first.

graceowens28d ago

Read an article last year about how most car speedometers are off by a few miles per hour. They're designed to overestimate on purpose. Makes you question every number you see.

the_rowan29d ago

Been there, done that, got the burnt cookies to prove it. My last apartment's oven was a full 30 degrees off. I ruined two batches of brownies before I figured it out. The bottoms were charcoal but the centers were still raw. A cheap oven thermometer saved my baking life. Now I check the temp every time I move.