Originally Posted by SweetPeea

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OH, class had begun.

Her blue eyes looking towards the Professor as she had begun the lesson. What was the difference between Cooking & Baking? She paused as she began to think about it. Not being someone who cooked a lot, she wasn't entirely sure. But she'd figure she'd give her some form of an answer. Her hand slowly raised, "P-Professor, might cooking be more so used for creating meals & such..While b-baking could be more commonly used to bake sweets? Or perhaps things like bread?"

Originally Posted by Mordred

....but before he could even get a response from the Ravenclaw, Professor Hadley decided to start the lecture. Ethan gave his very quiet seatmate a nod and a grin, and listened to the professor.

Wow. Arithmancy for ten years? Interesting. Hmm. Maybe the Headmistress can't find a suitable replacement for her because she's that good?

Maybe.

Onto the lesson now! Cooking and Baking? Oh. OH. He knows this one! "Professor." Ethan raised his hand before he proceeded. "Cooking is some sort of experiment. My mom used to do the...'add-this-add-that' method. While Baking is...I guess pretty much like Potions? You have to be very specific about the ingredients and its quantity." That's at least what his mother used to do.

So...will they bake and cook today? He's ready!...to eat. Noms!

Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Cooking and baking? Was there a difference? They was definitely one similarity and that was they both involved making food. However, since the Professor had asked for a difference, Cris had to believe there were differences.

So he sat back and thought for while trying to remember what his mother did in the kitchen with the house elves, and eventually concluding that there were indeed differences, Cris raised his hand.

"Professor, cooking involves the preparation of food into meals which can be done in various ways like frying, sautéing, or stir frying of foods in a pan, pot or wok. I guess baking is another part of cooking only that involves putting the prepared food in an oven to bake on dry heat. ."

Was he right?

Originally Posted by Felixir

Sophie was RIGHT THERE NEXT TO HIM, which was always cause enough for Toby to smile even wider than usual. He gave her a 'sup' nod right back, plus a little nudge with his elbow. Hi Sophie. Hey.

While he waited for the class to start, Toby let one of his legs swing back and forth beneath him, sole of his foot just brushing the floor. He was already wondering if there would be a practical part to this lesson, 'cause he was REALLY in the kind of mood to be moving about.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand they were starting..............

.................... and THIS was why it was a good idea that Toby was in this class. He literally didn't have a clue of the specific differences like the other kids in here seemed to know. Were THEY all muggleborn, or did they simply know this stuff? Was it in the textbook? He should really read the textbook.

Toby scribbled down some notes and raised his hand, fingers waggling in the air. With his other hand, he tapped the feathered end of his quill on the desk, while his leg still swung beneath the table.

"Uhhh, I guess all baking is cooking, but not all cooking is baking."

Would they be learning to COOK? Boy oh boy, Toby was awful at cooking, this could be a super helpful lesson if that was the direction they were going.

Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Jasmine was hoping that she was going to enjoy this class. She knew a thing or two about muggle living and hopefully this knowledge would help her out in Muggle Studies.

When the Professor asked a question about cooking vs. baking, Jasmine raised her hand. "Cooking is usually done on a stove or a grill. Baking is done in an oven. You bake things like bread, cakes and pies, but you can also bake meats and fish.". Baking was something that Jasmine enjoyed very much, especially desserts.

Originally Posted by hermionesclone

Oh look, they were getting started! With a question about cooking and baking, too. Did he know much about baking and cooking? Er. He doubted it. But this DID raise the question as to whether they were going to be cooking and/or baking and whether he could prank the Sassy Gryffindor sitting next to him.

"Isn't baking just a type of cooking?" he asked, raising his hand in the air. Like that Bookstore Kid had mentioned. "Baking's to do with the oven, I think, and heating things up using that. Cooking's just everything to do with food preparation." Uh huh. That was all he knew.[/COLOR]

Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

Sooo this lady had to be old if she had been here for so long. The woman seemed nice enough and the subject would surely be easy enough so it really wasn't a big deal. Plus. weren't older people supposed to be all jolly and stuff?

Listening to the first question asked, she was right in assuming this class was going to be a cake walk. Oh she knew this one, but how to explain it? Her hand shot into the air. "Professor cooking is for like food, food, and baking is things that you do in the oven like cookies." Mmmm... cookies. You could bake other things in the over too, but cookies were the most important.