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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
The best tagines are the original slow-cookers, producing delicious dishes that are mostly hands-off.
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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
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 chefs dedicate themselves to tasting menus of one-bite intricacies, with every microgreen tweezered into place and every sauce drizzled just so; others master the art of deep-frying turkeys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Couples dance on the grass while chefs across the park tend bubbling pots of jambalaya and gumbo.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Dutch ovens Create one-pot wonders with a Dutch oven that can move from the stovetop to the oven with ease.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dutch ovens are versatile enough to start on the stovetop, finish in the oven in temperatures up to near 500ºF, and go straight to the table for serving.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most home cooks aren’t lucky enough to have such a splendid oven, so the directions here call for sautéing them in a skillet on top of the stove.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The schematic of many singing cooks in one Power Station kitchen changed when their pal Robert Palmer stopped by the studio.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Cookers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookers. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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