oven-ready
Just add heat
Oven-ready describes food prepared for cooking without additional work—already seasoned, stuffed, or assembled so you can put it straight in the oven: an oven-ready turkey, oven-ready lasagna.
Figuratively, something oven-ready is fully prepared and waiting to be executed: The proposal was oven-ready for the board meeting.
Soaked in flavored liquid
- seasonedFlavored or battle-tested
- brinedTreated with salt solution
- bastedMoistened while roasting
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
stuffed · trussed · spatchcocked · butterflied · herbed · rubbed · tenderized · scored
Wattled North American fowl
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- caponNeutered rooster for meat
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
roaster · spatchcocked · brined · stuffed · trussed · self-basting · butterball · thanksgiving
Solidified by extreme cold
- pre-portionedDivided into servings beforehand
- heat-and-eatFood needing only warming
- self-bastingAutomatically keeps meat moist
- foil-wrappedEncased in metal sheeting
vacuum-packed · boxed · bagged · store-bought · microwaveable · single-serving · defrost · weeknight
marinated
Soaked in flavored liquid
glazed · stuffed · trussed · spatchcocked · butterflied · herbed · rubbed · tenderized · scored · dressed
turkey
Wattled North American fowl
goose · roaster · spatchcocked · brined · stuffed · trussed · self-basting · butterball · thanksgiving · holiday
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- pre-portionedDivided into servings beforehand
- heat-and-eatFood needing only warming
- self-bastingAutomatically keeps meat moist
foil-wrapped · vacuum-packed · boxed · bagged · store-bought · microwaveable · single-serving · defrost · weeknight · time-saving
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
rack
Frame for holding items
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- coveredHaving protection atop
- liddedHaving a top closure
- Ready-Madeoff-the-shelf, prefabricated, prefab, prebuilt, premade
- chicken termsbreasts, wings, wing, thighs, drumstick
oven-readyunprepared
Lacking readiness beforehand
raw · unprocessed · whole · uncut · unseasoned
oven-readyfrom scratch
Starting with nothing prepared
made from scratch · homemade · scratch-made · labor-intensive · time-consuming
ready, oven, ovens, microwave oven, Dutch oven, convection oven, ovenproof, ovenware, toaster oven