More simple time saving kitchen utensil (6)

'kitchen utensil' is the definition.
(I know that baster is a type of kitchen utensil)

'more simple time saving' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'baser' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?