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A pair of tongs in combination with a basting apparatus and an optional sharpened edge that can be used as a knife for cutting into food to check for degree of cooking. Also a container for use as a holder of a tool, such as a pair of tongs with a basting apparatus, for applying a spreadable basting

A pair of tongs in combination with a basting apparatus and an optional sharpened edge that can be used as a knife for cutting into food to check for degree of cooking. Also a container for use as a holder of a tool, such as a pair of tongs with a basting apparatus, for applying a spreadable basting material (e.g., sauce) held in the container. The container provides a stable support of the tool, such as the pair of tongs, to prevent cross contamination of working surfaces and basting material on the basting apparatus, while at the same time providing a holder from which the tongs/baster efficiently can be retrieved for use.

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1. A pair of tongs comprising: a first tong arm having a first front end, and a second tong arm having a second front end, wherein the first and second tong arms are hingedly connected to each other in a manner such that the first and second front ends are restricted to movement laterally inward tow

1. A pair of tongs comprising: a first tong arm having a first front end, and a second tong arm having a second front end, wherein the first and second tong arms are hingedly connected to each other in a manner such that the first and second front ends are restricted to movement laterally inward toward each other for grasping articles and laterally outward away from each other, thereby defining a lateral direction as orthogonal to a surface of a one of the first and second front ends; anda basting apparatus comprising a brush extending from a proximal end stem to a distal end basting surface, wherein the stem is mounted within a seating portion of the exterior surface of the one front end such that the brush is orthogonally aligned with the front end exterior surface, and extends laterally outward from the seating portion of the exterior surface to the laterally distal basting surface. 2. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein the articles comprise food products, and the basting apparatus is an applicator of food coatings. 3. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein the basting apparatus brush comprises bristles extending longitudinally from the proximal end stem to the distal end basting surface. 4. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein the basting apparatus comprises a pad being a brush. 5. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein: the seating portion comprises an opening through the exterior surface of the one front end. 6. The pair of tongs of claim 5, wherein: the proximal end stem comprises a retention arrangement suitable for engaging and removably mounting the basting apparatus to the seating portion of the one front ends. 7. The pair of tongs of claim 6, wherein the retention arrangement comprises a retention flange arrangement. 8. The pair of tongs of claim 7, wherein: the retention flange arrangement comprises a top flange and a bottom flange spaced apart along the proximal end stem to engage the seating portion; anda one of the top and bottom flanges extends to a greater width than the other one. 9. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second front ends of the first and second tong arms, respectively, comprises a portion of an outside edge of said one front end that is sharpened for use as a cutting edge. 10. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second front ends further comprises a nose portion having a size and shape suitable for removable containment of the nose portion in a nose seating area that opens inside of a side of an open-top container. 11. The pair of tongs of claim 1, wherein a one of the first and second tong arms comprises an opening for removably engaging an alignment tab that extends upward from a portion of an open-top container. 12. A pair of tongs in combination with a container, comprising: a first tong arm having a first front end, and a second tong arm having a second front end, wherein the first and second tong arms are hingedly connected to each other in a manner such that the first and second front ends are restricted to movement laterally inward toward each other for grasping articles and laterally outward away from each other;a basting apparatus comprising a basting surface extending laterally outward from a one of the first front end and the second front end; andwherein the container comprises a pot having a bottom and a side surrounding and extending upwards from the bottom to a top edge defining an open pot top, a nose portion of the first front end has a size and shape suitable for removable engagement of the nose portion with a nose seating area that opens inside of a side of the container;thereby providing a means for supporting and removably holding the pair of tongs such that the first and second front ends are over the open top of the container when the nose portion of the first front end is engaged in the nose seating area of the container. 13. The pair of tongs of claim 12, wherein the articles comprise food products, and the basting apparatus is an applicator of food coatings. 14. The pair of tongs of claim 13, wherein the food coatings are placed in the container for use by the basting apparatus. 15. The pair of tongs of claim 12, further comprising: a portion of an outside edge of the front end of one of the first and second tong arms that is adapted for using as a cutting edge. 16. The pair of tongs of claim 12, wherein the basting apparatus comprises a brush extending outward to the basting surface. 17. The pair of tongs of claim 12, wherein the basting surface comprises a pad. 18. The pair of tongs of claim 12, wherein the container further comprises an alignment tab that extends upward from the side, the pair of tongs further comprising: an opening in the first tong arm of a suitable size and shape for removably engaging with the alignment tab of the container. 19. The pair of tongs of claim 18 wherein the container further comprises a pot handle extending longitudinally outward from the container, the pair of tongs further comprising: long arms and the long arms extend longitudinally outward from the container along and above the pot handle when the nose portion of the front end of the first tong arm is engaged in the nose seating area of the container, and the opening in the first tong arm is engaged with the alignment tab of the container.