My Cheap Gas Oven

...Needs to be calibrated. I singe everything I make in it.

Apparently, it just requires a little adjusting of the dial:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5061140_calibrate-gas-oven-thermostats.html 

Also, I discovered gas ovens have a different broiling set up than electric ovens.  Here are the ehow

Instructions:

• 1
  Pull open the broiler door and remove the broiling pan from inside. Make sure the broiler is turned off and cool.
  
• 2
  Turn the oven to the broiler setting or to any temperature between 350 degrees and broil. The broiling temperature will be determined by the kind of meat being broiled and its thickness.