guavagirl
08-01-2001, 10:08 AM
Well, I am about to embark on my first clay pot cooking experience: roasted chicken. The particular challenge is this:
Most of these recipes instruct one to place all ingredients in a soaked pot, which one then places in a COLD oven. Then one sets the oven to some non-zero temp, say, 450 degrees. The cooking time begins at the switch of the dial, so to speak.
... but ...
Our oven is a little slow, poor thing. It takes a good 20-plus minutes for it to attain the desired temperature. Obviously, I would like to take this into account in cooking the bird, but I've lost track of how normal, vibrantly healthy ovens perform.
... so ...
How long does it take your oven to heat to, say, 450 degrees?
Many thanks,
guava
Most of these recipes instruct one to place all ingredients in a soaked pot, which one then places in a COLD oven. Then one sets the oven to some non-zero temp, say, 450 degrees. The cooking time begins at the switch of the dial, so to speak.
... but ...
Our oven is a little slow, poor thing. It takes a good 20-plus minutes for it to attain the desired temperature. Obviously, I would like to take this into account in cooking the bird, but I've lost track of how normal, vibrantly healthy ovens perform.
... so ...
How long does it take your oven to heat to, say, 450 degrees?
Many thanks,
guava