The Secret to Better Baking is a Good Oven Thermometer
The Secret to Better Baking is a Good Oven Thermometer
Lisa McManus reviews oven thermometers.
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Thank you for the info, your all very helpful with so many things. My wife and I always enjoy watching!
Thank you ATK
thanks
This new lady sucks. Bring back the old format with Adam.
The one they recommended 8s 9n Amazon for less than $4.00. Ordered it today.
Amazon has a lot of poor reviews of this thermometer, saying it’s inaccurate. Has anybody had successful or unsuccessful experience with this thermometer as of late? Also, the one pictured on amazon looks a bit different than the one in this review. The one on amazon has a red colorization between the different temperature markings and the one in the video does not. Thanks in advance, and thank you ATK for the great videos and reviews.
This is all depending on when you think your oven is at the proper temperature and for how long it’s in the oven to begin with, and with the recycling of the oven temperature can take a long time depending on ones own oven 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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My oven runs hot by 10 degrees F. So glad I checked it!
Do these thermometers give the air temperature of the oven? Surely if the thermometer is in contact with a hot surface (such as the bottom of the oven), the thermometer will give a reading higher than the air temperature…won’t it?
Can i use a steel candy themometer inside the oven? Pls help me 🙏
10 – 25 degrees in Fahrenheit?
How much is it in Celsius?
Thank you for the information !!
CDN 09502000954 ProAccurate Oven thermometer. Bought it on YOUR recommendation. Sort of worked – ONE TIME! Then the needle dropped to zero and it never worked again!
If I tap it now, I can get the display to read 450° (see image.)
It seems ATK is getting awful lax on their testing criteria & reviews of late. I have already received a replacement that works so far – thanks, Amazon – but only time will tell.
At least this is the right lady
Lisa back😍😍😍
How do you clean an oven thermometer?
LISA IS BACK! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love that review and have to buy a thermometer for my oven since it has never been checked since owning this home.
thank you very much for information but where I found in pakistan
Lisaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I bought the “winner” and now wonder if I need another thermometer to double check the temp. I had a feeling my oven was off somewhat, so now after testing, how do I test the test? I wouldn’t have questioned the validity of the thermometer till I watched your test.
3 1/2 stars on Amazon. Read the reviews. No thanks.
https://youtu.be/P3IK1v0QWQc
Thank a lot you gys are the best
Yes i’ve been waiting for this
Thanks for this good info. I just had a new Kitchen Aid combo oven/convection range delivered and will have to check temp for calibration. Wondering if anyone knows why this new oven gets SO HOT on the outside or how to adjust so this doesn’t happen. We had a tech check it out but Whirlpool/Kitchen Aid doesn’t agree with his readings. They claim it’s just fine…willing to bet not fine for their homes though.
Your updated link goes to an updated product (doesn’t look anything like the one you tested and appears in your video) that is very poorly reviewed by purchasers as very INaccurate; ten percent was mentioned more than once in reviews.
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Please bring Adam back. This woman is not good on her own.
Finally Lisa is back! She’s the best
+America’s Test Kitchen – Amazon’s ratings for your winner weren’t so good. It also looks too small to read or sit on oven rack easily. Are you sure you gave the correct listing? What did you find lacking in the large Taylor oven thermometer sitting in the back row? That one seems to have better reviews and it looks like it would be more stable and easier to read.
Ovens cycle on and off and the temp gage shows an average. After preheating, take a reading every 5 min for an hour then average your results to get the best answer.
No nonsense Lisa. My favorite reviewer!
How will we know if the thermometer we purchase is inaccurate instead of our own oven?
I bought the most popular one and tested my oven a few weeks ago. First at 3:50 then 400 and 450. It was pretty spot on. Easy to do. I just did it before I was going to cook something at 450 anyway. Make sure keep it in for 10 min or so each temp to make sure it reaches proper temp after opening the oven door. I don’t use it aside from calibrating at the moment. Was about $6 on amazon
I think you all need to do a follow-up to this to ensure the quality of the one you picked. There are far too many reviews saying it’s way off and/or defective.
One small suggestion:
At the end of the video, allow for a screenshot of the chosen winner, text with product name and price for an easy reference for the viewers.
Great job!
Hi, the link provided in the description does not work?
The problem I have with it is it’s made in China.
Great job can you tell me how can i get this thermometer it is not available in Pakistan
I purchased this product based upon your recommendation. I am sorry that I made this purchase. The thermometer is NOT accurate, and I have tested it numerous times. I suggest that your viewers do NOT purchase the *winner* of your oven thermometer test….It failed my test numerous times.
I end up buying everything y’all recommend
Thank you. You might want to mention that most ovens have a function to calibrate the temperature selected with the reading from an independent oven thermometer.
I have that CDN thermometer but the oven repair man said its not accurate. I called him because the thermometer only reads 325f when i put it on 350f. He went to check my oven put a sensor and said my oven is working fine my thermometer not. And appliance company doesnt advice using this kind of equipment. I got confused.
But the Amazon reviews for this item are so hot and cold :/
Thank goodness Lisa is back 😊
Amazon customers would say different reading the reviews on there.. Also what were the other models you tested so we can avoid? I also find it interesting you pick the same model almost 4 years later from your video back in 2015 here https://youtu.be/sVy8g_xx10k
No new models have come out since then? Or is this more or less a rehash video from the one back in 2015? 🙂
I bought this thermometer and I got to say… It sucks. You talk about thermometers falling over in the video as you knock them about with your hand. This one has that same problem. Also, the one I received was defective. The entire plate with the temperatures on it is loose and flops around making the temperature reading useless. I would definitely not recommend this product.