Oven temperatures

Common oven temperatures (such as terms: cool oven, very slow oven, slow oven, moderate oven, hot oven, fast oven, etc.) are set to control the effects of baking in an oven, for various lengths of time.

Standard phrases

Table of equivalent oven temperatures[1]
Description	°F	°C
Cool oven	200 °F	90 °C
Very Slow oven	250 °F	120 °C
Slow oven	300–325 °F	150–160 °C
Moderately Slow	325–350 °F	160–180 °C
Moderate oven	350–375 °F	180–190 °C
Moderately Hot	375–400 °F	190–200 °C
Hot oven	400–450 °F	200–230 °C
Very Hot oven	450–500 °F	230–260 °C
Fast oven	450–500 °F	230–260 °C

The various standard phrases,^[1] to describe oven temperatures, include words such as "cool" to "hot" or "very slow" to "fast". For example, a cool oven has temperature set to 200 °F (90 °C), and a slow oven has a temperature range from 300–325 °F (150–160 °C). A moderate oven has a range of 350–375 °F (180–190 °C), and a hot oven has temperature set to 400–450 °F (200–230 °C). A fast oven has a range of 450–500 °F (230–260 °C) for the typical temperature.

See also

• Conversion of units
• Refrigerator, often considered opposite of an oven for cooking
• SI Units

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "SI Units: Temperature", U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Commerce Department, February 11, 2011, web: NIST-Temp: accessed 2011-03-26.