Cooking vs. Baking

Cookingnoun

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

Cookingnoun

An instance of preparing food by using heat.

Cookingnoun

The result of preparing food by using heat.

Cookingnoun

(uncountable) One's ability to prepare food; cookery.

Cookingnoun

(uncountable) The style or genre of food preparation.

Cookingadjective

(informal) In progress, happening.

Cookingverb

present participle of cook

Cookingnoun

the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared; cookery.

Cookingnoun

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.

Cookingnoun

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat;

Cooking

Cooking, cookery, or culinary arts is the art, science, and craft of using heat to prepare food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting local conditions.

Bakingverb

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Bakingadjective

That bakes.

Bakingadjective

(figuratively) Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.

Bakingnoun

An action in which something is baked.

Bakingnoun

The way in which something is baked.

Bakingnoun

(countable) The production of a batch of baked product.

Bakingnoun

The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold.

Bakingnoun

The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread.

Bakingnoun

making bread or cake or pastry etc.

Bakingnoun

cooking by dry heat in an oven

Bakingadjective

as hot as if in an oven

Baking

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 are baked.