Absurdly, stupidly basic cooking questions (Part 2)

[TdeV]

If the instructions are to cook on the stovetop at moderate heat, what temperature does that translate to in the oven?

[Shel_B]

38 minutes ago, TdeV said:

If the instructions are to cook on the stovetop at moderate heat, what temperature does that translate to in the oven?

 

 

What temperature does that translate to on the stovetop?

[Smithy]

2 hours ago, TdeV said:

If the instructions are to cook on the stovetop at moderate heat, what temperature does that translate to in the oven?

 

1 hour ago, Shel_B said:

 

 

What temperature does that translate to on the stovetop?

 

If the recipe specified a stovetop temperature, I doubt TdeV would have asked the question.

 

It might help to know what particular stovetop recipe is being converted for the oven, though. Is it a thick liquid? Something you bring to a boil first? A saute?

[Bernie]

2 hours ago, TdeV said:

If the instructions are to cook on the stove top at moderate heat, what temperature does that translate to in the oven?

High heat  200C +

Moderate  160C > 180C

Low <140C

 

Source: My opinion (and I am a know all so I am pretty sure it may be right -my better half says so) 😀

 

When electric & gas (not petrol!) ovens first hit the market, temperate control was VERY imprecise so manufacturers used low (yellow) moderate (orange) hot (red) on temperature dials and even these had wide tolerances and spread , depending on manufacturer.

Most older cooks when using wood or fuel fired stoves and ovens could learn (by trial and error) and estimate temperature for their particular appliance.