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basting

[bay-sting] / ˈbeɪ stɪŋ /
VERB
moisten during cooking
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VERB
sew temporarily
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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

Roast for two hours, basting one to two times with more butter, before flipping breast side up to finish.

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

Jhiqui roasted the meat with sweet- grass and firepods, basting it with honey as it cooked, and there were melons and pomegranates and plums and some queer eastern fruit Dany did not know.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin



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