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Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-03-04 2:18 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> Ja, I know it's a battle not to be won (use of "pre-heat"). But that doesn't mean I have to stop letting it
>> bother me. LOL.
>>
>>

> I don't know why it would bother you. It is a term for turning on the
> oven to a specified temperature ahead of time so that it will be ready
> to cook whatever it is you are cooking when it is ready to go into the
> oven, as opposed to putting it in and preheating.
>
> When I cook bacon I usually start by putting it in the cold pan and
> turning on the burner. The bacon cooks while it is heating up. When I
> make pancakes I used a preheated pan. It is already at the proper
> temperature range.


huhuh "putting it in" x2