Mastodawn

When baking, if your oven can't reach the temperature stated in the recipe, do you then just adjust for time?

When baking, if your oven can't reach the temperature stated in the recipe, do you then just adjust for time? - feddit.nl

I have an oven that’s rated to reach 200 degrees C (around 400-ish in F) (I can’t put in higher temperatures on the device), but some recipes tell you to bake at higher temps than that. Does that mean that I can’t bake that item in my oven, or can I just adjust for time? Let’s say the recipe says to bake at 225 degrees C for 25 minutes, I then bake it for 35 minutes at 200?

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sunnybunny

When you lower the temperature, things take longer to cook through and brown less quickly. The usual rule of thumb is: for every 10°C (about 20°F) lower, increase baking time by roughly 5–10%. So if a recipe says: 225°C for 25 minutes, and you can only do 200°C, that’s 25°C lower, about 10-15% more baking time. So you’d bake it for around 28-30 minutes, not 35. (35 minutes would likely over-bake it unless it’s something dense). bake 27–30 minutes, and start checking for doneness around 27 minutes. Some recipes tolerate the adjustment better than others.