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Why is it no longer required to reduce the oven temperature when baking in glass?

Asked by ibstubro (18804points) June 28th, 2015
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What was it, reduce 25°? 10°?

I just used a cake mix and it no longer mentions dark, non-stick pans, much less glass.

Was the different baking temperature just an old wives tale that was finally debunked?

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keobooks's avatar

I just made a white cake (Kroger brand) with my daughter last week. I can’t remember if it mentioned glass, but it did mention dark non stick pans. Next time I go to the grocery store, I’ll check.

ibstubro's avatar

Hmmm.
Pillsbury pineapple cake mentions neither glass nor dark.
Duncan Hines pineapple specifically says metal and glass 350°, dark 325°.
Betty Crocker white says metal 350°, glass or dark 325°.

That’s the only mixes in the house at the moment, I think.
Pillsbury pineapple is what I’ve been using lately for banana bread.

dappled_leaves's avatar

The error margin for your oven is probably at least 25°, so there’s little point. Here’s an article from a few years ago about how poor our understanding of oven temperature really is.

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