non-stick, a.
[non- 5 b.]
That does not stick or allow sticking; spec. of a cooking utensil: to which food does not adhere.
| 1958 Listener 4 Dec. 967/1 Silicones are used..for..coating cooking pans to make them ‘non-stick’. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 1 Mar. 153/2 (Advt.), Men's non-stick P.V.C. plastic oilskin coats. 1968 Guardian 9 July 7/3 The cost of the non-stick oven lining adds {pstlg}6 10s to the price of a cooker. 1973 ‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green ii. 14 Sticky non-stick frying pans in the sink. |