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Dave Smith[_2_] Dave Smith[_2_] is offline
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Default What exactly is *pre*heating?

Davlo wrote:
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> >> Can someone explain how you *pre* heat an oven? You either heat it up or
> >> not. You don't Pre-boil a pot of water, or pre-wash some vegetables.
> >> Pre-heat...sheesh, gimme a break.

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> > It works for most people. You turn the oven on and heat it up to the
> > required cooking temperature so that is ready to throw in what ever you
> > cooking.

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> Why doesn't this work for *all* people? How do you know it works for most
> people? Have you asked? I didn't get that memo.


I dunno. Maybe it's because some people are a little dense.