Mmm
looks yummy.
Baking is the technique
of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection,
and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in
hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for
the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts,
quiches, and cookies. Such items are sometimes referred
to as "baked goods," and are sold at a bakery.
A person who prepares baked goods as a profession is called
a baker. It is also used for the preparation of baked
potatoes, baked apples, baked beans, some pasta dishes
such as lasagna, and various other foods, such as the
pretzel.
Many commercial ovens are provided with two heating elements:
one for baking, using convection and conduction to heat
the food, and one for broiling or grilling, heating mainly
by radiation. Meat may be baked, but is more often roasted,
a similar process, using higher temperatures and shorter
cooking times.
The baking process does not add any fat to the product,
and producers of snack products such as potato chips are
also beginning to replace the process of deep-frying with
baking in order to reduce the fat content of their products... |
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