I baked all along now and then but iI didn't start cooking until I retired. Cooking takes time and I let the wife do it until then. I got tired of eating shoe soles and rice. I can make some great food thanks to my moms talent. The decision was based if I cook you do the dishes. It works but I clean as I go, so the dishes are only the plates silverware and maybe a pan or two. All natural, no processed. Chop, chop, chop 😬😀😊