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Post by zztop11 on Oct 16, 2015 22:43:31 GMT
Yes I think so. Is it something to do with a change takes place during baking ie you start with something liquidy to solid? I can't explain it better than that and could be barking up the wrong tree entirely  Winner. That is it!!! |
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Post by MaryPea on Oct 16, 2015 22:44:52 GMT
i thought baking was when the heat comes from below (in the oven) and roasting is if the heat comes from above?
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Post by freecharlie on Oct 16, 2015 22:53:42 GMT
Baking is when there is a mix of ingredients, roasting is just the meat or veggies with nothing but seasoning?
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 16, 2015 23:04:54 GMT
I hate these "no googling" questions because I'm always worried I'll give a completely wrong answer and look silly.
So without googling or looking at anyone else's answers.....
To me, baking relates to cakes and breads etc. Roasting is for meat and vegetables and is done using oil or some kind of fat.
But it could mean something different in the US. There you say "broil" which is not a term we use here - we say grill.
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 16, 2015 23:24:14 GMT
i thought baking was when the heat comes from below (in the oven) and roasting is if the heat comes from above? Broiling is when the heat comes from above, grilling is heat from below. With both roasting and baking the heating element/gas may be below but it is less direct and the item being cooked is in the middle of the space, not close to the heat source. |
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Post by MaryPea on Oct 16, 2015 23:44:58 GMT
i thought baking was when the heat comes from below (in the oven) and roasting is if the heat comes from above? Broiling is when the heat comes from above, grilling is heat from below. With both roasting and baking the heating element/gas may be below but it is less direct and the item being cooked is in the middle of the space, not close to the heat source. aaaah yes, that's it. thank you!  |
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Post by peasful1 on Oct 17, 2015 0:07:08 GMT
From what I learned by watching Food Network and Alton Brown, roast = meat and bake = a wet item that will dry out and become solid. So brownies, cupcakes, cakes, muffins. What about a baked potato? |
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Post by lorieann13 on Oct 17, 2015 0:28:47 GMT
From what I learned by watching Food Network and Alton Brown, roast = meat and bake = a wet item that will dry out and become solid. So brownies, cupcakes, cakes, muffins. What about a baked potato? There are baked potatoes, baked chicken. But in true form they are roasted. Its just a name. |
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Post by styxgirl on Oct 17, 2015 0:54:25 GMT
Heh .... You learn something every day here! ;-)
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Oct 17, 2015 0:55:57 GMT
Roasting develops the favors of whatever you are cooking, I.e. Toasting vegetables at a high temp caramel uses them, roasting meats etc.
Baking is usually reserved for ingredients that are combined to make something else that it would not have otherwise been-flour, sugar, eggs, make cake!!
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Post by Yoki on Oct 17, 2015 1:00:57 GMT
What about lasagna?  |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Oct 17, 2015 2:31:41 GMT
My first thought is that roasting is done at a higher heat. Also everything that I think of as needing to be cooked by baking are things that are liquidy. Although there are "baked potatoes", so maybe I'm wrong about that. Although, maybe sticking a whole potato in the oven at 400 degrees is really "roasting" so when we talk about "baked potatoes" we're really talking about "roasted potatoes"... ? A roasted potato is completely different. It is cut into pieces and cooked in oil in the oven. So its all crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. I don't know the actual difference but I would gather it might have to do with cooking something in oil. When I roast veggies or meat I usually do it in oil.. unless its a pot roast..... ?? I really don't know. |
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Post by heartcat on Oct 17, 2015 8:54:48 GMT
I would have said that 'baking' involves sweets, breads, etc. Hence 'baked goods'. Roasting would be anything else. That's probably not correct, lol, but that's how I always use the terms. I'd never 'roast' a cake, nor would I 'bake' a pot roast.  |
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Post by imkat on Oct 17, 2015 12:08:26 GMT
When I think of roasting, I think of using higher temperatures and getting a darker browned crust... meat and vegetables. I also think of broiling with the heat source from above.
When I think of baking, I think of lower temperatures for a longer time like cake, potatoes, rolls, etc.
ETA: I just googled and saw the explanation. It seems like baked potatoes are the exception to the definition, as they start out in solid state. Maybe there are others? |
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 17, 2015 12:14:02 GMT
I love that in spite of all our collective cooking (baking/roasting) experience, we are all struggling to define this. I googled after I answered and no idea that there were so many people who didn't know the difference either. |
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Post by buddysmom on Oct 17, 2015 13:20:38 GMT
What about a baked potato? There are baked potatoes, baked chicken. But in true form they are roasted. Its just a name. So Shake and Bake should really be called Shake and Roast???  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Oct 17, 2015 14:32:20 GMT
Baking = dry heat applied to a mixture of ingredients
Roasting = dry heat applied to meat, potatoes etc and involves some sort of basting material such as goose fat or olive oil.
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Post by lorieann13 on Oct 17, 2015 15:06:47 GMT
There are baked potatoes, baked chicken. But in true form they are roasted. Its just a name. So Shake and Bake should really be called Shake and Roast??? Lol |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2015 17:29:09 GMT
Yes I think so. Is it something to do with a change takes place during baking ie you start with something liquidy to solid? I can't explain it better than that and could be barking up the wrong tree entirely Winner. That is it!!! Wow  |
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Post by theshyone on Oct 17, 2015 18:39:02 GMT
Hmm... I cannot think of a succinct way to describe how to I think of the differences. I think of roasting is higher heat and browns and/or caramelize what is being roasted. Baking is lower temperature and is more about melding the ingredients into a whole. ETA: Here's a good explanation (and I was totally wrong LOL) I agree with all those points except the last. I never cover caked, cookies, brownies etc when I bake. |
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