Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoWhy do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the oven at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down16
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWhy do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the oven at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·24 hours agoYea but most ovens are digital now a days.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·24 hours agoAnd I don’t think anyone would rather press the temp button 375 times to get to a reasonable cooking temperature.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoMy oven lets me enter the temp on a number pad but still has 5 degree increments
Yea but most ovens are digital now a days.
And I don’t think anyone would rather press the temp button 375 times to get to a reasonable cooking temperature.
My oven lets me enter the temp on a number pad but still has 5 degree increments