Gas Oven Thermostat Adjustment

How to calibrate oven thermostats.

Gas oven thermostat adjustment.

First find the oven s average temperature. Oven thermostat calibration can make or break a recipe. If you can t get enough adjustment to bring your oven temp into line using the available range on the knob or with that little screw or if the screw s frozen not uncommon you ll have to bite the bullet and replace either the tstat or the range i m afraid. This solution is really just bringing the numbers on.

As the heat is no longer regulated this could cause burnt or even undercooked food and nobody wants that. Locate the calibration ring on the back of the thermostat and adjust the ring to the desired specifications. Given how much oven temperature can fluctuate it s no wonder that one of our most repeated bits of kitchen advice is buy an oven thermometer but constantly compensating for an oven that runs hot or cold gets very tiresome especially as we get into prime baking season. Here s what you can do a disclaimer before we get into it.

Again consult your instructions manual which will give you specific details about your particular type of gas oven. Put an oven thermometer on the middle rack and set the oven to 350 degrees f. Your oven thermostat is the part of the cooker which regulates the temperature. In some cases it may need to be screwed off of the thermostat.

Most ovens will allow the temperature to be adjusted up or down by 35 degrees using the up down arrows. How to tell if your oven thermostat is faulty. Any questions or comments plea. Pull out the thermostat knob carefully.

To know how much to adjust the temperature it helps to know how far off your oven s actual average temperature is from the temperature you set. If you have a faulty oven thermostat you will know about it. This video shows how to properly adjust the gas oven temperature calibration on a lacanche range produced between 2010 2016.