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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preheat.

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Examples

  • To mimic the floor of a wood oven, Heston preheats an empty pan, and then slides the pizza on to the red hot base before putting it under the grill.

    How to cook the perfect pizza 2011

  • The oil that is in the bread is heated while the oven preheats in the skillet.

    Chipotle Cornbread | Baking Bites 2009

  • Refrigerate the crust while the oven preheats to 400 degrees.

    Susan Fogwell: King Arthur Flour's Heavenly Pumpkin Pie Recipe Susan Fogwell 2010

  • Refrigerate the crust while the oven preheats to 400 degrees.

    Susan Fogwell: King Arthur Flour's Heavenly Pumpkin Pie Recipe Susan Fogwell 2010

  • Put cookie sheet in the oven while it preheats so it gets hot 1. Peel, core and slice your apples.

    Apple Pie for one or two Cake for Breakfast 2009

  • It is very easy to use, preheats quickly and is very easy to clean, partly because it's smaller than a full-size oven and has nonstick inner walls, but also because it sits almost at eye level on the counter, where it occupies roughly the same footprint as the microwave we use only for defrosting (the Breville defrosts, too).

    Cheating on My Oven 2009

  • A fire ignited on the top of a slope is likely to spread slowly as it burns downhill, whereas a fire at the bottom of a slope will start rapidly and gain momentum as it burns uphill because warm air rises and preheats uphill fuels.

    Fire ecology fact sheet 2009

  • While oven preheats, drain onions in a colander placed in the sink.

    Recipe for Marinated and Roasted Vidalia Onion Rings with Parmesan Kalyn Denny 2009

  • While oven preheats, drain onions in a colander placed in the sink.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Kalyn Denny 2009

  • To cook, spray grill with nonstick spray or olive oil, then remove chicken from refrigerator and let it come to room temperature while gas or charcoal grill preheats to medium-high.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Kalyn Denny 2008

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