To expose to heat without adding fat or water until it is cooked, has a brown crust and becomes crispy.
negative criticism
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
(of meat) to cook by dry heat in an oven
subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
