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Got a new Rangemaster when we rebuilt the kitchen, no need to wait really, but when doing cakes or fancy stuff, I usually give it a 5 minute head start.  |
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Depends entirely on what I'm cooking. If it's just to heat something up, and for things like casseroles, baked potatoes etc I'd just turn it on, bang 'em in and make a judgement call as to when they are done enough.
However, if I'm baking (cakes/biscuits, pastry) I turn the oven to the correct heat before I even start to mix the ingredients, and then it gets at least 15 mins (sometimes much longer) to get up to the proper temperature. Once the item(s) is in the oven the door stays shut until it's almost has the cooking time according to the recipe - the exception being large rich fruit cakes which get a quarter turn after 2 hours, and then a quarter turn ever hour until cooked. |
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"Depends entirely on what I'm cooking. If it's just to heat something up, and for things like casseroles, baked potatoes etc I'd just turn it on, bang 'em in and make a judgement call as to when they are done enough.
However, if I'm baking (cakes/biscuits, pastry) I turn the oven to the correct heat before I even start to mix the ingredients, and then it gets at least 15 mins (sometimes much longer) to get up to the proper temperature. Once the item(s) is in the oven the door stays shut until it's almost has the cooking time according to the recipe - the exception being large rich fruit cakes which get a quarter turn after 2 hours, and then a quarter turn ever hour until cooked."
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I always heat the oven first for certain things ... sponges, yorkshire puddings etc... but otherwise it just gets thrown in a cold oven and left to fend for itself. X
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"Depends entirely on what I'm cooking. If it's just to heat something up, and for things like casseroles, baked potatoes etc I'd just turn it on, bang 'em in and make a judgement call as to when they are done enough.
However, if I'm baking (cakes/biscuits, pastry) I turn the oven to the correct heat before I even start to mix the ingredients, and then it gets at least 15 mins (sometimes much longer) to get up to the proper temperature. Once the item(s) is in the oven the door stays shut until it's almost has the cooking time according to the recipe - the exception being large rich fruit cakes which get a quarter turn after 2 hours, and then a quarter turn ever hour until cooked."
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it it doesnt looked cooked after recommended time i cook for longer, simples 