1.   As soon as a splash of the amber liquid fills the bottom of a brandy snifter you are told to place a cover over the glass.

2.   Fill the bottom of a couscous cooker with water and bring to a boil.

3.   Fill bottom with olive mixture.

4.   Fill the bottom of the couscous cooker with water and bring to a boil.

5.   First fill the bottom of the steamer, then start stacking tamales on top of one another.

6.   For the maximum amount of espresso the caffettiera will make, fill the bottom half with cold water till just below the safety valve mark.

7.   You can use a pot without a drain hole, as long as you fill the bottom with a layer of gravel or broken pottery.

8.   When high waves started to fill the bottom of the boat with water, they started the engine to head back to shore.