baste

Example Sentences

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Street vendors across East Asia scrunch small pieces of meat onto skewers and baste them over hot coals with a sweet and savory sauce.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Be sure to baste the fish with this liquid during cooking and just before serving.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 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

Add the butter, chorizo, chives, parsley and dill, and as the butter starts to foam, baste the scallops for about 30 seconds.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

“Anyway, I was took up with watching the baste of an old rick flaring itself into flitters; and a rale good job.”

From Humours of Irish Life by Various