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Meat Cooking Time
Beef 20-35 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 20-35 mins
Beef, boned 25-35 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 25-35 mins
Mutton and Lamb 25-35 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 25-35 mins
Pork and Veal 30-40 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 30-40 mins
Ham 30-40 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 30-40 mins
Chicken 15-20 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 20 mins
Turkey and Goose 15-20 mins per 1/2kg (lb) up to 3.5kg (7lb)
+ 15 mins per 1/2kg over 3.5kg (7lb)
Duck 25-35 mins per 1/2kg (lb) + 20 mins
When roasting, ensure the meat is
cooked thoroughly, use a meat
thermometer if preferred to check
the centre temperature has reached
the required temperature (see table
below).
MEAT TEMPERATURES
Beef Rare - 60°C
Medium - 70°C
Well Done - 80°C
Pork Well Done - 80°C
Lamb Medium - 70°C
Well Done - 80°C
Meat and Poultry Roasting Chart
(Conventional Oven + Fan Oven)
Cooking Chart - Conventional Oven
NOTE: Shelf positions are counted from bottom of the oven. These charts are intended as a guide only and should be
adjusted according to taste.
Food Temperature (°C) Shelf Cooking
Positions Time (mins)
Biscuits 170-200 2 25-30
Bread, buns, yeast, doughs 200-230 2 35-45
Casseroles 140-170 1 - 2 90-180
Cakes - small, Queen Victoria sponge 170-190 1 - 2 18-25
Cakes - madeira, rich fruit 130-180 2 90-150
Choux pastry, eclairs 200-230 2 30-35
Fish 200-230 2 20-40
Fruit pies, plate tarts, crumbles 180-210 2 50-65
Meringues 90-100 2 90-150
Milk puddings 140-160 2 90-150
Pate, terrine (in baine-marie) 160-180 1 - 2 60-90
Pizzas 200-230 1 - 2 25-30
Puff pastry, sausage rolls, vol-au-vents 230-250 2 15-25
Quiches, flans 170-200 1 - 2 50-60
Scones 230-250 2 8-12
Souffle 200-230 2 35-45
Stuffed vegetables 230-250 2 35-45
Roast meat & poultry 180-200 2
Yorkshire pudding 200-230 2 40-50
Keep food warm, heat dishes 90-100 2
see meat + poultry
roasting chart