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baste

[beyst] / beɪst /
VERB
moisten during cooking
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VERB
sew temporarily
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Baste the fish on both sides with just enough marinade to coat.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Baste throughout, check the temperature after about an hour and once cooked through, let cool slightly before carving.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

Baste bread with butter and return to oven.

From Fox News • Nov. 25, 2021

They tasted about 60 percent as good as if you just poured a bottle of Kikkoman Teriyaki Baste & Glaze on a pile of soba.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2021

Baste frequently, first adding a tablespoonful of lard.

From Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of all Classes by Clayton, H. J.




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