Cooking

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

See also :

• microwave oven
• solar oven
• convection oven
• dutch oven

A kiln is another type of oven, often used for firing clay to harden it for pottery. Kilns are sometimes used for cremation.