sf wrote:

> It's exasperating when your oven doesn't produce good
> results and sometimes it's hard to tell why. I had a
> terrible time with an old oven for a while... nothing to
> bake properly and it seemed like no matter what I did
> changed the outcome. My oven's problem was that it didn't
> "turn on" when it should and my oven thermometer didn't
> catch the problem.
>
> Eventually, I called in a technician who used the proper
> diagnostic tool to decide the culprit was the thermostat.
> After that was changed, the oven worked perfectly. Have you
> checked out your thermostat? I'm not talking about
> recalibrating (which is what your thermometer will catch) -
> I mean does your oven's thermostat turn off when it should
> turn off?

I've not checked, but will do so when I bake dinner tomorrow. I have a
thermometer hanging on the front of the middle rack and one in the back and
can check temperatures when I hear the oven light click off.

> I know you haven't done that kind of checking yet, but maybe
> you can put it on your New Year's "to do" list.
>
> My own list is getting longer by the day... and my New
> Year's resolution is to DO what's on the list. <G>

Same here. I'm taking my old cookie jar (too small for my baking output now
<g>) and and using that for my wife's honey-do list and getting a larger
cookie jar.

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