What does "a moderately hot oven" actually mean?
https://www.goodcooking.com/conversions/oventemp.htm
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How many times have you tried to prepare a recipe only to realize that it needs to be converted from grams to teaspoons? Then after all of that the oven temperature is listed in centigrade not Fahrenheit. Do you need to add 10 milliliters of vanilla to a cake batter? If you're math-challenged, don't worry goodcooking.com is here to help!
The most common roasting temperature is 350°F. This is for chickens, beef, pork, lamb and other roasts 4 to 18 pounds. Four pounds and less; like a Cornish Hen, a small chicken, pork tenderloin, a rack of lamb or a Chateaubriand — increase the temperature to 400°F. Large roasts over 20 pounds; like a big turkey, a whole fresh ham or large prime rib, then go with a lower heat — 325°F.
Most cookie recipes should bake at 375°F and bread at 400 F. Baked Idaho Potato — 1 hour at 400°F.
This handy chart gives the traditional descriptive phrases from "very cool" to "very hot" and matches them up with the corresponding temperature in Fahrenheit (US), Celsius (the rest of the world), and Gas Marks (used on gas ovens and cookers in Great Britain, Ireland and some Commonwealth of Nations countries).
