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> Xanadu wrote:
> > How much pre-heating should one do?
> >
> > I like to make oat cakes, should the oven be at the correct temperature,
or
> > is just a 10 min wait enough.
> >
> > Also
> >
> > What temperature is best to cook at for a quite thick oat cake, about
1.5",
> > some recipes say 280 degrees, and some 320 degrees.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> If the recipe specifies a preheated oven it means heated to baking
> temperature.
>
> You can start baking earlier but will need to adfjust the baking time
> and you may get some changes to texture.
>

In addition, some electric ovens use both the bottom baking elements and top
broiling elements to reduce the pre-heating time. If you put something in
the oven while it is in pre-heat mode, you might be putting it under the
broiler and exposing the bottom of the item to a prolonged, continuous
heating creating a "rising heat" effect.