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baste

[bayst] / beɪst /
VERB
moisten during cooking
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VERB
sew temporarily
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In this recipe at Food & Wine, David Chang "pulverizes the kombu to a powder and blends it with softened butter to baste striped bass fillets."

From Salon ● May 14, 2024

You baste every 30 minutes before removing the cheesecloth to cook uncovered to burnish the skin.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

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

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

Then make haste and carry it to the sewing room, and tell Miss Finch to baste it in the neck and sleeves of that new black silk of mine.

From Mildred's New Daughter by Martha Finley

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

But perhaps most memorable, especially for anyone who has ever babied, basted and otherwise fussed over a 14-pound bird, is the season four episode “Turkey in a Can.”

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023

There were arches of spun sugar, towers of pastry, basted birds posed for flight.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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

Follow up: If there's barely any liquid at the bottom of my roasting pan, what should I be basting with?

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

We layer on the flavors - first as a quick marinade for the chicken, then as a basting sauce, and finally as a finishing sauce.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 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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