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title: How to Adapt When Oven Temperature Fluctuates
date: 2014-02-04T01:37:48Z
modified: 2014-02-04T01:37:48Z
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  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
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  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
  - oven temperature
  - oven thermometer
author: Elizabeth
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_Reader question: My stove varies 18 degrees C before it kicks back on after reaching temperature. Will the recipes still work with this much variation? ~ Kim C., Dade City, Florida[![Glorious One-Pot Meals cover](http://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/glorious-one-pot-meals-new-281x300.jpg)

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Great question, Kim! I wish I had a better answer for you than “I don’t know”.

The goal is to have the oven at exactly 450 degrees F before putting the full pot inside. Perhaps if you boosted the temperature to 460F 5 minutes after putting the pot inside to get the oven back up to temp that might equal 450F?

I wonder if you played around with your oven and an oven thermometer a little bit you could figure out how to make it work.

Let me know if you figure it out!