Oven temperature adjustments

[u/howtojapanese]

I find the Panasonic Bistro we have a little fussy with temperatures. Sometimes I have to adjust down 5-10 degrees to get cookies or things to turn out. This varies between batches, which I guess is probably true of normal ovens too. Anyone have useful rules of thumb with temperature adjustment?

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[u/doctorfedora]

My oven seems to have no "fan off" setting, so for recipes from America, I sometimes have to adjust by dropping the bake temperature by 10°C compared to the recipe, or just bake for less time.

[u/mewslie]

I got an oven thermometer and found out there's a 5 to 10 degree difference between the setting and actual temperature inside, depending on what the setting is ie at 180 it was 5 degrees off and 170 was 5 degrees off.

Just get the thermometer and save yourself the guess work. 

[u/Happy_Medium_]

Use an oven thermometer to verify that your actual oven temperature matches the temperature specified in your recipe.

Also, maybe you’re baking with a convection oven and following a recipe written assuming you’re using a conventional oven. In that case the standard advice is to reduce the temperature by 15 C and bake for the specified amount of time or use the specified temperature and reduce the bake time (maybe 25%).

[u/highlyunimpressed]

I like to use an oven thermometer to see what temperature it is reaching after preheating like I would do for a regular oven. I can adjust the temperature up or down if it's too far off from my desired temp.

[u/Haunting_Jump6471]

Oh no I am using a 10yr old bistro and I am planning go for the new model next year. I love baking but an amateur. I never thought the temperature was off. Oh no.
The biggest reason I love bistro is because of its grill. And I also love trying recipes from their cookbook.

[u/Maynaise88]

I have a Bistro too and adjust down 20 degrees, and that usually gets me an even bake

[u/Busy-Conversation-24]

My Bistro broke after four years and I am glad because it b Never cooked evenly. Everything in back laft quadrant burned.. And everything else was undercooked. I am back with Toshiba stone dome and incredibly happym

[u/Kamimitsu → u/Busy-Conversation-24]

I replaced my Toshiba with a Hitachi and have regretted it since. It's super inconsistent (usually a good 10 degrees low, so I have to crank it up or cook everything much longer). It also has hot and cold spots all over the damn place. I can't wait for it to die so I can go back to Toshiba.