If something is browning too quickly in the oven then you can cover the browned parts with foil to help to reduce the risk of scorching.įan forced ovens should have a fairly consistent temperature throughout so the positioning of the dish or cake in the oven should not matter too much, though the centre of the oven is usually the ideal location. Fan forced ovens can be quite strong so we suggest also that you start checking your cake or dish for "doneness" slightly earlier than the cooking time stated in the recipe. Generally the temperature would be reduced by 20c/50F for a fan forced oven but as ovens do vary we suggest that you check your manufacturer's handbook for more specific instructions. In all of Nigella's books the temperatures stated (in celsius, fahrenheit or gas mark) are for standard ovens and not for fan forced or convection ovens. I do have a fan assisted oven though, so should I lower the temperatures? And if so to what? Thanks, Lon Our answer Hi, I've tried cooking both the Lemon Meringue Cake and also the Spruced Up Vanilla cake and they both browned off far too quickly at the temperatures recommended. From then on, you can set your oven temperature accordingly.įor more conversions, go to my Baking Information Page.Hello Nigella Team, Would you please tell me if the recipes in Nigella's books use a Fan Forced oven or not. These can be purchased on-line inexpensively and you just put them in the oven and let it register the actual temperature of the oven, for you to compare with what you set it at. It is also an idea to purchase an oven thermometer to regularly check that your oven isn’t running too hot so you can avoid burning your bakes. Further examples can be found in the table above. If however, the recipe is stating fan oven temperature, (and often is in TV programmes), here is an example: 180 ☌ fan oven = 200 ☌ regular oven = 400 ☏ = Gas mark 6. The reason for this, is the fan oven, circulates the heat better, so in turn can bake the food quicker. Also, it’s good practice to check your bake a little before the recommended bake time if you are using a fan assisted oven and the recipe is designed for an oven without a fan. For Fahrenheit ovens (with a fan oven), the corresponding temperature would be 350 ☏. So for example, if a recipe has stated just 180 ☌, and you have a fan assisted oven, set to 160 ☌. Note that these fan assisted ovens, are hotter and so when setting the temperatures, you do so to approximately 20 ☌ lower than the standard oven temperature. ☌, and secondly the Fan oven (also known as convection), that will be listed as. So just to clarify, in the UK we have 2 types of ☌ oven temperatures: regular or standard ovens (also known as conventional), which will be simply listed as. What confuses these bakers even more when they want to bake something using a UK recipe, is that there is also often listed a Fan Oven temperature too. US & Canadian bakers have ovens which have their temperatures in ° F (Fahrenheit) and these numbers are much higher, (nearly double the ☌ temperature). So in the UK, we use ° C (Celsius) or Gas mark in our ovens. My recipes cover all types of oven temperatures because my recipe followers are from all around the world, but I thought it useful to make up this handy table for you to save and print off for future reference. I am often hearing fans of the Great British Bake Off (Great British Baking Show) asking about the different types of oven temperatures that exist. Oven Temperature Conversions Table By Caro
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