Has Pam become a generic term.for cooking spray?

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Has Pam become a generic term.for cooking spray?

Postby Mars80 » 2021-03-02, 20:41

Around here it is common for people to talk about the importance of spraying baking sheets with Pam so the food doesn't stick. It is also common for people to refer to cooking spray as Pam even if it is a different brand.

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Re: Has Pam become a generic term.for cooking spray?

Postby linguoboy » 2021-03-31, 13:38

I only learned the word "cooking spray" last year. It's always been "Pam" to me.
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Re: Has Pam become a generic term.for cooking spray?

Postby Eireannach » 2022-01-27, 10:47

Over here across the pond, we just say 'cooking spray'. As I have only heard of 'Pam' when watching American media, I think this could be an example of a brand becoming so synonymous with a product that people just call it by the brand.

I know a big example of this is 'Advil' as I have heard "I need to take an Advil" from various tv shows but I haven't heard "I need to take some ibuprofen" which is the drug under the 'Advil' brand.
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