bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" ovenbake - bake in an oven; "ovenbake this chicken" fire - bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" shirr - bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" |