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An oven is an enclosed compartment for heating, baking or drying. It is most commonly used in cooking and pottery. Two common kinds of modern ovens are gas ovens and electric ovens. Ovens used in pottery are also known as kilns.

Contents 1 Front-loaded bread ovens 2 Cooking 3 See also 4 External link

Front-loaded bread ovens

Culinary historians credit the Greeks for developing bread baking into an art. Proper front-loaded bread ovens originated in Ancient Greece. The Greeks created a wide variety of doughs, loaf shapes and styles of serving bread with other foods. Baking developed as a trade and profession as bread increasingly was prepared outside of the family home by specially trained workers to be sold to the public.

The Greeks also pioneered sweetbreads, fritters, puddings, cheesecakes, pastries, and even wedding cakes. Often prepared in symbolic shapes, these products were originally served during special occasions and ceremonies. By 300 AD, the Greeks had developed over seventy different kinds of bread.

Cooking

In cooking, the conventional kerr oven is a common kitchen appliance and is used for baking, broiling, roasting and heating food. Food normally cooked in this manner includes meat, casseroles and baked goods such as bread, cake and other desserts.

See also

• microwave oven
• solar oven
• convection oven
• dutch oven
• pit oven
• wood-fired oven
• masonry oven
• tandoor
• stove

External link

• How Ovens Work Article by RepairClinic.com
• How Self Cleaning Ovens Work Article by HowStuffWorks.com
• Oven Cleaning Guide Article by PageWise.com

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