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If a recipe calls for a preheated oven, how long do you preheat it for? I.e. Directions say preheat oven to 425 but for how long?
ah men in the kitchen:) When you press preheat you set it for 425 degrees, and when the oven is that temperature the oven makes a beep signaling that its that temperature. What are you cooking?
Until the temperature in it reaches 425. Usually you will hear a beep, unless you have an older version/non digital. In that case I’m not sure.
Or you can just Cha Cha it.
And Blinky, I am very well versed in my kitchen and cooking…jst please don’t tell my future wife!
Blinky, I thought you meant to say, what are you smoking?
Seriously, in most older ovens, the red light will go off when it reaches the set temperature.
jst please don’t tell my future wife!
Why not? It will give her a break!
Pashuteh- ha! but 425 is high but not that high
WIY, the red light will go on and off while cooking, because when the temp drops, the thermostat will turn oven back on, and when it gets hot enough, it will turn it off again.
So the first time, it will not go off until the temp is reached, and that is a good indicator that you have finished preheating.
You can buy a oven thermameter its very cheap.
jst please don’t tell my future wife!
See my thread about men in the kitchen. my wife loves when I cook but hates the mess I leave behind but thats the deal; I cook, she cleans.
FIGJAM I cant believe someone so well informed had to ask a (that) question.
Blinky
Because then all of a sudden she will be too tired ect. to do it;) I know women!
I can’t believe you people take such fancy ovens for granted. In my house our oven doesn’t have a red light. We preheat the oven before we start doing anything and it’s hot enough when it’s time to put the food in. NO, this is not bochurishe cooking, my mother does it that way too.
the oven is that square shaped thing with the knobs right?
Depends on the oven. It means to preheat to that degree, it can take 15 minutes or more, depending.
preheating the oven is important so when a receipe says preheat you gotta listen and make sure you wait until the oven is the reaches that temp.
I have an older oven which is non digital, I have a thermometer. Its fantastic.
Actually, preheating is not so important unless you are baking a cake. When I am baking (cookies, cake, etc) I try to preheat the oven when I start the recipe, but if I forget “oh, well!” unless it’s a delicate cake it is usually not a problem. For food (chicken, kugel, veggies) it is almost never needed, just add a couple of minutes to cooking time (which usually aren’t so precise anyway). For the record, one should not preheat an oven for baking bread. It will rise higher if it goes into a cold oven.
If you can’t make it on a barbecue or in a deep fryer, it’s not worth making.
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