Ancient Israelite cuisine aside, and the loaves were baked on the heated surface. People also began placing a convex dome, initially earthenware and later metal, over the pit-oven and cooking the flatbreads on the dome instead of on the ash-covered surface; this type of oven is probably what was meant by the biblical "machabat", often translated as “griddle”. The Persians introduced a clay oven called a tanur (similar to the Indian tandoor), which had an opening at the bottom for the fire, and through which the bread was placed to be baked on the inner wall of the upper chamber from the heat
Fresh Out the Oven was promoted to clubs in the United States by Epic Records. An accompanying music video for "Fresh Out the Oven" was directed by Jonas Akerlund, which features the use of repetitious images for a hypnotic effect and avoids showing any of the actors' faces until the final act. "Fresh Out the Oven" received generally positive acclaim from music critics. The song managed to reach number one on the U.S. Dance Club Chart. Following the commercial and critical failure of her sixth studio album "Brave" (2007)—and while pregnant with twins Max and Emme—Lopez began working on new music for a future