[Sca-cooks] Re: Fwd: Oven temperature question

[Sue Clemenger]

If someone else didn't mention it, I think there's a discussion of 
something along these lines in the flori-thingy.  A couple of years ago, 
Constance de la Rose submitted a number of articles for Stephen, based 
on her research/doco. for her Kingdom A&S entries.  Lucky me, I was one 
of her judges, and I remember reading about the process she went through 
to duplicate oven temperatures for her roast goose entry....
--maire


>>> Subject: Oven temperature question
>>>
>>> I have a question for the bakers. At the end of the day of a medieval 
>>> baker, how hot is his oven?
>>>
>>> I also want to know how long it might stay that hot, and what 
>>> temperature it might be by morning.
>>>
>>> I need to replicate putting a casserole filled with sticks in such an 
>>> oven and then taking that out in the morning. I am curious about what 
>>> a reasonable simulation with a modern oven might be? Would it be best 
>>> to start at a certain temperature and then gradually back it off over 
>>> the course of several hours to simulate medieval oven cooling?