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Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« on: October 03, 2009, 12:40:45 PM »
I couldn't find any links, though I am sure there are some, to sort this out. So far, I have been following Elynor's advice and adding extra flour to my US baking recipes and that has been working out great - things are rising, at least. The problem is, I never seem to get the temperatures right. We have a fan oven. I convert the temperature in Fahrenheit by dividing in half, minus about ten degrees to get a Celcius temperature. But taking the fan oven into consideration, should I be dividing in half, then subtracting 20 or 30 degrees or more? For example, if a recipe calls for 325 F, should I go with 150 C or even less? Thanks!


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Re: Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2009, 12:49:05 PM »
I use this site for my conversions, because I don't trust my brain: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/converter_index.shtml

Then, I just turn the temp back a touch for my fan oven.


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Re: Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2009, 03:58:33 PM »
Yes, I convert from F to C (using an app on my iPhone, although I now have some standard one (350/450 etc) memorized) and then subtract 20.  And then pray because even WITH a fan our oven is unbelievably uneven and makes baking exciting. It still seems to cook faster than I think it will--I'm sure that as soon as I get used to it I will appreciate the speed, but right now it makes me paranoid about burning things.


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Re: Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2009, 04:38:14 PM »
I've always heard that the general rule of thumb is to deduct 20C degrees and 10 minutes from the cooking time when using a fan oven.
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Re: Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2009, 06:57:41 PM »
I have a cheater conversion chart on the side of my fridge.  ;) I take off 20 C for my fan oven, but usually don't need to alter the cooking time.


Re: Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2009, 07:01:01 AM »
I have a cheater conversion chart on the side of my fridge.  ;) I take off 20 C for my fan oven, but usually don't need to alter the cooking time.

Me too... alter the temp, but not the time.


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Re: Oven Temperature Conversions - Fan Ovens
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2009, 08:53:51 AM »
Thanks! I will just try going down 20 degrees from the converted temperature and see what happens.


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