basting spoon

Meat juice tool

A basting spoon is a large, long-handled spoon used to scoop up pan juices and drizzle them over roasting meat to keep it moist and flavorful: She used the basting spoon to coat the turkey every thirty minutes.

The bowl is typically deep and slightly angled to collect liquid easily from a hot roasting pan.

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roasting · meat juices · kitchen · kitchen utensil · juices · pan · oven · Thanksgiving · meat · broth · cooking · scoop · handle · stainless · silicone · pouring · moist · crispy skin

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kitchen tool function

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Holed spoon for draining

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liquid handling direction

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Mesh ladle for draining

chinois · sieve · cheesecloth

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G