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Oven cooking temperatures
MARK APPROX. HEAT OF TYPE OF DISH TO COOK
TEMP. OVEN
150 150°C Very cool Meringue cakes,
oven slow cooking items
• 165°C Cool or Milk puddings, very rich fruit
slow oven cakes, i.e., Christmas
180 180°C Cool or Stews, casseroles, braising,
slow oven rich fruit cakes, i.e., Dundee
• 195°C Warm oven Biscuits, rich plain cakes
i.e., Madeira. Low temp. roasting
210 210°C Moderate Plain cakes, Victoria
oven sandwich, raised meat pies
• 225°C Fairly hot Small cakes, savoury flans,
oven fish
240 240°C Hot oven Plain cakes and buns, swiss rolls,
fruit pies. High temp. roasting
• 245°C Moderately Bread and bread rolls etc., scones,
hot oven flaky and rough puff pastry,
yorkshire pudding
270 270 Very hot Sausage rolls, mince pies, puff
• 285 oven pastry, pizza
Browning ready cooked dishes