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Temperature Chart - Fahrenheit Celsius Gas Mark conversions |
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Often recipes use different units for temperatures. This section contains a temperature chart, which will make it easier for you to convert between the different temperature units.
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As with weights and measurements there are two scales for measuring temperature that are in use today. Some electric ovens are marked in Centigrade/Celsius whilst others are marked in Fahrenheit.
Recipes may give oven temperatures in one or both of these measurements. If only one temperature unit is given, it is possible to make a simple calculation in order to convert the unit into the one that is required for your recipe. See the chart below for the most commonly used temperature units in cooking, or for more about the calculations involved see our metric conversion page.
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Gas ovens have gas mark readings, which also have equivalent measures on the Fahrenheit and Celsius (Centigrade) scales, and which are also outlined in the chart below.
Often recipes state that a dish should be placed in a cool, moderate or hot oven, which can also be confusing if we don't know which temperature these descriptions refer to.
Generally, a warm oven refers to Gas mark 3; a moderate oven, gas mark 4; a fairly hot oven, gas marks 5 - 6; a hot oven, gas mark 7; and a very hot oven is gas marks 8 - 9. (The equivalents in °C and °F can be seen in the table below)
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| Fahrenheit |
Celcius |
Gas Mark |
| 250°F |
120°C |
Gas Mark ½ |
| 275°F |
135°C |
Gas Mark 1 |
| 300°F |
149°C |
Gas Mark 2 |
| 325°F |
162°C |
Gas Mark 3 |
| 350°F |
176°C |
Gas Mark 4 |
| 375°F |
190°C |
Gas Mark 5 |
| 400°F |
204°C |
Gas Mark 6 |
| 425°F |
218°C |
Gas Mark 7 |
| 450°F |
232°C |
Gas Mark 8 |
| 475°F |
246°C |
Gas Mark 9 |
| 500°F |
260°C |
Gas Mark 10 |
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The above calculations are rounded up/down to the nearest unit.
For more precise/different calculations use our temperature calculator in the Metric Conversions section.
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