So what’s with these temps? Am I missing something?

by lck2010

21 Comments

  1. CaddyShsckles

    Someone in the ‘oven knob’ department failed math in high school.

  2. Toast_T_

    haha i had ovens with these exact knobs. I avoided using them whenever possible, they also just sucked and had super uneven heat. If yours is anything like mine keep an eye on things and rotate often. Do the bread test if you can to get a better feel for that specific oven.

  3. PocketOppossum

    This stove was actually designed by a chef who left the industry to go be an engineer. He has this vendetta against pastry chefs, so he made a knob that does not specify where the “universal bakers temp” of 350 is at. It is both an extremely elaborate way to get back at his arch enemies, and also a lie that I just came up with. I have no real explanation.

  4. Infinite_Coyote_1708

    My favorite is that the labels count up by 50, 50, 60, 60, 50. Not only did they fail to label common temps, but they also failed basic math.

  5. AnxietyFine3119

    You guys have calibrated ovens???

  6. EconomyTechnician940

    Some men want to watch the world burn..
    But forgot to pre heat or care

  7. NoGovAndy

    I have a similar knob at home… it’s just madness. I don’t understand why it exists but at least now I know it’s not alone.

  8. thebeckonator

    Ahhhh, you got the Lucifer model. Nice choice. 😈

  9. fursnake

    I have the same oven! It’s madness. The calibration is off in mine as well. But who cares cuz the numbers are so stupid anyways. I usually set it to 395ish and that seems to be around 350.

  10. I would have to assume it is specialized towards cooking a specific thing and it ended up somewhere where that task has been forgotten

  11. omelettedufromage

    My skeptical old ass would assume that since none of these temps are ones anyone wants, they’re your only choices so you can never precisely select what you need, thereby deflecting liability for your burned muffin that needed to be baked at 350.

  12. kombuchaprivileged

    This is totally normal, we all think you might just be weird

  13. gramcraka92

    Last place I was at had new ones, megali I think was the brand. We only used it to warm bowls for pasta and if you didn’t turn it up high enough the pilot would go out if not, they wouldn’t get warm enough or to hot to use. This knob would make this even worse to use

  14. helloiisjason

    Are you used to Celsius or Kelvin?

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