Have trouble converting oven temperatures in your favourite recipe or entire cookbook? You’re not alone. In Australia, we most commonly refer to temperatures in degrees Celsius whereas our American counterparts prefer to use Fahrenheit.
Oven Temperature Conversion
Use the table below to help convert temperatures between Celcius and Fahrenheit. You can also use it for gas mark conversions and when recipes use terms such as “turn oven to moderate heat.”
{“headers”:[“Term”,”Celsius (\u00b0C)”,”Fahrenheit (\u00b0F)”,”Gas Mark”],”rows”:[[“Very Slow”,”120″,”250″,”1\/2″],[“Slow”,”150″,”275-300″,”1-2″],[“Moderately slow”,”160″,”325″,”3″],[“Moderate”,”180″,”350-375″,”4-5″],[“Moderately hot”,”200″,”400″,”6″],[“Hot”,”220″,”425-450″,”7-8″],[“Very Hot”,”240″,”475″,”9″]]}TermCelsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)Gas MarkVery Slow1202501/2Slow150275-3001-2Moderately slow1603253Moderate180350-3754-5Moderately hot2004006Hot220425-4507-8Very Hot2404759
How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius
To convert a recipe that calls for degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius you should subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit temperature, multiply by 5, then finally divide by 9.
How to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit
To convert a recipe that calls for degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit you should multiply degrees Celsius by 9, divide by 5, then add 32.
Fan Force Oven
When it comes to using a fan-forced oven, refer to the operating manual for optimal results. Generally speaking, reducing the recommending temperature by 10°C to 20°C is recommended.Bona Appetit!
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