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baste

[beyst] / beɪst /
VERB
moisten during cooking
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VERB
sew temporarily
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You baste every 30 minutes before removing the cheesecloth to cook uncovered to burnish the skin.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice into the pan and baste the fillets once or twice more.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2023

To add to the flavour, Taylor’s preferred liquid to baste the turkey with is coffee, butter and maple syrup.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022

The roast will glow, burnished and blazing, as I open the oven door to baste it with preserves and turn the glowing globes of potato in their spitting fat.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

Sprinkle with melted butter and sugar, baste now and then with hot water, and serve separately or with cereal.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle




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