Is there some sort of heat/time formula?
2007-12-22 04:59:49 · 10 answers · asked by adphllps 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
If you have 2 dishes that need to cook at different temps, I would suggest heating the oven to a temp between the two temps called for.
For example, if you're cooking chicken at 400* and a vegetable at 350*, set the oven to 375* and let the vegetable cook a little shorter than called for and let the chicken cook a little longer. Get it?
2007-12-22 05:07:32 · answer #1 · answered by Snugs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When cooking 2 similar items (like two pizzas), switch them around halfway through the coking time. You're right about upper and lower racks having different temps, but it's not because the heat is being blocked. Ovens are like that even when there is only one item in them; the upper rack is hotter. On Items which have different cooking temperatures, I generally set the temp halfway between the two temps, and increase the time for the item that is supposed to be at the higher temp, and decrease the time for the other. You can also put the higher temp item on the upper rack, and the lower temp item on the lower rack. It's hard to guess at an accurate figure for changing the time, since foods and ovens vary. I only do this for recipes which differ by no more than 50 deg. F, and I have never had a failure!
2016-05-25 23:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you are making. Some recipes (like souffles) aren't very forgiving. Others are more so. There isn't a formula, but there is common sense. For many (not all recipes) you can find a middle ground on the oven temperature and try to adjust the cooking time accordingly. It works in many cases, although you have to be more alert and aware to what is going on in your oven. You may have to make adjustments.
You can also use the fact that most ovens have "cold" and "hot" spots. Find out where they are in your oven and you have an additional tool to use.
2007-12-22 05:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by Lori K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cook one at a time. Cook the easiest meal at first. Then the oven will surely at the right heat and you cook the other meal which will take some time to cook . Time and organizing the cooking would somehow help you to maximize the use of the oven in efficient and effective manner. Hope this help.
2007-12-22 19:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by ma.isabel z 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell me what you are making, and I can probably help you. I also only have one conventional oven, and I cook every day, so it can be done. There is a system if you have to cook at 2 different temperatures.
2007-12-22 05:03:24 · answer #5 · answered by Crazy_Fool 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
START WITH THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE DISHES TEMPERATURE.
COOK LTD, TILL DONE.
CONTINUE COOKING DISH REQUIRING HIGHER TEMPERATURE LONGER UNTIL DONE.
USE A THERMOMETER.
2007-12-22 05:07:20 · answer #6 · answered by SCOTT FREE 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
are they the same time, or temp, if so put them in together, time it for the longest time but watch the clock for the other one
2007-12-22 05:02:41 · answer #7 · answered by Spike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could put one thing on one side and one on the other. Make sure you keep checking on it.
2007-12-22 05:02:45 · answer #8 · answered by Jacob T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find recipes that call for around the same temp. try allrecipes.com.
2007-12-22 05:03:37 · answer #9 · answered by lori n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm just one at a time
2007-12-22 05:02:08 · answer #10 · answered by keep it simple 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋