# Is there any use for the lower temperature oven settings?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 29, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-use-for-the-lower-temperature-oven-settings/773340 "2016-11-29T00:18:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-use-for-the-lower-temperature-oven-settings/773340/41 "2016-11-29T22:37:57Z")

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> [@quimper](#):
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> The best chicken skin spends a few days drying in the fridge first.

Oh, absolutely, if you want super cracker/paper-crispy chicken skin, that’s what you do, or you can also employ a fan to speed things up. But who has that kind of forethought? 😉

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**Post date:** [November 29, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-use-for-the-lower-temperature-oven-settings/773340/42 "2016-11-29T22:43:24Z")

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\*\*Is there any use for the lower temperature oven settings? \*\*

I think the most universal use for them is getting up to the temp you actually need to use.

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**Post date:** [November 30, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-use-for-the-lower-temperature-oven-settings/773340/43 "2016-11-30T11:29:53Z")

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I have frequently dried herbs by setting the temp about as low as it will go. also works for making onion flakes, drying veggies for storage in general.

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