Found in a variety of shapes, the most common batea is rectangular with rounded edges and has a depth of approximately three to six inches. From Wordnik.com. [Mexican cocinas: the colonial kitchen] Reference
For myself, I woudl not trust Barreto even with my "batea". From Wordnik.com. [Those exquisite revolutionary moments: chavista cowards] Reference
A batea is a wooden, oval shallow bowl. From Wordnik.com. [A small cocina vocabulary drill] Reference
Replaces other Equipment: sluices, batea (panning). From Wordnik.com. [15.1 Amalgam press] Reference
The television announcer disappointed the janitor: MVP Jeter están de parte de batea. From Wordnik.com. [A Kettle of Vultures] Reference
But where was the batea, for now by some strange freak I was back in Brazil, and must have my batea. From Wordnik.com. [A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa] Reference
Replaces other Equipment: manual amalgamation in batea (pan), amalgamation in combination with other processes. From Wordnik.com. [15.1 Amalgam press] Reference
Maque is a yet another application of lacquer upon a base of wood, generally a shallow bowl (batea), with the addition of an essential element - "aje," an animal fat extracted from the female insect coccus axin from the Tierra Caliente. From Wordnik.com. [The artesanias of Michoacan - an introduction] Reference
The traditional lacquerware of Uruapan never really impressed me until I watched the transformation of a batea (shallow wooden bowl) into a work of art as the maestra explained each step of an arduous and delicate process, selecting the right low-resin wood, grinding pigments from the depths of the earth, mixing it with chia oil, and adding the final and most important ingredient: aje. From Wordnik.com. [Uruapan - The Real Mexico] Reference
A wooden batea is operated by a trained native panner to process the sand fraction. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
500 - 1000 kg/MS including refining with batea (panning). From Wordnik.com. [15.1 Amalgam press] Reference
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