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Cookin’
July 07, 2005
Some of you may know that I like to grill, cook and do a little baking as well (mostly pastries and cheesecakes). Well, living in a new apartment has given me the opportunity to test out my stove and get used to electric cooking once again. My place in Ann Arbor was all gas, which I love. Currently, I still prefer gas to electric, but I’m fine using this electric stove.
My use of the oven has been interesting so far. The first couple things I made (cinnamon rolls and a coffee cake), cooked rapidly and burned on the edges. I guessed that my temperature controls were off, so when I cooked a pizza and later some orange rolls, I turned the knob down a notch, but still had some burning. So Wednesday I went out and bought an oven thermometer to test my oven’s temperature. Well, tonight I figured out my problem.
I had set the oven to 450 so that I could bake a pizza. Well, before placing anything in the oven, I took a look at my oven temperature, according to the new thermometer. It was a balmy 550. 100 degrees over what it was supposed to be. Holy heat Batman!
However, fixing this is not as simple as knocking down the temperature setting by 100 degrees. When I do that, it actually gets to a correct temperature (i.e. 325 on the oven knob results in 325 on the oven thermometer). This is somewhat frustrating. As a cook, I like to be able to trust my equipment, which is why I cannot wait to buy my own home and be able to install new equipment so that I can provide wonderful meals for Christa and I. Soon and very soon, if all goes well, I’ll be able to do so.
Posted by paul at July 7, 2005 04:21 PM
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Christa said on July 11, 2005 11:04 AMI cant wait...cant wait.
kris said on July 11, 2005 04:17 PMgeez...that sucks! i don't think i've ever cooked ANYthing that needs to be higher that 450. 550 is crzy! what a hassle...i love to cook too and do so everyday...i'd hate to have a sucky oven. and i like gas much better too!