Cooking times

Cooking time and temperatures for various meat types.

Times are given for conventional gas and electric ovens. For fan assisted ovens use a setting of 20° Celsius (36° Farenheit) less than the shown. Cooking times can be reduced by 10 minutes for every hour of cooking time.

We have a dynamic meat cooking time calculator here

Meat	Result	Cooking time per kg (pound)	Oven temperature
Chicken	Safely cooked	45 to 55 mins. per kg (20 to 25 mins. per lb) plus 20 mins.	200°C 400°F Gas Mark 5
Beef	Rare	45 mins per kg (20 mins per lb) plus 20 mins.	180°C 400°F Gas Mark 4
Beef	Medium	55 mins per kg (25 mins per lb) plus 20 mins	180°C 400°F Gas Mark 4
Beef	Well done	65 mins per kg (30 mins per lb) plus 20 mins	180°C 400°F Gas Mark 4
Pork	Properly cooked	First 30 minutes at 220°C (425°F Gas mark 7) Reduce heat to 180°C (400°F Gas Mark 4) then cook for 77 mins per kg (35 mins per lb)
Lamb	Medium/rare	45 mins per kg (20 mins per lb) plus 20 mins	180°C 400°F Gas Mark 4
Lamb	Medium	55 mins per kg (25 mins per lb) plus 25 mins	180°C 400°F Gas Mark 4
Lamb	Well done	65 mins per kg (30 mins per lb) plus 30 mins	180°C 400°F Gas Mark 4

For best results rest meat before carving. Cover loosely with tin-foil and leave to rest in a warm place for 15 to 20 minutes.