'oven-cooked' originates from the combination of 'oven' and 'cooked', where 'oven' refers to a chamber used for baking or roasting, and 'cooked' means prepared by heating.

'oven-cooked' evolved from the practice of using ovens for cooking, a method that dates back to ancient times.

Initially, it meant 'prepared using an oven', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.