Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:23:09 +0000 (UTC), gregz
wrote:

Daniel Prince wrote:
I think my oven is not maintaining the correct temperature anymore
because the pumpkin custards I bake frequently are taking much
longer to cook than they previously did.

I have a mercury-type oven thermometer and a DMM with a temperature
probe. What is the best place for me to position the thermometer?
What is the best place for me to position the probe from the DMM?
Should I keep the probe from touching the wire racks?

How long should I wait after the oven indicates that is up to
temperature before I look at the thermometer? Is there some other
way I can check the thermostat? The oven is a Frigidaire model
FEB24S5ASB. It was made in September 2003. It has a digital
control panel.

Thank you in advance for all replies.

You need to place the probe where the oven probe is.

That would tell him if the oven probe was accurate. It wouldn't tell
him that there is no longer any insulation in the back of the oven--
or that the door seal is leaking like a sieve.

I still say- put the remote probe in several different spots in the
oven- anywhere the food you're cooking is likely to be.

Jim

It would tell if the oven thermostat is working properly.

Then, you can go about investigating other areas.

Greg