Surprise - neither. Yes, it may be a trick question, but because nearly 100 percent of their calories are derived from fat, neither butter nor margarine is the best choice for cooking. Butter contains saturated fats and cholesterol, while most margarines contain both saturated fats and trans fats. If you do decide to use margarine, choose tub or liquid styles over stick forms, and choose margarines with liquid vegetable oil as their first ingredient.

We did not recommend aerosol spray oils for use with the original SCANPAN CLASSIC/ERGONOMIC surface. These oils may contain ingredients, which may carbonize at relatively low temperatures. That, in turn, may lead to an oil and carbon residue forming on the cooking surface and blocking the nonstick surface from doing its job. SCANPAN CLASSIC/ERGONOMIC NEW TEK can be used with any oils or seasoning, or without any seasoning.

Flaxseed can easily replace oil or shortening in a recipe because of it's high oil content. Just replace 1/3 c. of oil with 1 c. of milled flaxseed for a 3:1 substitution ratio. Similarly, a flaxseed mixture can be used as an egg substitute in selected recipes like pancakes, muffins and cookies. For every egg, replace with 1 tsp. of milled flax amd 3 tbsp. of water. Mix milled flaxseed and water in a small bowl and let sit for 1 to 2 minutes.

Almost the best way to benefit from the quality of your milk is using it in your cooking. Not only can you make milk at just pennies per quart, it's fresh and complements so many recipes. Use soymilk in puddings, cakes, cookies, cheese sauces, yogurt, cream sauces, milk shakes, smoothies and even mashed potatoes.

Oil banks are not for used cooking oil. Large amounts of used cooking oil from factories, restaurants and food outlets can be recycled so contact your local authority for details on what facilities are available for disposing of waste cooking oil in your area. Recycled cooking oil can be refined and used to make detergents or converted into bio fuels and some organisations will collect the waste free of charge or will buy it from you.

The type of oil that you use will affect the taste of the popcorn. The most common type that is used is coconut oil. It normally is regarded as the best tasting and has long been a staple at movie theatres. However, many health conscious people prefer Betacarotin due to its lower fat and cholesterol content.

No. Hydrogenation is an industrial process where hydrogen molecules are introduced to the oil to make it solid at room temperatures. It chemically alters the oil and creates harmful trans fatty acids. Cooking with coconut oil does NOT introduce hydrogen into the oil or hydrogenate it. Coconut oil is a very stable oil even at higher temperatures. However, it is best not to cook beyond the smoke point of coconut oil, as this will begin to deteriorate the oil and turn it yellow.

In most cases a restaurant will be happy to simply give you their used oil, since they would otherwise have to pay to dispose of it, however a waste carriers licence will be required. If you require large quantities of used oil you could arrange a local collection company to deliver larger volumes. This service will cost anywhere between 10 ? 25p per litre.

Yes, you may substitute oil for margarine for our cake and cookie mixes. The amounts will still stay the same.

Yes, we allow substitutes any time. Please provide substitute's name and address in advance or at the door.

We give our peanut butter a vigorous stir at the beginning (making sure to get all the way to the bottom!) and then refrigerate it. The chilly temp keeps it emulsified so there's no need to stir again.

EatRaw's Raw, Imported Virgin Organic Coconut Butter/Oil: Use it just about any way you like. Of the tropical oils, coconut oil seems to have the most beneficial uses both topically and consumed raw. It is best to store coconut oil in the refrigerator. Place the jar in warm water or under hot water and allow it to liquefy. Pour only as much as you need into a separate glass container. As a nutritional supplement a tablespoon a day mixed in with a fruit juice or smoothie.

The first time you open your jar of Pumpkin Seed Butter you will notice a layer of oil on top of a thick layer. Once you mix these two layers together and refrigerate the product you will not have to mix it again. The Pumpkin Seed Butter divides into two layers, as would all-natural peanut butter, because there is no additives like hydrogenated oils (trans-fatty acids) to keep these two layers together thus providing you with an all-natural product free of trans-fatty acids.

Oh, yes! (Though not every single day.) I love the single serving-sized bags of Deerfield Farms popcorn at Walgreen's. Just 16 total carbs a bag for the Double Butter, & 18 total carbs for the Kettle Corn flavor.

Choosing the correct oil will be your biggest decision. Oil affects the taste and the nutritional value of your popcorn. Manufacturers love coconut oil because it burns the cleanest, and supposedly tastes the best. If you are health-conscious however, you may want to steer clear of coconut oil and try canola oil (canola oil has a lower fat and cholesterol content). Other oils frequently used are sunflower, peanut and soy.

Olive oil is excellent for stir frying, sautéing, deep frying, roasting and braising, and brushing on food before and during grilling and barbecuing. Olive oil can be heated to a much higher temperature in cooking that most other oils without damaging any of the fatty acids. It also forms a seal around food so that less fat is absorbed into the food. It can be filtered after frying and used up to 10 times, because olive oil is stable at high temperatures.

Peanut oil has been used by the Chinese for hundreds of years because of its high oil content and because it can be extracted easily by a primitive process. In recent years, other vegetable oils have become increasingly popular in Chinese kitchens. Polyunsaturated vegetable oils, such as corn, soybean, cottonseed and sunflower oil, are being used.

Oil can cause serious damage to equipment at sewage treatment plants if poured down the drain. If it is poured onto the ground, oil can seep into the ground and could contaminate the soil, drinking water, streams, rivers, and lakes.

The natural flavor is a starter distillate. Starter distillate is a steam distillate of a culture grown on a skim milk medium which has been fortified with .01% citric acid. The culture could be one of the following: Streptococcus lactis, S. cremoris, S. lactis Subsp, Diactylactis, or Lueconostoc. (These are cultures that can also be found in kefir) According to our butter maker, distillate give the butter an old-fashioned tang, without having to sour the cream to achieve it. [back to top]