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How to determine the temperature in an old oven
For some dishes to be cooked correctly, you need to accurately determine the temperature in the oven. Modern household appliances are equipped with special sensors, and users of older models can use folk methods.
How to determine the temperature in the oven on a scale?
If there are divisions on the oven regulator without indicating the temperature readings, you can obtain the necessary information from a suitable source or measure the data yourself.
To determine the temperature in the oven, you can use the items at hand
The most popular and available methods:
- carefully read the instructions for household appliances and remember the data. The division indices are most often indicated in the table;
- if the equipment was purchased without packaging and accompanying documents, the necessary information can be found on the Internet at the manufacturer’s website or on thematic forums;
- using a special oven thermometer, independently measure the temperature readings relative to a certain scale.
The range of the measuring device must be at least 300 degrees.
How to determine the temperature in an old oven?
In some older models of household appliances, there are no divisions, so you have to determine the temperature by eye. You can use flour to determine the degree of heating. To do this, put some products on a baking sheet and observe for half a minute, noting the reaction:
- unhurried uniform yellowing is observed at a temperature of 180-200 ° С;
- the flour turned yellow, and then quickly began to darken, which means in the oven – from 220 to 240 ° С;
- the product turns black – this indicates too high a temperature – at least 270 ° C.
Thanks to this method, you can easily determine the heating level in any old model of the oven.
How to determine the oven temperature using paper?
You can use baking paper to determine the heating temperature. After putting a sheet of parchment in the oven, you need to watch for changes in its color:
- light yellow – temperature 160-180 ° C;
- dark yellow – in the oven at about 200 ° C;
- light brown – this is the color paper is painted at a temperature of 200 to 220 ° C;
- dark brown – the air inside has warmed up above 220 ° C.
The optimum temperature for many dishes is 180 ° C. To understand that the oven is ready to use, you need to place a piece of paper with a lump of sugar in it. When the sugar has melted, you can start cooking.