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Default What exactly is *pre*heating?

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>> >
>> >
>> > 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.


And what exactly is this "boiling water" thing?