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adjusting to a hot oven

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  • 27-09-2009 9:14pm
    #1
    laughingtoaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi,

    I have to adjust recipies for my new oven. I used it for the first time today today (Nigella's lemon meringue cake and Glenisk's brown bread) and found it burned before the recipie time was up.

    So I need to adapt the recipies.

    Does anyone have any suggestions as to whether its best to start with reducing the time or the temperature?


    thanks


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    #2
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,444 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Temperature obviously


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    kmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭kmick


    Dot use the fan oven it's much hotter. Dont bake at the top of the oven, try the middle or the bottom. If that does not work start turning down by 10 or 20degrees below the recommended.


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    joolsveer
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    Get an oven thermometer and check the settings.


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    John Mason
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    my cooker is about 50 degrees higher then normal i.e. 150 is really 200.

    its just trial and error tbh adjust the tempeture down until you find the right heat.

    its just natural to me know, i know what temp. to put every on


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    #6
    laughingtoaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭laughingtoaster


    thanks for the helpful (& 1 sarcastic) replies.

    kmicks comment got me thinking that it could be related to the fan.

    The fan in my last oven was dodgy, so probably acted more like a normal oven.

    I searched for some fan oven conversions and found the following.

    http://www.x-five.net/conversions.htm

    Oven Temperature Conversion Chart
    Heat of Oven
    Gas Oven Thermostat Setting Electric Convection Oven °F Electric Convection Oven °C
    Electric Fan Oven °C
    very cool ¼ 225 110 90 very cool ½ 250 130 110-120 cool 1 275 140 120 cool 2 300 150 130-140 moderate 3 325 160 140 moderate 4 350 180 160 fairly hot 5 375 190 170 fairly hot 6 400 200 180 hot 7 425 220 200 very hot 8 450 230 210 very hot 9 475 240 220


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