While we were at Whole Foods the other night browsing the cheese section, I saw an oven thermometer. The temperature on our oven is off, usually about 50 degrees over, but it changes with what temp I set it at, very tricky, especially since I’m not the most experienced cook. Several people have suggested that I get an oven thermometer (or new thermostat), but I always forget when I’m at the store and never made it a priority. For $7.99 I couldn’t pass up buying this one.
When I used it the following night the results were amazing.
I made the buttermilk biscuits that I always make, but they came out perfect! No burnt bottom, no half-done insides, just perfectly browned all over.
After this success I decided to make a loaf of banana bread. I make breads often for breakfasts (yummie!) but up until now I had to be very careful when baking them, since the temperature was so goofy. Almost every time I ended up with a burnt bottom to the loaf.
My bread came out perfect!
I’m so happy! I think I’m going to tackle some more complex baking projects now that the temperature is sorted out, until now I was even afraid to bake a cake from a mix.
The other purchase was a dresser. It’s a used one, little beat up, but it wasn’t expensive and has a nice big mirror on it. And I needed it, right now my clothes are piled inside and on top of some plastic storage containers, and beside looking awful (even if they are in the closet where only Michael and I see them) the clothes piled on top sometimes are too appealing for Caligula to pass up at naptime. I hate finding furry clothes when I get dressed in the morning %) And I’m starting to get too many shirts for this method of storing to be reasonable, wrinkly clothes aren’t good in the morning either, I hate ironing, and would rather re-wash a shirt than iron it.
I figure we’ll keep this dresser until we get around to buying a whole new bedroom set, I’ll be nice to have a new bed too, but there are more pressing house expenses in the near future.