Sunday Rest: ovenable. Word Not To Use Today.

 I think this ghastly word must describe food that can be cooked in an oven.

I've tried to do some research on the subject, but even Google flinches when faced with this monstrosity, lamely suggesting I'd rather be told about the word amenable.

And, what's more, Google is right.

Dictionary.com, however, tells me that this horrid word can also describe packaging that can be placed in an oven (especially a microwave oven) without either exploding, catching fire, or lacing the contents with rivulets of molten metal.

Though, given the quality of packaged food designed to be cooked in a microwave, the molten metal garnish might even be an improvement.

I admit that it is quicker to write ovenable than can be cooked in an oven, but speed isn't everything.

Unless you're eating a microwave ready-meal it isn't, anyway.

Word To Use Today: oven. The Old English form of this word was ofen.