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.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Convection ovens will always dry out cakes.
eatthecake@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I have never had a properly functioning oven before and now my brand new one is still wrong. :(
andrewta@lemmy.world 5 months ago
What is the model number? So I know what not to get.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 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.
eatthecake@lemmy.world 5 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.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 months ago
huh? ours makes great cakes.