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Comment on Why do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the off at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?

agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

It’s not even really 5° increments, it’s typically 25°. Ovens can’t really hold temp much more precisely than that, and even if they could you wouldn’t notice much of a difference. 342° is gonna behave basically the same as 359°.

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socsa@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Incidentally, I always set my oven to a weird number because it has a digital screen which lets me do that. I paid for those that trailing 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9, so I’m definitely going to use it.

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- agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  If you really want to get your money’s worth it should always end in 8
  
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