Cooking in the oven is a popular way to prepare food. Roasting, baking, broiling, nuking, and zapping are all methods of cooking in the oven. Roasting involves cooking food in an open pan with fat or oil, while baking is done in a closed container such as a cake pan. Broiling is a method of cooking food directly under a heat source, while nuking is a slang term for microwaving. Finally, zapping is another slang term for microwaving.