If you baste meat, you pour hot fat and the juices from the meat itself over it while it is cooking. Pam was in the middle of basting the turkey Bake for 15-20 minutes, basting occasionally
Verb: To temporarily affix one piece of fabric to another, usually with long, easily removed stitches Basting is often used to make a test seam so that you may examine the appearance of the seam to ensure that it appears correct before sewing a permanent seam, or for holding the fabric in place while a seam is sewn elsewhere
To moisten (meat or other foods) while cooking to prevent drying and to add flavor The liquid may be pan drippings, melted fat, margarine, butter, fruit juice, oil, sauce, sea salt water, or Taste Maker Beer Batters (just add beer to our BBQ spices)
[ 'bAst ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French bastir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German besten to patch, Old English bæst bast.