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Preheat The Oven?
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How long would you preheat the oven?
I suppose it would depend on what you were cooking, but often the instructions, whether it is for roast chicken or oven chips, or a couple of pieces of fresh cod, just says. "Preheat the oven,"
I suppose it would depend on what you were cooking, but often the instructions, whether it is for roast chicken or oven chips, or a couple of pieces of fresh cod, just says. "Preheat the oven,"
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With a gas oven it's simple. It's reached the required temperature when the sound of the flames drops from a roar to almost silent. That typically takes just a minute or two for low temperatures , up to 4 or 5 minutes for the highest, so I'd assume that the same sort of times would apply to an electric oven.
17:32 Fri 09th Sep 2016
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With a gas oven it's simple. It's reached the required temperature when the sound of the flames drops from a roar to almost silent.
That typically takes just a minute or two for low temperatures, up to 4 or 5 minutes for the highest, so I'd assume that the same sort of times would apply to an electric oven.
That typically takes just a minute or two for low temperatures, up to 4 or 5 minutes for the highest, so I'd assume that the same sort of times would apply to an electric oven.
Those of you who follow my life (as if) know I have my nephew staying with me.
He tends to put the oven on to heat, disappear upstairs for 'ages' and then come back down to cook.
I don't want to nag him. He's a really good lad, but I am trying my best to cut down on gas, electric and water. I don't want this to be an issue but 20+ minutes seems a lot.
He tends to put the oven on to heat, disappear upstairs for 'ages' and then come back down to cook.
I don't want to nag him. He's a really good lad, but I am trying my best to cut down on gas, electric and water. I don't want this to be an issue but 20+ minutes seems a lot.
My oven takes just under ten minutes to reach 200, so I typically turn it on and set my phone timer for ten minutes.
I preheat it for most things as I find they cook properly, the times recommended for cooking things are based on a preheated oven. Some things I don't bother preheating but just shove them in and switch the oven on, mainly things like casseroles, oven chips, some roasted veg. I wouldn't preheat to roast a chicken but probably would for some fresh cod.
I preheat it for most things as I find they cook properly, the times recommended for cooking things are based on a preheated oven. Some things I don't bother preheating but just shove them in and switch the oven on, mainly things like casseroles, oven chips, some roasted veg. I wouldn't preheat to roast a chicken but probably would for some fresh cod.
It takes about 20 mins for my electric oven to get to normal cooking temperature 200 deg C . I always preheat the oven. Never heard of a recipe where you put the food in a cold oven.
It does not use a lot of power just keeping an oven at cooking temperature if it is well insulated and you don't keep opening it. In a pro-kitchen the ovens are put on first thing in the morning and not turned off until all cooking is over for the day.
It does not use a lot of power just keeping an oven at cooking temperature if it is well insulated and you don't keep opening it. In a pro-kitchen the ovens are put on first thing in the morning and not turned off until all cooking is over for the day.