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c/bakerscolemillercolemiller21d ago

Blew my mind that bakers in the 1800s used to test oven temp by sticking their arm inside

Saw it in an old baking manual at a thrift store last weekend, said if you can hold it in for 15 seconds it's about 350. Has anyone here ever tried something that sketchy for a temp check?
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betty14421d ago
No joke, I did that once. Put my hand in a wood-fired pizza oven at a friend's place. Counted to twelve before I yanked it out. Burnt my arm hair off but the pizza was perfect.
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