Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-224 hours 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-224 hours agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 hours agoAbsolutely, our oven is very old, and we generally have to run it 10°C above what the recipes say.
Absolutely, our oven is very old, and we generally have to run it 10°C above what the recipes say.