What Do The Gas Mark Numbers Mean / Relate To Temperatures?
Issue
- What Do The Gas Mark Numbers Mean / Relate To Temperatures?
Applies to
- Gas Cookers
Resolution
The Gas Mark is a temperature scale used on gas ovens and cookers in the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth of Nations countries.
Gas mark | Fahrenheit | Celsius | Descriptive |
1⁄4 | 225° | 107° | Very Slow/Very Low |
1⁄2 | 250° | 121° | Very Slow/Very Low |
1 | 275° | 135° | Slow/Low |
2 | 300° | 149° | Slow/Low |
3 | 325° | 163° | Moderately Slow/Warm |
4 | 350° | 177° | Moderate/Medium |
5 | 375° | 191° | Moderate/Moderately Hot |
6 | 400° | 204° | Moderately Hot |
7 | 425° | 218° | Hot |
8 | 450° | 232° | Hot/Very Hot |
9 | 475° | 246° | Very Hot |
10 | 520° | 270° | Extremely Hot |