Other Cooking Temperature Scales
French ovens and recipes often use a scale more closely related to the Celsius temperature: "Thermostat" (abbreviated "Th"), where Thermostat 1 equals 30 °C for conventional ovens, increasing by 30 °C for each whole number along the scale.
In Germany, "Stufe" (the German word for "step") is used for gas cooking temperatures. Gas ovens are commonly marked in steps from 1 to 8, corresponding to:
| Stufe | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approx. Temp. | 150 °C | 160 °C | 180 °C | 200 °C | 220 °C | 240 °C | 260 °C | 280 °C |
Other ovens may be marked on a scale of 1-7, where Stufe ½ is about 125 °C in a conventional oven, Stufe 1 is about 150 °C, increasing by 25 °C for each subsequent step, up to Stufe 7 at 300 °C.
Read more about this topic: Gas Mark
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