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cooking spray
noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking
Examples of cooking spray in a Sentence
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Prepare the baking dish: Warm up the oven, and spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 2.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024
Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with vegetable oil cooking spray.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 15 Sep. 2024
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and spray with cooking spray.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 7 Sep. 2024
Use Cooking Spray Coat the inside of the container with a nonstick cooking spray before filling it with leftovers.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
cooking spray
noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil and that is sprayed on cookware (as frying pans) to prevent food from sticking
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