Oven cooking chart
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| Gas | Shelf | Approximate |
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| Poultry: | Chicken |
| 5 | 4* | 20 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) and 20 mins. |
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| Turkey below 4.5kg (10lbs) | 4 | 5 | 25 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) and 25 mins. | |
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| over 4.5kg (10 lbs) | 4 | 5 | 15 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) and 15 mins. | |
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| Duck and duckling | 5 | 4* | 25 mins. per ½ kg (1 lb) | |
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| Stuffed poultry |
| Cook as above but calculate weight including stuffing | ||
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| Thoroughly thaw frozen joints before cooking them. | |||
| The times given above are for open roasting in a preheated oven. If you cover the food with foil or a lid allow an extra 10 - 15 | |||||
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| minutes | for each ½kg (1lb). | |
18 | Yorkshire pudding | - large |
| 7 | 2* |
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| - individual |
| 7 | 2* | ||
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| Cakes: | Christmas cake 230mm (9") | 2 | 5* |
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| Rich fruit cake 180mm (7") | 2 | 5* | 2¼ hours. | |
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| 205mm (8") | 2 | 5* |
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| Madeira, | 180mm (7") | 4 | 5* | 60 mins. |
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| Small cakes |
| 5 | 1* & 4 | |
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| Scones |
| 7 | 1* & 4 |
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| Victoria sandwich |
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| 180mm (7") |
| 4 | 2* & 4 | |
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| 205mm (8") |
| 4 | 2* & 4 | |
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| * Recommended position for shelf with metal plate. |