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as in stoves
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it
a portable gas-fired cooker that's perfect for camping trips
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as in chefs
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating
Dad was the traditional cooker of the big Sunday breakfast
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Recent Examples of cookers
Handy but Not Necessary Rice cookers have loyal followings, but Shannon argues that most home cooks can skip this single-use appliance.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The cookers were manufactured in China, according to the notice.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
The best tagines are the original slow-cookers, producing delicious dishes that are mostly hands-off.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Better yet, replace a handful of countertop cookers with a Breville smart oven that can toast, bake, broil, dehydrate, proof, air fry, and even replace your slow cooker!
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
One big reason why is that owner Matt Haney decided a few years ago to return Allman’s to its wood-cooking roots, scuttling the restaurant’s gas assist cookers and replacing them with two wood-burning Lang offsets.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Guests will get to see the quality control labs, yeast labs, massive fermenters, cookers and more while on the tour, which will be led by guides that are ready to answer questions about the grain, the mash bills, research and development, and product testing, among other things.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Outdoor griddle cookers were a commercial item and largely unknown to consumers until the Blackstone griddle, an upstart brand, arrived on the scene in 2008.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The cookers were manufactured in China, according to the notice.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
The best tagines are the original slow-cookers, producing delicious dishes that are mostly hands-off.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Better yet, replace a handful of countertop cookers with a Breville smart oven that can toast, bake, broil, dehydrate, proof, air fry, and even replace your slow cooker!
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
One big reason why is that owner Matt Haney decided a few years ago to return Allman’s to its wood-cooking roots, scuttling the restaurant’s gas assist cookers and replacing them with two wood-burning Lang offsets.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Guests will get to see the quality control labs, yeast labs, massive fermenters, cookers and more while on the tour, which will be led by guides that are ready to answer questions about the grain, the mash bills, research and development, and product testing, among other things.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Outdoor griddle cookers were a commercial item and largely unknown to consumers until the Blackstone griddle, an upstart brand, arrived on the scene in 2008.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookers
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For stoves that must be pulled out, unplug or shut off gas first, protect your floor with cardboard, then vacuum, mop, and wipe the stove sides before pushing it back.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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Some—too many—dismissed Redzepi’s thirty-odd accusers entirely, seemingly out of a belief that enduring violence is just what kitchen life entails, and that those who want to make it as chefs need to suck it up.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Two of the three participating chefs this year are from Campbell restaurants.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some ovens have a self cleaning mode, which uses high temperatures to burn off food residue that naturally sticks to the walls of the oven.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of woeful online tales lamenting ovens breaking and glass shattering under the 800- to 1,000-degrees Fahrenheit heat of a self-cleaning oven cycle.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Many of its residents now draw a salary as cooks and gardeners at the lodge, while a new water irrigation system allows three rice harvests a year instead of one.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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David, Peter and I offered to help to get closer to the food, but the cooks chased us away within seconds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Cookers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookers. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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