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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Place tenderloins in broiler rack coated with cooking spray; place rack in broiler pan lined with foil. Susan Nicholson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025 Coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Make rice mixture: Whisk together cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, rice, milk, parsley, onion soup mix, mustard, salt, pepper, and 1 cup of the cheese in a large bowl. Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025 Lightly spray a 9- x1 3-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025 Pierce the skin of the sweet potatoes all over with a fork, spray with cooking spray, and place in a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish. Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cooking spray 

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 23 Jan. 2025.

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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