Oven Baked

Oven baking is one of the most universal techniques in the kitchen. A hot oven can cook nearly anything: bread, meat, fish, vegetables, desserts, casseroles, pies.

The secret is in the right temperature and time. High heat (200°C+) gives a crisp crust, moderate (160–180°C) cooks evenly, and low (120–140°C) slow-cooks tough cuts of meat into tender fibers.

In the Ukrainian tradition, baking carries a culture of its own — the hearth oven was the center of family life. Today chefs revive this technique: dishes in clay pots, whole fish in salt, vegetables slow-baked for hours — all of which brings us back to forgotten flavors.