oven

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An oven is a heated chamber used for cooking or drying. The most common type is used for baking, a method of cooking with dry heat, often employing flour-based products like bread, cookies, and pastries.1

Commercial bakeries utilize various ovens, including tunnel, tray, peel, reel, rotating hearth, and draw plate ovens, to efficiently produce baked goods. These ovens are typically heated by gas, oil, or electricity.2

Another type of oven is the microwave oven, which uses microwave radiation produced by a magnetron to heat food. This radiation causes water molecules in food to vibrate, generating heat and cooking the food rapidly. A convection oven, distinct from a microwave, uses a fan to circulate hot air for uniform cooking. A drying oven is specifically designed for drying materials, such as clay ware before firing.345

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