Most recipes call for preheating the oven, but is it always necessary? Find out when you should preheat—and when you might not need to bother. Any loyal follower of recipes, particularly baking ...

A pre- can be redundant because the context has already made itself obvious some other way. A retailer doesn’t need to label a loaf of bread “presliced.” The simple fact that it’s available for ...

[Justin] didn’t want to keep checking if the ‘oven heating’ indicator light had gone off before popping his unbaked edibles into the oven. Many models offer a buzzer to let you know when the ...