In article >, "Davlo" >
wrote:

> 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's bringing the oven to the recipe-specified temperature before you
put the goods into the oven.

For some recipes, "oven spring" is important , for others, less so.
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