Stop Butter Basting Meat, Do This Instead | Techniquely with Lan Lam

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Butter basting is fun and showy, but not always required for home cooks. Lan Lam introduces some alternatives to butter basting that maintain aromatic and butter-forward flavors on cast-iron ribeye steak and skillet roasted chicken breast. When butter basting is appropriate, Lan demonstrates the best way to do it without burning the butter. Butter-Basted Rib-Eye Steak Recipe: https://cooks.io/4ozw6RZ Skillet-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Rustic Orange-Thyme Sauce Recipe: https://cooks.io/3KEc6is Butter-Basted Fish Fillets with Garlic and Thyme Recipe: https://cooks.io/4gSjrXD 00:00 Intro 1:27 Butter Basting Pros 1:39 Butter Basting Cons 2:32 Easier Than Basting Steak 8:08 Better Than Basted Chicken 15:22 Basting Fish Discover more techniques and rigorously tested recipes on the America's Test Kitchen App: https://cooks.io/3Jv0Vbm Get exclusive access to every recipe, review, and more via our homepage: https://cooks.io/48Khcn2 Buy our cookbook 100 Techniques: Master a Lifetime of Cooking Skills, from Basic to Bucket List: https://cooks.io/46NUB6t Discover the latest recipes, tips, and tricks from Cook's Insider or keep up with the latest in our test kitchen from Notes from the Test Kitchen: https://cooks.io/46QFUzE Subscribe to America's Test Kitchen: https://youtube.com/@AmericasTestKitchen?sub_confirmation=1 ​ Watch full episodes of America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country for free on our new YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ATKFullEpisodes Discover the latest recipes, tips, and tricks from Cook’s Illustrated: https://cooks.io/42mfsfW Watch More! ​ In The Test Kitchen: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eLxup9tEP0M&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZsva37L040wy1u2RTOhqiF&pp=0gcJCWMEOCosWNin ​ The Taste Test: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SkqhwZqnA8s&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZ3usQguuxS2qWxlwj-9aN8 ​ Techniquely With Lan Lam: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnbzopdwFrnYyvwrqTB_5AhufdOMisGnF ​ Most Popular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guC4Badq2s&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZcFFuiSDnaymlMCb9ANwC5 Follow America's Test Kitchen: ​ Instagram: http://instagram.com/testkitchen ​ Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/testkitchen ​ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@testkitchen?lang=en ​ Facebook: http://facebook.com/americastestkitchen ​ Twitter: http://twitter.com/testkitchen ​ At America’s Test Kitchen, we investigate every aspect of cooking—recipes, equipment, ingredients, and techniques—with a goal to empower and inspire home cooks. Since 1992, our team of 50+ cooks, editors, and culinary creatives ask a lot of questions—and do a lot of testing—so that you get dependable, delicious recipes, comprehensive guidance, and thorough and unbiased equipment and ingredient reviews. You can find us in the pages of Cook's Illustrated magazine, on our television shows America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country, in dozens of best-selling cookbooks, and via the 14,000+ recipes, reviews, and classes available on our website and app. Whether you’re in search of a great weeknight meal or an impressive dinner-party dish, we’ve done the testing to deliver reliable recipes and comprehensive cooking info to your home kitchen. Bring your curiosity, and we’ll make you a better cook. #AmericasTestKitchen #CookingTutorial #FoodScience​​