When cookie/cake recipes say "Preheat oven", what kind of oven is it talking about?

Question

I'm going to learn how to bake cakes and brownies after my exams. Only thing is, I'm only got a toaster and/or conventional oven. Do I need to buy a microwave oven cos I'm scared the results will be different and I'll cause a disaster (like I did before).

Answer 1

conventional oven

Answer 2

If the recipe doesn't specifically ask for a toaster oven or microwave oven, the oven referred to will almost always be a conventional oven. Generally, the only role that microwave ovens have in baking will be to heat up ingredients like water, or to melt things, such as butter or chocolate.

Answer 3

I'm curious...  what kind of disaster did you create?

The term "Oven", in a recipe for cakes or brownies, usually refers to a conventional or a convection oven.  Toaster ovens and microwaves weren't really designed for cakes and brownies.

Answer 4

for cakes and brownies etc you use a conventional oven

Answer 5

conventional oven

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Answer 6

To pre heat, means to turn  oven on and give it some time 15 min or so to reach the temp recpie calls for, if you put things in a cold oven, the high heet bringing the oven up, will burn your food. ex chef