Comment on If an oven only has fan forced mode do i still need to set it to the fan forced temperature in recipes? Ie 160 instead of 180.

• Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Convection ovens will always dry out cakes.

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  • eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have never had a properly functioning oven before and now my brand new one is still wrong. :(

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    • andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What is the model number? So I know what not to get.

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    • Brkdncr@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If it’s like mine then it’s a low speed fan on “bake” mode which has little impact on cakes. If you have a convection option, don’t use it when baking.

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      • eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The only options are fan forced, grill with fan and grill without fan. I might try the grill option and put some foil on a rack above the cake to stop the top from burning. I’ve had to do this for many years as my last two ovens only had functioning grills.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    huh? ours makes great cakes.

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• Acamon@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tbh, almost all oven thermostats are not accurate for the actual temperature of the oven. Like, they probably are measuring 170 accuretly, but the thermostat is in the very back top corner and the temperature in the middle shelf is 15 degrees off.

  People who are keen on baking, roasting meat etc where temperatures are important often recommend getting an oven thermometer so you can see the real temperature.

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• Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’d see if you can find the manual online… if not, well, trial and error.

  Or test with a thermometer.

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• seatwiggy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If you wanted to take a look at the manual, you might have luck finding it here.

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