Why should we preheat the oven? Tips for better cooking
Everything has a reason in the kitchen and heat the oven before introducing the food to be baked, too. And you will say, why? Well, in this article we will get you out of doubt. One of your questions from my mail usually now in Recetas de Chupete.
Whenever we look at a recipe that needs to use the oven we find the same step: “Preheat the oven”. Surely many of you have thought that it is not really necessary to preheat it and that putting the food in and turning on the oven is enough, that you can even take advantage of that heat that the oven gives off from the beginning to cook the food.
Well, the truth is no. Preheating the oven is very important. if we want the recipe to come out perfect, and it is something that we should do whenever we are going to cook with this appliance. Think that a lot of chemical reactions take place when cooking, and the result can be very different depending on these reactions.
Reasons to preheat the oven
- The first reason is very simple and you will love it. If you preheat the oven you are going to save time. Once you start preparing the recipe, preheat the oven so that it is at the perfect temperature when you need it. This way you save a few minutes that can come in handy if you go with just the right amount of time.
- The second reason makes it almost mandatory to start preheating. If you want your dishes to be well done, they have to be cook to the indicated temperature. If you put food in a cold oven and let it heat up, it will begin to brown too soon and will probably be too dry or even burnt.
- The third reason has to do with the uniformity of the dish. If you cook with the oven already hot, will give you the same result everywhere, but if you are cooking with the oven cold waiting for it to heat up, it is possible that some areas remain cold and others are cooked, or that it burns on one side while the other still has a few minutes left.
Preheating the oven is an action that it takes us 1 minute to do and in 15 minutes we have it ready, so do not hesitate and preheat the oven whenever you can so that your oven recipes are perfect.
By Alfonso Lopez
I started Recetasderechupete.com in 2009. In these years I have written recipes and books, recorded videos, I have given face-to-face courses and classes in catering schools. AND cooking for my family and friends It is still my great passion. On this website I want to share all my experience with you, so that you enjoy cooking as much as I do and all your dishes turn out delicious.
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