Gas mark 5
190°C · 375°F · 170°C fan
Moderately hot oven — sponge cakes, roast chicken.
Gas mark 5 in every scale
| Gas mark | 5 |
| Fahrenheit | 375°F (exact — gas mark 5 is defined as this) |
| Celsius, conventional oven | 190°C (the arithmetic conversion is 190.6°C; recipes round it) |
| Celsius, fan oven | 170°C |
| Fahrenheit, fan oven | 338°F |
| Description | Moderately hot |
Frequently asked questions
What is gas mark 5 in Celsius?
190°C in a conventional oven, or 170°C in a fan oven.
What is gas mark 5 in Fahrenheit?
375°F, exactly — gas mark 5 is defined as 375°F.
Why is gas mark 5 called 190°C when 375°F is 190.6°C?
Because 190.6°C is not a number an oven dial can be set to. Recipes round to the nearest ten, and the rounded figure is the convention everywhere — the -0.6 degree difference is well inside the accuracy of a domestic thermostat.
What is gas mark 5 used for?
Moderately hot — sponge cakes, roast chicken.
The settings either side
| Gas mark | Fahrenheit | Celsius | Fan / convection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 350°F | 180°C | 160°C fan | Moderate |
| 5 | 375°F | 190°C | 170°C fan | Moderately hot |
| 6 | 400°F | 200°C | 180°C fan | Moderately hot |
The full chart, and why the three scales disagree →
The other gas marks
- Gas mark 6 — 200°C, 400°F
- Gas mark 7 — 220°C, 425°F
- Gas mark 8 — 230°C, 450°F
- Gas mark 9 — 240°C, 475°F
- Gas mark 1/4 — 110°C, 225°F
- Gas mark 1/2 — 130°C, 250°F
- Gas mark 1 — 140°C, 275°F
- Gas mark 2 — 150°C, 300°F
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