Oven temperature °F, °C and gas mark
My recipe says
180 °Cexactly 177 °C
- Gas mark
- 4
- Fan oven
- 325 °F
- Oven
- moderate
At a glance
| °F | °C | Gas mark | Fan oven | Oven |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 121 | ½ | 225 | very low |
| 275 | 135 | 1 | 250 | low (slow) |
| 300 | 149 | 2 | 275 | low (slow) |
| 325 | 163 | 3 | 300 | low (slow) |
| 350 | 177 | 4 | 325 | moderate |
| 375 | 191 | 5 | 350 | moderate |
| 400 | 204 | 6 | 375 | hot |
| 425 | 218 | 7 | 400 | hot |
| 450 | 232 | 8 | 425 | very hot |
| 475 | 246 | 9 | 450 | very hot |
Pick how your recipe gives the temperature, then type it or turn the dial. The result is rounded to what you can set on a real oven: °F dials go by 25 degrees, °C dials by 10.
For a fan (convection) oven, set about 20 °C (25 °F) lower than a recipe written for a conventional oven: the fan spreads the heat, so food cooks faster at the same setting.
Questions
What is 180 °C in Fahrenheit for an oven?
180 °C is 356 °F. Set your oven to 350 °F: oven dials go by 25 degrees and recipes treat the two as the same. It is gas mark 4.
What is 200 °C in Fahrenheit?
200 °C is 392 °F, so set 400 °F, gas mark 6. In a fan oven, 180 °C (350 °F) does the same job.
How do I convert for a fan oven?
Take about 20 °C (25 °F) off the temperature of a recipe written for a conventional oven. If the recipe already says fan, use it as it is.
What is gas mark 4 in °F and °C?
Gas mark 4 is 350 °F, 180 °C. Each mark from 1 to 9 adds about 25 °F: mark 1 is 275 °F, mark 9 is 475 °F.
What is a moderate oven?
Older recipes say slow, moderate or hot instead of a number. A moderate oven is about 350 °F (180 °C), a slow one about 300 °F (150 °C) and a hot one about 400–425 °F (200–220 °C).