Oven Temperatures Crosswalk Reference

Posted on 2018-12-172024-03-31 by Bert Swope

Depending on the age, origin, and type of oven you are working with the oven temperatures contained in a recipe may need to be interpreted. So, here is a quick reference table to help crosswalk your recipe oven temperatures depending upon whether you are working with Fahrenheit, Celsius, a gas oven, or just a descriptive word.

	Fahrenheit	Celsius	Gas Number
Very Slow	225^o -275^o	110^o– 140^o	¼ – 1
Slow	300^o-325^o	150^o– 163^o	2 – 3
Moderate	350^o– 375^o	177^o– 190^o	4 – 5
Moderately Hot	400^o– 425^o	200^o– 220^o	6 – 7
Hot	450^o – 475^o	230^o– 245^o	8 – 9
Extremely Hot / Broiling	500^o– 550^o	260^o– 290^o	10