Cooking Times

Meat

Required Result

Cooking Time Per Lb (kg)
of Meat + Extra Minutes

Oven Temperature Gas
deg C deg F

Chicken

20-25 mins / lb
45-55 mins / kg
plus 20 mins

Pre heat oven to gas mark 5
(200 deg C)

Beef

Rare

20 mins per lb
45 mins per kg
plus 20 mins

Pre heat oven to gas mark 4
(180 deg C, 350 deg F)

Medium

25 mins per lb
55 mins per kg
plus 25 mins

Well Done

30 mins per lb
65 mins per kg
plus 30 mins

Pork

Medium

30 mins per lb
65 mins per kg
plus 30 mins

Pre heat oven to gas mark 4
(180 deg C, 350 deg F)

Well Done

35 mins per lb
77 mins per kg
plus 35 mins

Lamb

Medium to rare

20 mins per lb
45 mins per kg
plus 20 mins

Pre heat oven to gas mark 4
(180 deg C, 350 deg F)

Medium

25 mins per lb
55 mins per kg
plus 25 mins

Well Done

30 mins per lb
65 mins per kg
plus 30 mins