On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:42:48 AM UTC-8, Nancy2 wrote:

> "Pre-heat" is a misnomer. And it smacks of being clueless. Just say,
"Heat the oven." Pre-heat
>
> means to heat it before you heat it. Duh. It's one of those things
that make me clench my teeth.
>
>

"Preheat" is a setting on my oven control knob. I use it when I want the oven
to be at the proper temperature when I put food in.