How does the factory check the baking temperature control on an oven?
Our oven seems to erratically heat in the baking mode. Sometimes it is too hot, sometimes it is not. Food can come out burnt or not cooked for several hours. I replaced the temperature sensor. I want to do a test to determine if the oven is calibrated properly. What method would I use to do that? Would a digital thermometer pointed at a grille in the center of the oven suffice? This system uses a thermistor device with a digital control/clock display. Temperature sensor at room temperature is supposed to be about 1100 ohms and the controls can be adjusted up and down 35 degrees.
Tags: clock, digital thermometer, ohms, room temperature, temperature sensor, thermistor
Filed under: Cooking Thermometers | Sep 27th, 2009.
Get a small metal thermometer and place it in the oven. Set for 350 or whatever, and wait for the oven to heat up. Then check the thermometer to see if it agrees with your setting.