How to Use cooker in a Sentence

cooker

noun

• Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast.
• To make this more of a one-pot meal, try adding small yellow potatoes, mushrooms, or carrots to the cooker.
  — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
• Mix onions, garlic, jalapeño pepper, cumin, oregano, thyme and pepper in a 4 1/2-qt or larger slow-cooker.
  — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 10 July 2014
• Freestanding models range from small tabletop cookers to substantial wheeled carts.
  — John Loecke, ELLE Decor, 3 Apr. 2010
• To make the jasmine rice salad with mango: Cook the rice according to the package directions, either on the stove or in a rice cooker.
  — Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2015
• Everywhere is the ideal side-grill for someone who already has a backyard slow-cooker and wants something to zip through the foodstuffs that need to be blasted with hot, fast heat.
  — Mike Senese, WIRED, 30 June 2010
• Trump learned how to operate a fry cooker and work the drive-thru line during his short shift at a Feasterville, Pennsylvania, restaurant.
  — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
• Stir well, then put the bowl in the rice cooker and set to cook.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019
• Make the rice in the rice cooker and keep on the warm setting.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019
• The beans sit on the stove next to the sacred rice cooker.
  — Julia Sherman, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2021
• Add the 1¼ cups of water to the rice cooker and turn on to cook.
  — Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 June 2018
• Break out the koozies to keep drinks cool and the slow-cooker to keep things hot.
  — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2017
• The birds can be skinned rather than plucked and will stay moist in the cooker.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2020
• Rice to put in the cooker with the timer set for breakfast.
  — Tom Hanks, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
• Replace the top, check that the vent is closed and set the cooker on high.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
• Place pork roast in cooker and rub all over with the spice mix.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• Wipe out the inside of the cooker base with a soft damp cloth.
  — Lynn Redmile, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2021
• Add the bones and braising liquids from the slow-cooker to the broth.
  — Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2020
• Use the low setting and keep them in the slow-cooker no longer than 4 hours.
  — Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2021
• Add liquids: Pour the chicken broth down along the sides of the cooker.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• Keep the braise or soup over low heat for hours as a make-shift slow-cooker.
  — Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
• Here’s how to do it in the slow-cooker. Shirley’s Coffee Cake.
  — Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2022
• There is a fried egg sitting in the frying pan on top of the cooker.
  — Keith Ridgway, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021
• Check out the cookers in the back, with big barrels full of ashes.
  — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 24 Jan. 2018
• This event holds the world record for the longest line of hot dog cookers over an open fire.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2018
• In step 2, use a large saucepan instead of a rice cooker bowl.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019
• On game day, plug the cooker into a car adapter to keep the chili warm on the way to the stadium.
  — Noelle Carter, sacbee, 10 Oct. 2017
• When the rice is done: Unplug the cooker and leave rice alone for 10 minutes.
  — Julia Sayers, AL.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• As the steam builds, the pressure in the cooker increases.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
• The easiest way to make all the dip all at once is with your slow cooker.
  — Sarah Weinberg, Country Living, 26 Jan. 2017

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025