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
I have a section on using different flavored butters to baste and add flavor, so add garlic butter or maple butter to something like a corn muffin or a cornbread.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2022
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
Tip the pan and baste with the melted butter while cooking.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed
The signature dish, made with sharp, slow-melting Kolot cheese, comes in a crust that’s been liberally basted with butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
His wife had already basted the family turkey the night before and now she was cracking 180 eggs with a smile and wearing plastic gloves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
The programme title is a play on Lord Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera, basted on the novel by Gaston Leroux.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
As a child, Yamamoto said he sometimes snacked on soy-sauce basted grasshoppers.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2023
I place a basted skirt in my basket and Mary snatches it, looks at it closely, rips the stitches out, and tosses it at me again.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
In August 2023, the state blamed another botched satellite launch on an error in the emergency basting system, but said it was "not a big issue".
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
Do note that basting can result in less crispy skin.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
But before you start basting the turkey and preparing the stuffing, it’s good to get your kitchen in as good a shape as possible.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Then we take a two-step approach to ensure it stays moist, basting it in butter as it cooks and then serving it with a luscious but bright sauce.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023
I guess she did, because she finally pushed the basting pan aside and went to the sink to wash her hands.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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