What is the umbrella term for baking , cooking, etc.?

What is the umbrella term for baking , cooking, etc.?
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Cooking covers all of it.
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Do you ever make up your own recipies when cooking?

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Who wants to help me with a cooking question?

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If I want the outside of a cake to cook faster because I am using a smaller pan, should I raise the cooking temperature or maybe put the pan on a lower rack?

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Cooking question: Do you throw away the seeds?

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How do you think cooking was discovered?

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Last Answer : Cool article. We like fire, I’m thinking you may be on to something. We always had fires when we were partying before we were legal, I could see a juvenile trying that.

Cooking meatballs and hot sausage in tomato sauce; should I broil the sausage first?

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What do they do with all the food on the cooking shows on tv?

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On cooking shows, how much of the food that is prepared off camera is actually prepared by the show's star?

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What are the two most important cooking methods in your opinion?

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Is it absolutely necessary to remove the neck and giblets of a turkey before cooking it?

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