Baking is a cooking method that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, to
prepare food. It's one of the oldest and most common cooking methods,
and is used to make a variety of foods, including bread, rolls, cookies,
pies, pastries, and muffins. Baking has traditionally been performed at
home for day-to-day meals and in bakeries and restaurants for local
consumption. When production was industrialized, baking was automated by
machines in large factories. The art of baking remains a fundamental
skill and is important for nutrition, as baked goods, especially bread,
are a common and important food, both from an economic and cultural
point of view. A person who prepares baked goods as a profession is
called a baker.
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