baste
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Use the rest of the butter to baste.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 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
When on the spit, place it near the fire, baste immediately with a little melted butter, and then with the drippings.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot
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
It was the second year in a row that Langford hit a game-winning homer in the championship game, having basted a two-run shot in the top of the eighth inning last spring against the Highlanders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024
As a child, Yamamoto said he sometimes snacked on soy-sauce basted grasshoppers.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2023
CUMMING, Ga. – In a barn 40 miles north of downtown Atlanta, after barbecue was served and local dignitaries basted each other with encomia, Gov. Brian Kemp got down to brass tacks.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
A short time after she pursued—“I seed you go out with the master, but I didn’t know you were gone to church to be wed;” and she basted away.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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, despite basting it with melted butter and wine every half-hour, this bird was so dry.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 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
The next few hours are spent doing tasks no one else wants to do—snipping stitches, basting, sweeping up, collecting pins and putting them in pincushions.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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