Ovenproof meaning

ŭv'ən-pro͝of'
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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Able to withstand the high temperatures of an oven without breaking, burning, melting, etc.

An ovenproof baking pan.

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(of a dish) Can be used in an oven, will not be damaged if used in an oven.

Please do the potatoes in this tray, it is ovenproof.

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Origin of ovenproof

From oven +"Ž -proof

Sentence Examples

  • basil mash into a warmed ovenproof serving dish.

  • Place in greased ovenproof dish with the orange juice, cinnamon and sugar.

  • Grease a large shallow ovenproof dish and lay the cannelloni in side by side, so they fit snugly.

  • Place in an ovenproof casserole together with the onions.

  • cleavethe cut clove of garlic on the inside of an ovenproof dish.

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