Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
Recent Examples on the WebBake cake layers: Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024 Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and almonds are toasted, 20 to 25 minutes.—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024 Place in the oven and bake for 8 to 9 minutes, until just barely starting to turn brown.—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024 No one wants to spend an hour sitting in an oven during boarding.—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024 Spread cauliflower in an even layer on a large, rimmed baking sheet and roast in the oven for 15 minutes.—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2024 Bake walnuts on a baking sheet in oven for 8 minutes or until fragrant but not dark brown.—Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024 While the filling is chilling, preheat your oven to 350 degrees (325 if using a convection oven).—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024 One crisis—burned loaves—had been averted by another: the oven didn’t seem to be producing nearly enough heat.—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ofen; akin to Old High German ofan oven and perhaps to Greek ipnos oven
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of oven was
before the 12th century
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