How To Test Your Oven Temperature Without A Thermometer

Total Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• granulated sugar
• aluminum foil (optional)

Recipe

• 1 to test if your oven is running cold:.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°. (186° c.).
• 3 place a small amount of granulated sugar in an oven-proof dish or on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil.
• 4 place in oven for 15 minutes.
• 5 if your oven is calibrated correctly, the sugar will melt.
• 6 if your oven is running cold, the sugar will not melt.
• 7 to test if your oven is running hot:.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°. (177° c.).
• 9 follow the same procedure as above.
• 10 if your oven is calibrated correctly, the sugar will not melt (although it may brown a little).
• 11 if your oven is running hot, the sugar will melt.
• 12 note: ovens do not maintain a constant temperature, but cycle above and below it, so it is possible that the sugar may melt at 350° if your oven is correctly calibrated but has an extreme cycle (15° f, 8° c.).