Subj : Stoves was: Air Fryer
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon May 26 2025 07:26 pm
Hi Dave,
DD> All ovens are different. The oven on my current stove heats to about
DD> 340� on a setting of 350�. So, I boost the dial a bit until my
DD> instant-read tells me to temp is proper.
RH> That's why, early on, we bought the first in a number of oven
RH> thermometers. They were quite handy as we moved from place to place,
RH> not knowing initially how accurate the dial was. In one place (pre
RH> Army), the markings had all worn off the dial so it was quite the
DD> I've an assortment of oven dial thermemeters and instant read style
DD> instruments. As well as a couple of dial thermometers I keep in the
DD> freezer(s).
I keep one each in th fridge freezer and the free standing one. Plus we
have one in the camper fridge. As with the ovens, fridges and freezers
differed widely in the various places we lived so we learned early on to
have a thermometer in them.
DD> One time, as a chilli cook-off we fot sa new health minspector who
DD> was probably a bit "exercised" over having to work on a nice Sunday
DD> afternoon. First she ragged on me about not having a dish-washing
DD> set-up. And I told her "I don't re-use my pots and pans. I take them
DD> home and wash up in my kitchen sink. Then she wanted to check my
DD> thermometer. When I told her I hadn't brought onw she swelled up and
DD> asked "How do you know your chilli is at least 180 degrees?"
DD> So, I asked her "What temperature does water boil at?" mthen lifted
DD> the lid on my chilli pot to show I was holding a 5 bubble simmer.
DD> Bv)=
Got the point across quick and easy without (too much) insult.
RH> meal, with a lot of meat still on it (she didn't like dealing with
RH> leftovers). I asked if I could take the carcasse home with us (we'd
RH> brought up a cooler with pumkin pies and other goodies in it), got it
RH> and made soup with it.
DD> Sounds like something I'd do. My local GFS is selling rotisserie
DD> chickens for U$3 each. I save the carcasses after stripping the meaat.
DD> Makes some very nice stock ... and inexpensive.
RH> I do that also with the rotisserie chickens we get.
DD> One of the few things that smarty-pants Bobby Flay got right:
