noun
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an apparatus, usually of metal and heated by gas, electricity, oil, or solid fuel, for cooking food; stove
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any large sour apple used in cooking
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cooker
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But there was, indeed, a brief aperture of time in the pressure cooker of 2020 when it all seemed possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
These are the bitter ingredients that seasoned the chef Anthony Bourdain inside the pressure cooker of the restaurant industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
At home, I put it on my bedside table, pausing to start the rice cooker on my way.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
With no kitchen, she makes soup or noodles in a rice cooker placed on the bed.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Uhmma takes the pot from my hands, wipes the wet bottom, and puts it into the rice cooker.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
The company has seen positive results from new equipment in restaurants like produce slicers and three-pan rice cookers, intended to make service quicker and easier.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
A banner reading “Happy Birthday Bill!” hung over a potluck buffet of plastic trays and slow cookers, with the aforementioned Bill and his family and friends all clearly enjoying retirement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since then, Supply Co. has released tees, caps and random items such as rice cookers and folding chairs to commemorate company off sites and research and product milestones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The committee has also instructed officers to ring-fenced about £10,000 for the provision of slow cookers, electric blankets, warm clothing and other consumables.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Pressure cookers are designed with heavy locks that hold the lid on the pot, even when an enormous amount of steam has built up beneath it.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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