baste
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Cook and baste the fish until the thickest parts reach 115°F to 120°F, or are nearly opaque when cut into, 2 to 3 minutes.
From Washington Times • May 19, 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
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
Arranging this in his mind, he let the duck burn one side; it had a tendency to burn, as he could not baste it.
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard
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