: to dig or gather with or as if with a device dragged along the bottom of a body of water dredged the river dredging for oysters. Other Words from dredge. dredger noun.

What does dredge mean in baking?

The basic dredge definition is to lightly coat a food in a dry ingredient, such as flour, cornmeal, or breadcrumbs. ... Dredging is just the part where you coat food in a dry ingredient, flour being the most common dredge used.

How do you dredge with flour?

To dredge food in flour, spread some flour in a shallow dish that's wide enough for the item that you want to coat—a cutlet, for example. First pat the cutlet mostly dry with paper towels and then season it with salt and pepper.