Today, i figured the culprit: Oven temperature. Yes, it has nothing to do the my measuring, meringue consistency or mixing. It is the oven temperature. All the while I was baking at 130C but the perfect temperature to bake in my oven (La germania Italia) is only 110C as per my Tala temperature reading. Yes I dont rely on my oven temperature gauge because it's analog and very inaccurate. I also realised that oven temperature fluctuation of 10-30 degree is normal, but note that macarons are very sensitive so you really have to make sure you achieve a steady state before popping your tray. So word of advise: if you think you did nothing wrong in your mixing, measuring and meringue, check temperature. Make sure you preheat it first and let it reach a stable state with no fluctuations in temp. If possible use a separate temperature gauge for accuracy (I'm using Tala). If you don't have one, just lower than the temp in the recipe you're using to -10 degree. If you're still getting cracks, lower it some more.
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