oven-ready
Britishadjective
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(of various foods) bought already prepared so that they are ready to be cooked in the oven
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(of a new employee) ready to start work immediately without further training
oven-ready graduates
Example Sentences
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Pulled pork has also substituted an oven-ready gammon joint.
From BBC
First ensure you start a fully thawed and oven-ready bird, not a partially frozen turkey.
From Salon
“That doesn’t mean reversing the decision and going back into the EU but the deal we’ve got, it was said to be oven-ready. It wasn’t even half-baked,” he told the BBC.
From Washington Times
The effect has been to double U.S. retail egg costs in a year, with oven-ready chicken prices in the U.K. up by a quarter or more.
From Seattle Times
Takeout: Thanksgiving kit including an oven-ready all-natural brined turkey stuffed with herbs and citrus, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, haricots verts with compound butter and toasted almonds and more available for delivery or pickup.
From Seattle Times
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