Norpro Stainless Steel Baster with Injector Needle and Cleaning Brush

A baster earns its place on Thanksgiving, when pan juices need to go back over the bird every half hour. Norpro’s stainless steel baster draws up juices through a metal tube that will not warp or cloud near a hot roasting pan, and its silicone bulb gives a firm squeeze with an oven mitt on.

The set also includes a stainless injecting needle. Screw it on, fill the baster with a marinade or melted butter and herbs, and inject flavor deep into a turkey breast or a pork shoulder before it goes into the oven or onto the grill. Norpro suggests basting every half hour in the oven and every 15 minutes on the grill. A long cleaning brush reaches all the way through the tube afterward.

Holiday shoppers buy it alongside the Norpro turkey brining bag, the adjustable roast rack and a glass gravy separator for the drippings.