How to Use oven in a Sentence

oven

noun
  • Please take the pizza out of the oven.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Just bake it in the oven for 30 minutes and top with chives.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Return the birds to the oven and roast for 30 minutes longer.
    Taryn White, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
  • Blind bake the pastry crust in the oven for 15 minutes.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023
  • Gaskets and seals keep the smoke inside the oven and not in your kitchen.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Remove the chicken from the oven to briefly toast the biscuits.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to preheat with the oven.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Heat the oil over high heat in a Dutch oven, and brown the meat in batches so as not to crowd the pot.
    Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Place a pan of water in the oven and let sit for 15 minutes.
    Alicia Chilton, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Step 3 Place a baking sheet in the oven and set the baking dish on top.
    Saveur Editors, Saveur, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Pull this gooey dessert out of the oven at the end of dinner with friends and prepare for the raves to roll in.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Based on the numbers Ram has since revealed, the extra time in the oven worked.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Return the fritters to the oven and broil for 2 to 4 minutes, until the glaze starts to caramelize the tops.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Fill a Dutch oven or other heavy pot with 1 inch of oil.
    Charlotte Druckman / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin, Prop Styling By Valeria Suasnavas , WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The grapes caramelize in the oven and add a subtle sweetness to the sauce, which is made from the juices and browned bits on the sheet pan.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Shops would fill a sliced croissant with ham and cheese, put it back in the oven and serve it warm.
    Nancy Silverton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Make the eggs Benedict: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Is any piece of cookware as versatile as the workhorse of the kitchen, the Dutch oven?
    Richie Duchon, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • After the steam bath, a few minutes in the oven dried them out just a bit and gave the tops of the leaves a nice golden touch.
    Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Some don’t have gas to power their ovens while at others the line is too long.
    Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Remove from the oven and let the vegetables cool on the pans for 5 minutes.
    Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Boneless fillets are the best way to enjoy fish in the frying pan, in the oven or on the smoker.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the middle position.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Then place pan in the oven under the broiler to finish cooking.
    Joan Elovitz Kazan, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Use your trusty cast iron skillet for easy transfer from the stovetop to the oven to the table.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Overnight maintenance crews check that ovens are working as the plane sits on the ground overnight.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Transfer ribs to a Dutch oven or deep, wide baking dish.
    David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • That meant making a tough choice in the kitchen: forgoing an oven.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023

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