In cooking, al forno is an Italian phrase escribing food that is "at/from the oven". Baked pizza, breads and pasta dishes are often part of this genre. Pasta that is "al forno" is also often al dente which means "at/to the tooth". One of the most common pasta dishes one will see the label "al forno" affixed to is lasagna. Al forno usage can vary from a more strict use of only the traditional wood-fired brick oven or more loosely used in more modern recipes that use a conventional oven like the casserole "Ziti Al Forno".