bake

Cook with heat

To bake is to cook food in an oven using dry heat, typically bread, pastries, or casseroles: I baked a cake for her birthday.

Extended uses describe anything subjected to prolonged heat: The pavement baked in the summer sun.

A bake is a social gathering featuring baked goods: church bake, clam bake.

In slang, to bake or get baked means to become intoxicated from marijuana.

sweets

cake

Frosted baked dessert

cupcake · scone · biscuit · macaron · cheesecake · soufflé · frosting · ganache · icing · sprinkles

process

recipe

Cooking preparation instructions

whisk · stir · batter · dough · flour · eggs · sugar · butter · vanilla · salt

heat

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

convection · timer · rack · mitts · broil · roast · warm · golden · crispy · caramelize

pastry

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

  • tartSharp-flavored small pie
  • croissantLayered crescent-shaped pastry
  • danishFlaky filled breakfast sweet

puff · shortcrust · phyllo · laminate · flaky · lattice · galette · turnover · strudel · éclair

bread

loaf

Baked bread shape

proof · rise · crumb · crust · artisan · boule · baguette · focaccia · brioche · challah

comfort

aroma

Pleasant distinctive smell

hearth · nourish · fresh · golden · cinnamon · vanilla · nurture · tradition · nostalgia · Sunday

ceramic

pottery

Fired clay objects

  • kilnOven for hardening clay
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • glazeThin lustrous coating

porcelain · earthenware · stoneware · firing · bisque · vitrify · raku · terracotta · sintering · hardening

Categories
Opposites
temperature/thermal action

bakefreeze

Become solid from cold

chill · refrigerate · cool · ice

cooking method

bakeboil

Heat to bubbling point

fry · steam · poach · deep-fry · sauté

physical transformation

bakeliquefy

Convert to liquid state

soften · melt · dissolve · moisten · thaw

Phrases
Family

baking, baked, baker, bakery, bakes, half-baked, bakers, bakeries, unbaked

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G