Introduction

Whether you’re cooking salmon for a dinner party or just want to try something new, it’s important to know how long to cook the fish. The temperature at which salmon is cooked determines whether it keeps its moisture and succulence or becomes dry and flaky. In addition, the length of cooking time affects how much fat cooks out of the fish meat; an 8-minute cook time results in leaner salmon than one that cooks for 10 minutes or longer. The key is knowing how long your oven takes to reach 350 degrees F (176 degrees C). The following chart shows approximate cooking times based on how done you’d like your fillet:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Set your oven for 350 degrees Fahrenheit, if you have a choice of settings.
• If you don’t see a temperature setting on your oven and it has only one knob or button, push it until it clicks twice (or hold down for three seconds) and then release immediately after each click/pressing action so that the display changes from “Preheat” or “Timer” or whatever else was showing before into numbers representing hours and minutes–this means that all you need to do now is turn the dial until those numbers read 0:00:00 (or however long you want your salmon in there) then press ENTER again!

2. Arrange the salmon fillets on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil, and season each one with salt and pepper.

• Arrange the salmon fillets on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil, and season each one with salt and pepper.
• You can use either parchment paper or aluminum foil for this step. If you choose parchment paper, be sure to spray it lightly with cooking spray so that the fish doesn’t stick while cooking in the oven!
• Season each piece of salmon with salt and pepper as much as desired (I recommend doing this right before baking). Seasoning will help bring out more flavor in your dish!

3. Bake for 8 minutes if you like your fish medium rare, 10 minutes if you like it cooked through and 12 minutes if you prefer it well-done.

If you want to cook salmon in the oven, we recommend that you follow these guidelines:

• Bake for 8 minutes if you like your fish medium rare, 10 minutes if you like it cooked through and 12 minutes if you prefer it well-done.

It depends on how you like your salmon!

It depends on how you like your salmon.

If you like it well-done, cook for 12 minutes. If you like it medium rare, cook for 8 minutes. If you like it cooked through, cook for 10 minutes.

Conclusion

We hope we’ve given you some insight into how long it takes to cook salmon in the oven. It really depends on how you like your fish! If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to prepare this delicious dish, then our guide should help. The best part is that it doesn’t matter if you use frozen or fresh salmon fillets–they will all cook up just fine with these directions.