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My banana bread went from burnt to perfect after I started using an oven thermometer

For three years I kept burning the outside of my banana bread while the inside stayed raw. Turns out my oven runs 50 degrees hotter than what the dial says. Picked up a $7 oven thermometer at Target, and now I set it to 300 instead of 350. Has anyone else found a big temp difference in their home oven?
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phoenix_singh25
I was totally the opposite, I thought the whole oven thermometer thing was a gimmick until I finally caved and bought one. Now I'm annoyed at myself for all that wasted time burning stuff!
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mason_reed47
Oh nice, so now you get to enjoy being mad at your past self and your oven at the same time.
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richard_young80
Three different pizzas came out looking like charcoal briquettes before I finally broke down and got one. My oven says 350 but it's actually running at 420, which explains a lot about my failed cookie attempts. I keep the thermometer right in the middle rack now and it's saved me from burning another batch of muffins. The funny thing is I still check it twice because I don't trust my own oven anymore.
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