oven
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Heat the oven: Heat to 375°F. Use 1 tablespoon butter to grease a baking dish or oven-safe skillet.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Before a first-grade production of “Hansel and Gretel,” for example, parents are assured that Gretel would not be pushing the witch into an oven but instead will hold “a generative dialogue” about loneliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The fan acts as a convection oven, an appliance that circulates hot air in order to cook food quickly and evenly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
In peak summer, my oven is largely decorative.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Leaving the car was like walking into an oven.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
In Paris in particular this summer, the steep temperatures turned apartments directly under iconic Haussmann-era buildings with zinc-covered roofs into virtual ovens.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Working in food, my office is quite literally the kitchen: I write at a repurposed steel prep table, with my laptop on top and Dutch ovens stored below, that sits directly beside the stove.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Across the region, the latest heat wave turned un-air-conditioned hospitals and nursing homes into ovens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Shreiber lent ovens, warmers and glass display cases featuring the SuperPretzel name to his customer free of charge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
In that space, she floated swiftly like a bird between the gas stoves and ovens and walk-in refrigerators.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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