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The following times and setting are for guidance
only. You may wish to alter the setting to give a
result more to your satisfaction. When a different
setting to that shown below is given in a recipe, the
recipe instructions should be followed.
Main Oven Cooking Chart
Allow 15 minutes preheat for best results.
Always turn the thermostat knob to Mark 9 first,
before turning back to the required Gas Mark.
Shelf position 1 is the highest.
Food Gas
Mark
Shelf
Position
Approx. Cooking Time and C omments
Fish
Oily and white fish 3 or 4 4 25-60 mins. depending on recipe
Meat and Poultry
Beef 4 or 5 4 25-30 mins per 450g (1 Ib) + 25 mins. extra
Ham 5 4 40 mins per 450g (1 Ib) c overed in foil plus 40 mins.
extra
Lamb 5 4 30 mins per 450g ( 1 Ib) + 30 mins extra
Pork 5 4 40 m ins per 450g (1 Ib) + 40 mins extra
Chicken 5 4 25 mins per 450g (1 Ib) + 25 mins extra
Duckling & Goose 5 4 2 5 mins per 450g (1 Ib) + 25 mins extra
Turkey 4 or 5 4 or 5 15-20 mins per 450g (1 Ib) + 20 mins
Casseroles 3 3or4 2-6 hrs. depending on cut of meat
Vegetables
Baked jacket potatoes 4 or 5 3 1½ - 3 hrs. until soft, dependi ng on size
Puddings
Milk Puddings (500 ml/1 pt) 3 4 1¾-2½ stand dis h on baking tray and started wit h
warm milk
Baked Custard (500ml/1 pt ) 3 4 45-60 mins. ba in-marie
Baked Sponge Puddings 4 3 40-50 mins
Baked Apples 3 3 30-45 mins depending on type and size of apples
Meringue Topped Pudding s 1 3or4 15 mins or unt il "tinged" with brown
Apple Tart (1 x205mm/8//) 6 2 45-60 mins
Fruit Crumble 5 2 35 -45 mins
Cakes, Pastries & Biscuits
Small Cakes 2 trays 5 2 and 4 15-25 mins.
1 tray 5 2 15-22mins .
Victoria sandwich (2 x 7")4 2 and 4 20- 30 mins
Swiss Roll (3 egg quantity ) 5 2 1 5-20 mins.
Meringues 1 3 2-3 hrs
Christmas cake (1 x 205mm / 8") 2 3 Time depending on recipe
Madeira cake (1 x 180mm / 7") 44 1¼-1½ hrs.
Rich Fruit cake (1 x 180mm / 7") 2 4 Time de pending on recipe
Scones 7 1 and 3 10-20 mi ns.
Shortbread (1 x 180mm / 7") 2 3 55 -65 mins.
Biscuits 4 1 and 3 10-20 mins.
Shortcrust Pastry 6 2 15 - 60 mins depending on use.
Rich Short Crust 5 1 and 3 20-30 mins.
Flaky/Puff Pastry 7 2 10-30 mins.
Choux Pastry 6 2 2 0-30mins.
Yeast Mixtures
Bread - rolls 7 2 and 4 20-30 mins.
Miscellaneous
Yorkshire Pudding :- large 7 1 30-40 min s
individual 7 2 20-30mins
When baking with two trays or tins on two levels, the top tray is removed first and the lower tray moved up to
the top position for a few minutes longer.
Soft Margarine -
Use the oven settings recommended by the margarine manufacturer and not not
not not
not those indicated on the cooking
chart.