SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat is the difference between roasting and baking, since they are both referring to cooking something in an oven?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down16
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the difference between roasting and baking, since they are both referring to cooking something in an oven?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareominouslemonlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·11 months agoYou’ve got them backwards: roasting dries stuff out (think of coffee beans, for instance). Baking does not (think of a cake)
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoWhich is why you have to baste a roast, to keep it wet.
You’ve got them backwards: roasting dries stuff out (think of coffee beans, for instance). Baking does not (think of a cake)
Which is why you have to baste a roast, to keep it wet.