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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by denton-scratch on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @04:35AM (#36041554)
> at 230 degrees for 30 minutes

In my oven, 230deg is just about maximum temperature; cooking anything that hot for 30 minutes will result in cinders. I take it your oven is calibrated in Fahrenheit?

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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by explaininjs on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @06:11AM (#36042121)
I’m curious too — 230F seems low for that amount of time. I’ve cooked plenty of meat in a smoker at 200-250F, but it takes many hours. On the flip side I agree 450F (~230C) sounds a bit high, but not imo catastrophically so.
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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by yrro on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @08:55AM (#36057334)
If I set my piece of crap Hotpoint oven to 230 C then it will eat to 260. So thermostat inaccuracy also has to be considered!
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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by 7speter on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @02:02PM (#36048272)
Sorry, its farenheit
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