Padma Lakshmi

One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter.

Indian Chef

Isabella Bird

The kimono, haori, and girdle, and even the long hanging sleeves, have only parallel seams, and these are only tacked or basted, as the garments, when washed, are taken to pieces, and each piece, after being very slightly stiffened, is stretched upon a board to dry.

English Explorer

Jennifer Lee

In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing or newfangled basting techniques that we read about in magazines.

American Journalist

Alton Brown

Basting is evil. Basting does nothing for the meat. Why? Skin. Skin is designed to keep stuff out of the bird, so basting just lets heat out of the oven. That means the turkey will take longer to cook... so don't touch that door!

American Entertainer

Claire Saffitz

Generally I don't find that basting does a lot of anything! I think what makes the most difference is treating the turkey ahead of time with a dry brine. It really does provide a very moist result.

American Editor

Grant Wood

You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.

American Artist

Alex Guarnaschelli

Repeatedly opening the oven - or worse, taking out the turkey to baste it - slows down the momentum of cooking.

American Chef

Maggie Stiefvater

I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.

American Author

Tracy Morgan

My sense of humor is a turkey, and I pull it out of the oven and baste it in reality.

American Actor

Used when discussing culinary techniques, especially for keeping meat juicy.

Cooking Context

Basting can add flavor as well as moisture to the food.

Flavor Enhancement

The act of basting is often done several times during cooking.

Frequent Action

Basting in sewing is not meant to be permanent and will be removed.

Temporary Stitch

Basting is an initial step before the final sewing in many projects.

Preparatory Step

Basted pieces can be adjusted easily, making fitting simpler.

Ease of Adjustment

In slang, 'baste' can mean a physical attack. Not suitable in formal situations.

Slang Usage

Using 'baste' to mean beat can evoke strong imagery of aggression.

Violent Connotations

Be cautious, as this use of 'baste' can be misunderstood if the context isn't clear.