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stovetop

[ stohv-top ]

noun

  1. the upper surface of a stove, stave, especially the area used for cooking:

    a stovetop cluttered with unwashed pots and pans.



adjective

  1. pertaining to or suitable for use or preparation on the top tops of a cooking stove: stave:

    stovetop meals; stovetop utensils.

stovetop

/ ˈəʊˌɒ /

noun

  1. the US word for hob 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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I swapped the jarred sauce for a quick stovetop version laced with fennel seed and torn basil.

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By the time the season finale of “The Residence” comes around and Cupp gets to gleefully reveal how she solved the mystery, “She feels almost like a buried powder keg or a kettle of water on the stovetop,” Aduba said in a video interview, “slowly bubbling until it whistles at the end.”

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A Salon colleague, Carlyn Zwarenstein, mentioned this technique a few weeks back, noting that air fryer hard-boiled eggs are arguably simpler to make — and easier to peel — than the traditional stovetop method.

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Besides her duties in the kitchen, where onions and meatballs were sizzling on the stovetop on a recent Wednesday, Darby is also on a team focused on mental health advocacy.

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That might scare some people, but generally, the sandwiches that require a lot more prep time are ones where part of the recipe needs to be cooked away either in the oven or on the stovetop, so it’s not active work time.

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