Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-210 days 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-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down16
arrow-up118arrow-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-210 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-210 days agoIncidentally, I always set my oven to a weird number because it has a digital screen which lets me do that. I paid for that trailing 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9, so I’m definitely going to use it.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 days agoIf you really want to get your money’s worth it should always end in 8
Incidentally, I always set my oven to a weird number because it has a digital screen which lets me do that. I paid for that trailing 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 and 9, so I’m definitely going to use it.
If you really want to get your money’s worth it should always end in 8