Oven Temperature & Speed
Modern and Vintage Equivalents
| Vintage reference |
Farenheit | Celcius |
| scorching or extremely hot oven | 500+ | 260+ |
| very hot oven | 450-475 | 233-260 |
| hot oven or high heat | 400-425 | 205-220 |
| quick oven | 375-400 | 190-205 |
| moderate hot oven or medium heat | 350-375 | 175-190 |
| slow moderate oven | 325 | 163 |
| slow oven or cupboard | 300 | 150 |
| very slow oven or cupboard | 275-300 | 135-150 |
| cool oven or cupboard or cupboard | 275 | 135 |
| very cool oven or cupboard | 250 | 120 |
| rising oven or cupboard | draftless 70+ | 21+ |
Note: Vintage measurements are notoriously innacurate. Equivalents are based on research and vary somewhat from country to country, and even from town to town.
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