Oven settings can be confusing between different scales. Find below the guidelines for the right oven temperatures.
Oven Temperatures This chart is only a guide. The last column shows the nearest temperature equivalent to the gas numbers, but most ovens give temperatures in units of 25˚ F, 10˚ C or 20˚ C to make the setting easier. The first scale of settings -slow, moderate, hot- are the terms we used in the USA ; the second one –cool, moderate, hot- are the popular terms we used in the UK . In most European countries, we used a mixture of both -very cool, cool, moderate, hot, very hot- but the temperature intervals are approximately the same. Oven Settings
| Fahrenheit
| Celsius
| Gas Mark
| Temperature | very slow
very cool
| 225˚ to 250˚
| 120˚ to 140˚
| gas ¼
gas ½
| 240˚ F - 116˚ C
265˚ F - 130˚ C
| slow
cool
| 275˚ to 300˚
| 140˚ to 160˚
| gas 1
gas 2
| 290˚ F - 143˚ C
310˚ F – 155˚ C
| moderate
| 325˚ to 350˚
| 160˚ to 180˚
| gas 3
gas 4
| 335˚ F - 168˚ C
355˚ F - 180˚ C
| hot
fairly hot
| 375˚ to 400˚
| 180˚ to 200˚
| gas 5
gas 6
| 380˚ F - 193˚ C
400˚ F - 205˚ C
| very hot
hot
| 425˚ to 450˚
| 200˚ to 220˚
| gas 7
gas 8
| 425˚ F - 218˚ C
445˚ F – 230˚ C
| extremely hot
very hot
| 475˚ to 500˚
| 250˚
| gas 9
| 470˚ F - 243˚ C
| Oven temperatures are for conventional ovens. Fan assisted ovens take less time to cook because of the hot air circulation and they usually need a temperature a 20% (approximately 20°-40° F or 10°-20° C) less . |
