Do we have to wait for the oven to come up to temperature before putting anything in it?
The bread recipe I follow says to put it in a preheated oven for 25-35 minutes, or until golden brown. So, basically, you bake it until it’s done – why, then, do I need to preheat?
Peter, Exeter
Let’s not get all pedantic and ask why cookery writers persist with the term “preheat”, rather than plain old “heat”, seeing as that’s all they’re telling you to do, anyway. Instead, we’ll stay on safer(ish) ground and ask why so many recipes start with this instruction in the first place.
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