baste
1to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made.
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to moisten (meat or other food) while cooking, with drippings, butter, etc.
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices.
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How to use baste in a sentence
If you do choose to cook a brined turkey, do it yourself — wet or dry — rather than buying a “self-basting” or already-brined turkeyso you don’t accidentally end up with a salt bomb.
How to brine a turkey: Wet vs. dry and the results you can expect | Aaron Hutcherson | November 19, 2021 | Washington PostShe was going to slow-roast it overnight and baste it every hour.
Puerto Rican pernil is a standout Thanksgiving roast. Just guard that crispy skin. | Monti Carlo | November 18, 2021 | Washington PostArtichoke Dip with Ripped Bread DippersWhen all your guests are arriving but you’re still running around cleaning bathrooms and basting turkey, the best distraction is artichoke dip.
Yet it is also bounded by pointed efforts to objectively measure what people actually think, efforts that are themselves quickly basted with subjective assessment.
Stainless-steel tongs, grill brushes, meat thermometers, basting brushes, and all sizes of forks are essential parts of the BBQ master’s toolbox.
Optimal Grilling Accessories and Grilling Tools For The Best Backyard BBQ | Irena Collaku | June 25, 2021 | Popular-Science
Place them in front of a clear fire, baste constantly, and serve with slices of lemon round the dish.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisSure and the artful baste who made it little thought he was going to find us as purty a hiding-place as was ever made.
Commodore Junk | George Manville FennMike, poor man, regretted very much that he had no gun, as he might perhaps shoot “the baste.”
Hudson Bay | R.M. Ballantyne"Here, baste these fowls," cried the cook, handing a long-handled spoon to one of the scullions.
The Court Jester | Cornelia BakerOf course, pork tenderloins will be pretty sure to yield drippings enough to baste with.
British Dictionary definitions for baste (1 of 3)
/ (beɪst) /
(tr) to sew with loose temporary stitches
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1British Dictionary definitions for baste (2 of 3)
/ (beɪst) /
to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced
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2British Dictionary definitions for baste (3 of 3)
/ (beɪst) /
(tr) to beat thoroughly; thrash
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