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Oven cooking temperatures
MARK
APPROX.
HEAT OF
TYPE OF DISH TO COOK
TEMP.
OVEN
130
130°C
Very cool
Meringue cakes,
oven
slow cooking items
•
140°C
Cool or
Milk puddings, very rich fruit
slow oven
cakes, i.e., Christmas
155
155°C
Cool or
Stews, casseroles, braising,
slow oven
rich fruit cakes, i.e., Dundee
•
165°C
Warm oven
Biscuits, rich plain cakes
i.e., Madeira. Low temp. roasting
180
180°C
Moderate
Plain cakes, Victoria
oven
sandwich, raised meat pies
•
190°C
Fairly hot
Small cakes, savoury flans,
oven
fish
205
205°C
Hot oven
Plain cakes and buns, swiss rolls,
fruit pies. High temp. roasting
•
215°C
Moderately
Bread and bread rolls etc., scones,
hot oven
flaky and rough puff pastry,
yorkshire pudding
230
230
Very hot
Sausage rolls, mince pies, puff
•
240
oven
pastry, pizza
Browning ready cooked dishes