The Affects of Lower Oven Temp/ Longer Baking Time
Cooking is a very time consuming task as we all know. Not only can it affect the time you have for other household chores, but cooking can put quite a dent in your electricity bill. In today’s economy, families are looking to cut corners in every way possible. A very easy way to keep a bit of cash in your pocket is to lower your oven temperature and extend the baking time.
One of the most attractive benefits of cooking at a lower temperature is that it will significantly decrease your electricity bill.I found some more information here. Although you’re cooking for longer, less power has to be used to produce heat to cook the item. Even with the added time, it still does not equal to what you use cooking at the normal temp.
Another benefit is that if you are cooking meat, lengthening cooking times makes it more tender. Since heat dries out things, if you cook at the suggested heat it will take more moisture out of the meat than if you cook it at a lower temperature.
Lower oven temperatures are also better for your household. If it’s hot outside and you have to use the oven, then cooking at a lower temperature is obviously a very attractive suggestion. The less heat in the oven, the less hot it gets in your house. Not to mention the lower electricity bill, which I keep saying because it’s simply the best part.
Lowering that cooking temperature has so many benefits to it. Less money, more tender meals, no bad can come from it! Next time you throw that cake in the oven, think about cooking it about 25 degrees cooler and for about 10 minutes longer. Your cake will turn out more moist and delicious than anything you have ever tasted in your life.