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I'm glad this is the top comment, because I was really confused by the question and it explains why. Indeed, I'm French, and the only thing that I have heard pe
by p4bl0 11y ago
I'm glad this is the top comment, because I was really confused by the question and it explains why. Indeed, I'm French, and the only thing that I have heard people (including among people who have a cook diploma) use a thermometer for is fine pastries (e.g., meringue, don't know how they are called in English).
- wodenokoto 11y agoWell, I suppose even in France you set the oven to 200 degrees.
- beeforpork 11y agoNot exactly. You would probably set it to 7 instead.
- wodenokoto 11y agoReally? In Denmark all ovens have temperature settings, except for older gas ovens, which are quite rare (though gas stoves are fairly popular still) So I'm guessing you are mostly using gas ovens in France?
- p4bl0 11y agoThere are still a lot of those yes, but not only, we also have oven with exact temperature control. The thing with ovens is that whether you do or do not have this control, you just keep an eye on what you are cooking and get it out when it is cooked like you want it (judging with eyes, smell, and sometimes a knife for instance to get a feel of the internal texture of what you cook). So it really is okay to only know if your oven is somewhat hot, hot, or really hot.
- dalke 11y agoSous vide cooking is a trendy cooking technique (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide ) which depends on good temperature control. The French chef and molecular gastronomist Hervé This, for example, developed "6X degree C" eggs, that the, long-term cooking of egg at exactly, say, 65 degrees C. You can order them at, for example, Blue Valentine in Paris, says his review at http://www.yelp.com/biz/blue-valentine-paris http://www.yelp.com/biz/blue-valentine-paris .