preheat

American  

[pree-heet] / priˈhit /

verb (used with object)

1. to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process.

   to preheat an oven before baking a cake.

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preheat British  

/ priːˈhiːt /

verb

1. to heat (an oven, grill, pan, etc) beforehand

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Other Word Forms

• preheater noun

Etymology

Origin of preheat

First recorded in 1895–1900; pre- + heat

Example Sentences

The oven will be preheated to 350 degrees by around noon and won’t turn off until the flour or the butter is gone and the last gingerbread man is finished.

From Salon

So next time you preheat your oven or heat a pan for some green beans or cauliflower, consider skipping the cooking altogether.

From Salon

When cooking something in a flash, preheated oil and prepped ingredients are necessities.

From Seattle Times

ARE YOU ONE of those impatient souls who already skips preheating the oven?

From Seattle Times

However, this conventional wisdom is predicated on the assumption that chemical reactions in the preheating zone are negligible.

From Science Daily