Day 43: The difference between roasting and baking
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Feb 14, 2023
I was writing up a recipe for baked (roasted?) asparagus, and clearly wasn’t sure which word was right to use.
Bottom line: They are the same thing. Cooking something in an oven.
I found some sources that said that roasting is done at higher temps (400F and up), whereas baking is at lower temps. But the source that I ended up believing dispelled that claim.
Obviously, which word you use kinda depends on what you’re cooking. You wouldn’t roast a cake, for example.
Anyway, that’s today’s. Short and sweet.
Source:
https://www.delish.com/kitchen-tools/kitchen-secrets/a36636273/roasting-and-baking/
