Culinary Arts & Cooking vocabulary · Recipes, Measurements & Costing
Preheat
Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples
/ˌpriːˈhiːt/verbCore term
In culinary arts & cooking, preheat means: To heat an oven, grill or pan to the required temperature before you put the food in.
In Turkish: önceden ısıtmak
How it is used
Usually the first line of a baking or roasting recipe: preheat the oven to 180°C (or 350°F). In professional kitchens ovens and grills are turned on early so they are fully preheated by service.
Example sentences
Preheat the oven to 220°C for the bread.
Did anyone preheat the grill? We have orders coming in.
Common collocations
preheat the oven
preheated oven
preheat to 180°C
preheat the grill
Related terms
ovenAn enclosed, heated box used for baking, roasting and keeping food warm. Professional kitchens use deck, convection and combi ovens.
bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
roastTo cook meat, poultry or vegetables with dry heat in an oven, usually at a fairly high temperature so the outside browns. As a noun, a roast is a joint of meat cooked this way.
combi ovenA professional oven that can cook with dry hot air, steam or a combination of both, often with programmes and a core temperature probe.
