Please could someone tell me the temperature for a slow oven. I have Googled it but givenlots of various answers.....What would you use?
pickles7,
Jul 22, 11:16pm
what are you cooking?
nelrow,
Jul 22, 11:18pm
Christmas cake recipe
lindi4,
Jul 22, 11:33pm
160 degrees
245sam,
Jul 22, 11:39pm
From my trusty old Edmond's Cookbook - VERY SLOW OVEN = 90°C - suitable for e.g. meringues SLOW OVEN = 120°C - suitable for e.g. pavlova SLOW-MODERATE OVEN = 150°C - suitable for e.g. rich fruit cakes MODERATE OVEN = 160°C - suitable for e.g. shortbread MODERATE OVEN = 180°C - suitable for e.g. biscuits, sponges.....
Hope that helps.:-))
cgvl,
Jul 22, 11:52pm
I do my fruit cakes eg xmas cake at about 120C takes about 4-5 hours though.
elliehen,
Jul 23, 12:53am
...and a hot oven was 200*C plus.Cooks making scones in old coal ranges without temperature gauges used to throw a sprinkle of flour onto the hot oven tray to judge the temperature of the oven according to how quickly the flour browned on the tray.
pickles7,
Jul 23, 1:26am
I cook my Christmas cakes at 125 deg.C. I don't care how long it takes, a Christmas cake, will not always look burnt but can taste burnt.Raw is not good either. If unsure put a knife into the centre, not a skewer, they can sometimes fool you. Icing or an ornament will cover the cut. You will know when its cooked, it will smell Divine. I used to cut mine in half. before icing in our home bakery, no one ever said a thing coz they never found out, lol. better to be safe.
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