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to baste

to baste

8 5.0
To pour fat or juices over meat while it cooks
  • verb
  • /beɪst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regar
  • I baste every 1/2 hour and end up with a very delicious and moist bird.
  • baste the turkey
  • baste with marinade
  • baste the chicken

And just use that sort of brush and baste the steak.

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Examples

  • Always, always try to baste your turkey while cooking.

    Blog text (27)

  • Every five minutes for the first half hour, you must baste the chicken.

    Positive I.D. (1986)

  • About an hour before it's done, I baste with my favorite wine.

    Blog text (27)

  • Take the bird out, shut the door, and baste it.

    Blog text (27)

  • I use this liquid to baste the bird.

    Blog text (27)

  • Do you want me to baste them in butter?

    Burnt (2015)

  • Baste it once, turn it over and cook it for 20 more minutes.

    Heartburn (1986)

  • Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue to baste every 30 minutes until done.

    Blog text (27)

  • I also baste the bird with butter and bacon fat frequently to keep it moist and flavorful!

    Blog text (27)

  • You should baste the turkey with broth to keep it juicy while roasting.

Antonyms

to dry
570 1.0

To become free of water or wetness

How Moist

to drench
34 3.0
to glaze
33 4.2
to baste
  • Specialized
8 5.0
brush
22 1.0
to sprinkle
100 1.1

Surface Forms

baste infinitive
basted past
basted past participle
basting present participle
bastes third person singular

Etymology

To baste in cooking can be remembered from an old idea of 'to wet' or 'moisten', so a cook 'wets' the meat with butter or juices while it cooks. That is why to baste food is to pour liquid over it to keep it moist and add flavor.