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See definition of baste on Dictionary.com
  • verbmoisten during cooking
  • verbsew temporarily
  • verbpummel, thrash

synonyms for baste

  • grease
  • drip
  • lard
  • season
  • brush with liquid
See also synonyms for: basting
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If you do choose to cook a brined turkey, do it yourself — wet or dry — rather than buying a “self-basting” or already-brined turkeyso you don’t accidentally end up with a salt bomb.
HOW TO BRINE A TURKEY: WET VS. DRY AND THE RESULTS YOU CAN EXPECTAARON HUTCHERSONNOVEMBER 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST
She was going to slow-roast it overnight and baste it every hour.
PUERTO RICAN PERNIL IS A STANDOUT THANKSGIVING ROAST. JUST GUARD THAT CRISPY SKIN.MONTI CARLONOVEMBER 18, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Artichoke Dip with Ripped Bread DippersWhen all your guests are arriving but you’re still running around cleaning bathrooms and basting turkey, the best distraction is artichoke dip.
HEAR ME OUT: THERE SHOULD BE MORE BREAD AT THANKSGIVINGDAYNA EVANSNOVEMBER 16, 2021EATER
Yet it is also bounded by pointed efforts to objectively measure what people actually think, efforts that are themselves quickly basted with subjective assessment.
POLITICS IS NOT RATIONALPHILIP BUMPSEPTEMBER 29, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Stainless-steel tongs, grill brushes, meat thermometers, basting brushes, and all sizes of forks are essential parts of the BBQ master’s toolbox.
OPTIMAL GRILLING ACCESSORIES AND GRILLING TOOLS FOR THE BEST BACKYARD BBQIRENA COLLAKUJUNE 25, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
For the first minute, baste the potatoes constantly with oil, spooning it over the top so that the starch sets and won’t deflate.
CHEF NYESHA ARRINGTON’S RECIPE FOR PUFFY POMMES SOUFFLÉESEATER VIDEOAPRIL 23, 2021EATER
Place them in front of a clear fire, baste constantly, and serve with slices of lemon round the dish.
DRESSED GAME AND POULTRY LA MODEHARRIET A. DE SALIS
Sure and the artful baste who made it little thought he was going to find us as purty a hiding-place as was ever made.
COMMODORE JUNKGEORGE MANVILLE FENN
Mike, poor man, regretted very much that he had no gun, as he might perhaps shoot “the baste.”
HUDSON BAYR.M. BALLANTYNE
"Here, baste these fowls," cried the cook, handing a long-handled spoon to one of the scullions.
THE COURT JESTERCORNELIA BAKER
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