Gas Oven Cooking Chart

This chart is intended as a guide only. It may be necessary to increase or decrease the temperature to suit your individual requirements. Only experience will enable you to determine the correct setting for your personal requirements.

FOOD

TEMPERATURES

SHELF

COOKING

 

°C

POSITION

TIME

 

 

 

 

PUDDINGS

 

 

 

Milk puddings

170

2

1½ - 2 hours

Baked sponge pudding

210

2

45-60 minutes

Baked custard

190

2

50-60 minutes

 

 

 

 

CAKES

 

 

 

Rich Fruit Cake

170

3

2¼ hours

Christmas Cake

170

3

3½ - 4½ hours

Victoria Sandwich

210

2 or 3

20-30 minutes

Madeira Cake

210

2 or 3

1 hour

Small Cakes

225

3

15-25 minutes

Plate tart

240

2

50 minutes

Fruit pie

240

2

50 minutes

Mince pies

225

2 or 3

15-25 mins

Profiteroles

210

2

25 minutes

 

 

 

 

YEAST MIXTURES

 

 

 

Bread

 

 

 

1lb Loaves

max

2 or 3

30-40 minutes

Bread

 

 

 

2lb Loaves

max

2 or 3

30-40 minutes

Rolls and Buns

max

2 or 3

10-20 minutes

 

 

 

 

ROASTING MEAT

 

 

 

Beef

225

2 or 3

20-30 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

Lamb

225

2 or 3

25-30 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

Pork and veal

225

2 or 3

30-35 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

Chicken

225

2 or 3

20 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

Turkey

210

2 or 3

15-25 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

Duck and duckling

225

2 or 3

25 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

Stuffed poultry

225

2 or 3

25 minutes per lb / 1/2Kg

 

 

 

 

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Zanussi ZCG 641 Gas Oven Cooking Chart, Food Temperatures Shelf Cooking Position Time Puddings, Cakes, Yeast Mixtures