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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
“Bad cess to the contrary baste; he’s sure to git into mischief if there’s mischief about!”
From The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa by J. Percy-Groves
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
I cooked lunch for myself—pork and beans, or chicken basted in onions and orange juice, or on days when I was feeling lazy, soup from a can—and sat at the table alone eating it.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
I considered basting the tomatoes in butter and stewing them down with miso until soft and glossy.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
But, despite basting it with melted butter and wine every half-hour, this bird was so dry.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 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
Some grammarians use the analogy of stitching: punctuation as the basting that holds the fabric of language in shape.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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