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Pastry brush

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, pastry brush means: A kitchen brush used to apply liquids such as egg wash, butter or glaze.

In Turkish: pastacı fırçası

How it is used

Used with brush on or brush with when describing surface coatings.

Example sentences

  1. Use a pastry brush to coat the buns with egg wash.

    The bristles distribute a thin liquid coating over the surface.

  2. The chef spread melted butter with a pastry brush.

    The tool applies fat without pouring it onto the pastry.

Common collocations

  • silicone pastry brush
  • brush with butter
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

More terms: Kitchen Equipment

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