However, it is best to wait another 20 to 25 minutes past this time, as this time is needed for the heat in the oven to even out. It is quite easy to test your oven for temperature. #HOTPOINT STOVE 317B6641P001 PRO#įirst, you need an oven thermometer like the Taylor Precision Products Pro Oven Guide Thermometer, recommended above. The most reliable kind is probably an old-fashioned stick thermometer which is alcohol (not mercury) based, such as the Taylor model.
To start your oven test, place your oven rack in the center position, and then place the thermometer in the middle of the rack. Don’t place it along the edges, as the temperature is hotter there, due to the hot oven walls. You’ll be cooking the middle of the rack, so place your thermometer in the middle. Set your oven to 350° (you can use another temp but this is an easy one to work with). Let the oven pre-heat, and then give it another 20 minutes or so to make sure it is at its final temperature (for the current setting). Check the reading on the oven thermometer to see if it reads 350°, or something higher or lower like 325° or 375°. If it is 25 or more degrees lower, you can add 25 to your target temperature and set the oven to that every time you use it. So, if you find your oven is too low by 25 but you want it to be 350, set it to 375. Do the opposite for an oven that reaches too low a temperature. You may not be able to be completely accurate, so just get as close as you can. You can leave most oven thermometers in the oven all the time, although some will not be able to withstand very high temperatures, and they may get dirty, causing them to become unreadable. Although you may wish to check your oven temperature every time you use it, you should be able to just check it once a month, or thereabouts, then adjust your oven settings as needed. Then, you can keep your oven thermometer in a drawer until needed. Another reason I recommend the Taylor is because it can be washed in water or even in the dishwasher. Ovens must be calibrated to perform perfectly. If you have an oven with digital temperature controls, it may allow you to calibrate the settings very easily. Usually, it is just a matter of holding down a bake or temp button until the calibration setting appears, and then pressing “up” or “down” to add or remove degrees of temperature. Each press of the up or down will add or remove one degree. After checking your oven with an oven thermometer, as explained above, simply add or subtract the proper number of degrees. Initially, the calibration should be set to zero, unless you have calibrated it previously, after which it will display a positive or negative number.
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