SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat is the difference between roasting and baking, since they are both referring to cooking something in an oven?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down16
arrow-up1106arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoWhen you roast something, you keep it wet. Baking dries things out.
minus-squareominouslemon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoYou’ve got them backwards: roasting dries stuff out (think of coffee beans, for instance). Baking does not (think of a cake)
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠linkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhich is why you have to baste a roast, to keep it wet.
When you roast something, you keep it wet. Baking dries things out.
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.