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- verb Present participle of
presoak .
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Examples
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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
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They were easy to handle and did not require and presoaking.
sau·sages 2006
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They were easy to handle and did not require and presoaking.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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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
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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
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Use cool water for presoaking protein stains, for example, blood or egg.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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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
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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
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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
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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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