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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 See all Example Sentences for cooking spray 

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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cooking spray was in 1971

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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 29 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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