that depends on what your cooking to reach 160 degrees. please be more specific in what your cooking
"Preheat" is a verb, as in, "Go preheat the oven, please." Preheat is a noun, as in, "The label next to the oven knob said, 'Preheat' ".
I preheat the oven.
I can preheat the oven for 30 mins.
To bake sausages in a gas oven, preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and place the sausages on a baking sheet. Bake them for about 25-30 minutes, turning them halfway through to ensure even cooking. Check that the internal temperature reaches 160°F (71°C) for pork sausages and 165°F (74°C) for poultry sausages before serving.
You would preheat the oven for an eggless chocolate cake in the same way you would preheat the oven for any other type of cake: turn the oven on, set the thermostat to the required temperature, then wait for the oven to reach that temperature.
Preheat in oven terms means that you turn the oven on and without putting anything in it let the oven get to the temp you need for the item you are baking
It typically takes about 10 to 15 minutes to preheat an oven before baking.
The recommended oven preheat time for baking a cake is typically 10 to 15 minutes.
350°
The time it takes for the oven to preheat to 400 degrees can vary depending on the oven, but it typically takes around 15-20 minutes.
It is Must to Preheat your oven (200 deg c) before you cook cake, you will get well cooked cake within 15 Mins
it mean to heat your oven and so because the food gets done faster