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Questions tagged [temperature]

Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking/preparing certain food or how certain temperatures can affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.

Questions about what temperature is optimal for cooking certain food or how certain temperatures affect different types of food. Questions can also include how to best achieve/maintain a certain temperature for a specific type of food.

Conversion from Fahrenheit to Celsius: C = (F-32)*(5/9)

Conversion from Celsius to Fahrenheit: F = C*(9/5) + 32

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"Room temperature" and "cool, dry place" -- are there actual temperatures associated with these canned phrases?

When a product says "refrigerate" or "freeze", the temperature they're asking you to keep it at is not a mystery -- most refrigerators and freezers maintain an expected temperature range. But other products indicate "room temperature" or that they…
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Why is 180 degrees C so common in recipes?

Is there any particular reason 180 degrees Celsius is so commonly called for in baking, roasting, deep frying?
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How to reduce the heat on a gas burner

I have a new gas cooktop and the lowest setting on the smallest burner still produces afast rolling boil rather that a very low simmer. How can I reduce the heat?
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Can I test my oven temperature without an oven thermometer?

I've got a new oven, I haven't baked in it enough to really gauge its accuracy. Is there a way to test it without an oven thermometer?
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Brisket Temperature?

I have received mixed information what is the right target temperature for Brisket. A lot of online recipes call for 90+ Celsius (mentioning that otherwise it's too tough) but on the other hand I was told at the butcher that 54 Celsius (as for other…
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cooking time and cooking temperature

The recipe calls for my food to bake for 35 minutes at 425 degrees F, But if I have another dish baking at 325 degrees F, how long should I bake the first dish at the lower temperature so it will turn out correctly?
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Roasting more than 1 meat in using one oven

How do I manage the roasting time and temperature for roasting/baking more than 1 beef wellington using the same oven and at the same time. Thanks.
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slow roasting; internal temperature higher than oven temperature

How can the internal temperature of a roast get higher than the oven temperature? I have seen recipes that cook pork at 120 degrees C and get the internal temp much higher than that.
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Why do some foods have to be cooked only when the pan is really hot?

I like fried rice. When I try to make it myself, though, it never turns out the way restaurants make it. Restaurant fried rice almost has this sort of "smell-you-can-taste" that's not directly part of the rice. It's like part of the steam. I'm…
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Cooking too long, or too hot?

I have just moved into a new apartment, and am learning the ins and outs of this new oven. But being new to cooking/baking in general, I find that everything comes out burnt, one way or another. Cookies, frozen pizzas, etc. I find that the bottom…
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Temperature control when adding new things into the pan when shallow frying

Suppose I have a lot of pre cooked schnitzels that I want to fry in the pan. I begin by frying in batches, after adding the first batch, in sometime, all the pieces are cooked, however when I remove the cooked pieces and add the new batch, it seems…
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What is the simmering temperature in thermometer?

I would like to know the simmering temperature what is when we simmering food. I just purchased a food thermometer and would like to learn how to use it.
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How long do I bake a stuffed butternut squash at 325 degrees with a fresh Turkey when the squash recipe calls for 2 hours at 375 degrees?

I have a fresh farm raised Turkey that calls for cooking at 325 degrees but I also want to bake a stuffed butternut squash in the same oven where the recipe calls for ithe stuffed squash to bake for 2 hours at 375 degrees. I am assuming that the…
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Cooling multiple items on a sheet pan rack

Do I cool items coming out of oven above or below items that have not gone into oven yet?
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Cooking meat and potato dish at same time & temp, I want to cook stuffed chicken breasts that require 375 degrees for 55 minutes

I need to cook two stuffed chicken breasts at 375 degrees for 55-60 min. and a hash brown potato casserole at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Help me calculate the correct temp. and time if I bake them together.
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