Food pyrolysis temperatures are, however, lower than the boiling point of lipids, so pyrolysis occurs when frying in vegetable oil or suet, or basting meat in its own fat.
en.wikipedia.org Prior to cooking, the potato should be scrubbed clean, washed and dried with eyes and surface blemishes removed, and possibly basted with oil or butter and/or salt.
en.wikipedia.org This consisted of stitching the linings of coats, collars or cuffs, as well as basting pants, sewing buttons, or tacking pockets.
en.wikipedia.org The pieces are cut, then the tracing paper is pinned and/or basted to the fabric.
en.wikipedia.org Paper was used as a pattern and each individual piece of cut fabric was basted around the paper pattern.
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