Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an
oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common
baked item is bread, but many other types of foods can be baked.[1] Heat
is gradually transferred "from the surface of cakes, cookies, and pieces
of bread to their center, typically conducted at elevated temperatures
surpassing 300°F. Dry heat cooking imparts a distinctive richness to foods
through the processes of caramelization and surface browning. As heat
travels through, it transforms batters and doughs into baked goods and
more with a firm dry crust and a softer center.[2] Baking can be combined
with grilling to produce a hybrid barbecue variant by using both methods
simultaneously, or one after the other. Baking is related to barbecuing
because the concept of the masonry oven is similar to that of a smoke pit.
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