able to withstand the high temperatures of an oven without breaking, burning, melting, etc.: an ovenproof baking pan
also ov′en-safe′
Food being baked in an ovenproof dish.
The definition of ovenproof is cookware or materials that are heat resistant and that can be used in an oven without cracking or shattering.
A Pyrex dish that you can put in an oven is an example of an ovenproof baking dish.
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adjective
Ovensafe.
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Sentence Examples
- Try an over the hill cake made with a half-sphere pan or baked in an ovenproof bowl.
- In an ovenproof, 10-inch skillet, preheat the butter.
- Place the chicken pieces in an ovenproof dish.