I picked yo an oven thermometer to stick in my toaster oven. Up until now, I have been relying on an infrared thermometer pointed at the bullets directly when they are in the oven. They have consistently been 395-410 degrees. However, the thermometer in the oven (on the lower shelf, closer to the heating element) is reading between 450-475. Is it likely that the physical thermometer is calibrated wrong? Or that the lower part of the oven is that much hotter? The bullets still read in my normal range. If it really is that hot in the oven, is it going to effect anything? The coating still seem to come out nicely. They don't flake, or anything else like that. Will the extra heat, assuming they are actually getting that hot, cause any problems?
-Mb