prewarms

Warms up early

Prewarms means to heat something in advance of its main use.

Ovens are prewarmed before baking, and cars may be prewarmed on cold mornings before driving.

She prewarms the plates so the food stays hot longer.

The term appears frequently in cooking instructions and automotive contexts, where reaching optimal temperature beforehand improves performance or results.

culinary

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

preheat · broiling · casserole · skillet · bakeware · sheet pan · convection · thermostat · recipe · cooking

automotive

engine

Machine producing motion

fuel injection · glow plug · block heater · coolant · winter · defrost · catalytic converter · turbo · throttle · choke

equipment

machine

Power-driven working device

industrial · calibration · standby · initialization · operating temperature · electronics · copier · espresso machine · laminator · kiln

Opposites
temperature change direction

prewarmsprecools

Refrigerates before shipping

cools down · chills · refrigerates · freezes · cools

timing of thermal action

prewarmsreheats

Warms food again

Family

prewarmed, prewarm, prewarming

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