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preheat Definition

pre·heat (prē hēt)

transitive verb

to heat beforehand

preheat Usage Examples

Object

  • oven: Preheat the oven to 200 °C / 400 °F / Gas 6. Bake for about 20 minutes.
  • grill: A couple of hours before serving, preheat the grill to its highest temperature.
  • air: The residual energy of the flue gases can then be used to preheat the incoming air for combustion.
  • water: Solar cells can be integrated into the roof and south façade of the building to generate electricity to preheat water for centralized boilers.
  • oil: Preheat the oil remaining in the pot that you cooked the onions in, over medium-high heat.
  • griddle: If using the oven, preheat a griddle pan until hot.

Modifies a noun

  • oven: Method Preheat oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Lightly grease a baking tray.
  • grill: Set aside Start a charcoal fire or preheat grill Spray grill grate with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
  • train: Fouling prediction methods are reviewed and new techniques for modeling heat exchangers and preheat trains are described.
  • time: Improved economy, reduced emissions Duraterm have a short preheat time, and a post heat time of 3 minutes.

Noun used with modifier

  • ventilation: House with conservatory for solar ventilation preheat Simulation can be used to explore the potential for novel energy conservation approaches.