Gas mark

160 °C in Gas Mark

160 °C on a gas oven dial:

gas mark 3

Gas oven dial

140 °C

Fan-forced oven

Fan-forced ovens run about 20 °C hotter than conventional at the same dial setting, so gas mark 3 is 140 °C with the fan on. See the full oven temperature conversion chart.

160 °C is the gentle end of baking — rich fruit cakes, cheesecakes, custards, meringue-topped puddings and slow-braised joints, anything that would crack, curdle or dry out at a hotter setting. On a gas dial it is gas mark 3.

Quick reference

160 °C in Gas Mark conversion table

Gas mark	Gas mark 3
Conventional oven (°C)	160 °C
Fahrenheit (°F)	325 °F
Fan-forced / convection	140 °C
Oven description	Moderate

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is 160 °C in gas mark?

160 °C is gas mark 3. That is 325 °F, or 140 °C in a fan-forced oven.

Is gas mark 3 160 °C or 170 °C?

160 °C. Charts disagree on this rung more than any other — some print 170 °C — but the ladder this site uses puts gas mark 3 at 160 °C / 325 °F, matching the standard British oven chart. 170 °C actually falls between gas marks 3 and 4.

What is 160 °C in Fahrenheit?

160 °C is 325 °F. That is the American setting for cheesecakes and rich cakes, the same jobs a British recipe gives to gas mark 3.

Why bake at 160 °C rather than 180 °C?

A lower oven gives the centre time to set before the outside colours. For deep cakes, anything egg-heavy and anything with a lot of sugar, 160 °C is the difference between evenly baked and burnt-edged.

More conversions

Gas mark to Celsius conversion chart

Every gas mark with its conventional oven temperature in °C and °F, plus the fan-oven setting. Fan-forced ovens run about 20 °C hotter at the same dial position, so the fan column is 20 °C below the conventional one throughout.

Gas mark	°C	°F	Fan °C	Oven
Gas mark ¼	110 °C	225 °F	90 °C	Very cool / slow
Gas mark ½	120 °C	250 °F	100 °C	Very cool
Gas mark 1	140 °C	275 °F	120 °C	Cool
Gas mark 2	150 °C	300 °F	130 °C	Cool
Gas mark 3	160 °C	325 °F	140 °C	Moderate
Gas mark 4	180 °C	350 °F	160 °C	Moderate
Gas mark 5	190 °C	375 °F	170 °C	Moderately hot
Gas mark 6	200 °C	400 °F	180 °C	Hot
Gas mark 7	220 °C	425 °F	200 °C	Hot
Gas mark 8	230 °C	450 °F	210 °C	Very hot
Gas mark 9	240 °C	475 °F	220 °C	Very hot

Convert a temperature to gas mark

Working the other way — start from the °C in your recipe and find the dial setting.

180 °C in Gas Markgas mark 4 · 350 °F · 160 °C fan 200 °C in Gas Markgas mark 6 · 400 °F · 180 °C fan 190 °C in Gas Markgas mark 5 · 375 °F · 170 °C fan 220 °C in Gas Markgas mark 7 · 425 °F · 200 °C fan160 °C in Gas Markgas mark 3 · 325 °F · 140 °C fan170 °C in Gas Markgas mark 3–4 · 150 °C fan 210 °C in Gas Markgas mark 6–7 · 190 °C fan

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