Temperature Gauges

Student Outcome

-able to understand how to read and adjust temperature gauges.

Temperature Gauges

For anyone cooking food or working in a kitchen, using heat correctly is essential. This ensures we can cook food correctly without burning it or undercooking it.

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Adjusting Temperature Gauges
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When cooking, it is important to know how to adjust heat.

Manual dial on an oven
- 1. Temperatures go up in increments.
- 2. The exact temperature is not always displayed.
Manual dial on a stove top
- 1. Usually have a symbol - low or high heat setting.
- 2. Need to estimate the amount of heat needed.
- 3. This estimation is a skill that comes with practice.
Combi Oven
- 1. Produces dry heat, steam, or a combination of both.
- 2. Has a digital display setting.
- 3. Is accurate to 1^oC.
- 4. Is easier to set temperature.
It is important to get the temperature right so that we do not burn or undercook.
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Understanding Increments
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The dial setting on an oven can increase by 10^o or 20^o increments.

What is an increment?

An increment is an increase in a series of numbers
- 0,2,4,6,8,10, ... increments of 2
- 0,5,10,15,20,25, ... increments of 5
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Digital Controls and Dials
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Combi Oven
- 1. Digital scale to set and read temperature.
- 2. Goes up in 1^o increments.
- 3. Accurate temperature reading.
- 4. Easy to read.
Digital readings make cooking easier.

Stove Top
- 1. Dial to set temperature.
- 2. Larger increments.
- 3. Less accurate temperature reading.
- 4. Easy to use.
Cooking using dials takes practice.

Say It

There are 2 parts in this section.
1. The Glossary
The glossary lists the more difficult words related to the topic in alphabetical order. The glossary also gives the meaning for each word.
2. Look, Cover, Write, Check!
This activity gives you practice at remembering and writing the words from the glossary.
The Glossary

Do It: Temperature Gauges
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Do It: Adjusting Temperatures
Do It: Understanding Increments
Do It: Manual and Digital Settings