SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhat is the difference between roasting and baking, since they are both referring to cooking something in an oven?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down15
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 · 2 years agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoWhen you roast something, you keep it wet. Baking dries things out.
minus-squareominouslemon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years 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-up2·2 years 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.