Oven too hot

[syplace]

I have noticed that the oven runs hot...i.e. setting it for 350 heats it up to 425 Thus my question. What is a good solution to adjusting the oven temperature so that it is more reliable? I usually back off the setting by 75. But then sometimes I forget, problem with old age I guess

[D and M On The Road]

I also had the same problem. I solved it by measuring my oven and buying a pizza stone to fit the oven floor. It helps regulate the heat and keeps the bottom of dishes from burning.

I also have a small oven thermometer that I keep inside the oven when cooking to watch the temp.

I purchased the pizza stone at Walmart. It came in a box with a metal pizza stone rack-holder (which I threw away) and a pizza cutter for $19.

I did forget to take the pizza stone out of the oven while traveling and it cracked, but it still does a great job.

[8.1al]

D&M are right, the pizza stone eliminate hot spots in the oven and helps things cook, bake more evenly.

[jsmitfl]

I will try a stone one day but right now we use the air bake cookie sheet. It works real well too. In fact I bake my cheese cakes out in the Monty instead of the house oven.

[rickety]

I went to Home Depot and bought a 12 inch unglazed, Mexican quarry tile. Works great in the oven and really spreads the heat evenly. I bake my cakes and anything else I want in there and it seems to work just fine. Before the tile, I was always burning things.
I think I paid $1.98 for the tile.
Rick

[Karl]

I, too, use the tile. In my case, its a 13 inch tile at about $1.50... ...so if it breaks, so be it. It fits perfectly in the "tray" just above the burners.

[CountryGuy]

Square pizza stone, really does even out the heat! Surprising what something simple like that will do to improve your baking skills!

[richfaa]

We use the pizza stone..We have never had a oven in any camper that ran at the proper temp.We considered not getting the oven in the 3400..but got it anyway..hardly use it anyhow..Helen loves the 1/2 time oven and that is what we have been using.