cooking spray
noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking
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Line with parchment; coat with cooking spray.
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Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Coat plastic wrap with nonstick cooking spray and place, coated side down, over dough.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Line bottom using parchment paper, and spray parchment with cooking spray.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Spray the breadcrumbs with a thin coating of the cooking spray (hold the spray at an angle to prevent blowing the crumbs off the baking sheet).
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Coat plastic wrap with nonstick cooking spray and place, coated side down, over dough.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Line bottom using parchment paper, and spray parchment with cooking spray.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Spray the breadcrumbs with a thin coating of the cooking spray (hold the spray at an angle to prevent blowing the crumbs off the baking sheet).
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooking spray
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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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