preseasoned

Spiced before purchase

Preseasoned describes cookware or food that comes already seasoned.

A preseasoned cast-iron skillet has been treated with oil and heat to create a nonstick surface, ready to use without the buyer's usual break-in process.

Preseasoned meat or vegetables have been rubbed with spices before packaging: The preseasoned chicken just needs to go in the oven.

meat

marinated

Soaked in flavored liquid

  • rubbedApplied pressure with motion
  • brinedTreated with salt solution
  • spicedSeasoned with aromatics

herbed · tenderized · infused · cured · flavored · garlicky · citrusy · aromatic · injected · overnight

convenience

premixed

Combined before sale

easy · effortless · practical · streamlined · labor-saving · shortcut · instant · off-the-shelf · ready-made · weeknight

cookware

cast-iron

Hard molded alloy

pan · wok · grill · enameled · cookware · kitchenware · frying-pan · comal · tawa · ready-to-use

flavor

savory

Appetizing, not sweet

  • umamiFifth taste sensation
  • spicyHaving strong heat
  • herbalRelating to medicinal plants

aromatic · tangy · zesty · piquant · garlicky · peppery · smoky · flavorful · tasty · appetizing

Opposites
seasoning status

preseasonedunseasoned

Lacking flavor or experience

plain · unflavored · unspiced · bland · bare

preparation effort required

preseasonedunprepared

Lacking readiness beforehand

DIY · unprocessed

Phrases
Family

preseason, preseasons, preseasoning

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G