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  • verb Present participle of presoak.

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Examples

  • I did chickpeas that way and they turned out very well with no presoaking.

    Recipe for Revithia - Greek Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean) Soup with Lemon and Olive Oil Kalyn Denny 2008

  • They were easy to handle and did not require and presoaking.

    sau·sages 2006

  • They were easy to handle and did not require and presoaking.

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  • Or add a presoaking product in addition to the regular amount of detergent proper for the load.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • To avoid a buildup of oily soil or odor, follow the methods recommended at pages 264-65, “A Note on Caring for Hydrophobic Synthetic Fibers”: frequent washing, pretreating, presoaking, plenty of detergent, warm water, and so on.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Use cool water for presoaking protein stains, for example, blood or egg.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • If you are doing a presoak, you should add up to 50 percent more detergent than would otherwise be called for or add a separate presoaking product.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • The presoaking cycle on an automatic washer lets clothes sit in water to which a detergent, a presoaking product, or both have been added.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • To conquer the oil-stain and odor problems, wash frequently, pretreat the problem areas, use a presoaking period, use plenty of detergent, and use warm or hot rather than cold water.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Warm wash water, pretreating, presoaking, not skimping on detergent, and frequent washing all help to minimize problems getting synthetics and permanent-press clothes clean and fresh.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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