I have an oven that’s rated to reach 200 degrees C (around 400-ish in F) (I can’t put in higher temperatures on the device), but some recipes tell you to bake at higher temps than that. Does that mean that I can’t bake that item in my oven, or can I just adjust for time?
Let’s say the recipe says to bake at 225 degrees C for 25 minutes, I then bake it for 35 minutes at 200?
*edit* Thank you all for the answers, I’m going to try your suggestions and see if the recipe will allow for such an adjustment, and if not, I’ll see if I can replace my crappy oven with a better one :)
The higher temp is usually for browning, to get a nice golden brown and delicious crust. You need a certain high temperature to achieve carmelization (sugar browning) and Mailliard reaction (protein browning). You can fake this by cooking at a lower temp and then using the broiler. Broilers will burn the food quickly, so watch carefully.