is vegetable oil the same as crisco?

Question

I have kitty cookie mix that says to grease the pan with vegetable oil. Do you think they mean Crisco or liquid vegetable oil?

Answer 1

They mean liquid vegetable oil for this purpose. Pour about a teaspoon onto the pan, then spread it with a paper towel. It'll help make it easier to get the kitty cookies out of the pan when they're done.

And if you don't have any liquid vegetable oil... go ahead and spread on Crisco, it's just vegetable oil that's been processed to make it a solid at room temperature.

Answer 2

Vegetable oil and crisco are 2 different things. Although they are both a vegetable oil so to say... crisco is a vegetable oil product. It contains solids and is not always interchangeable with the oil even if you melt it. For greasing a pan you can really use either or but in cakes etc....if I do use oil I also flour the pan or use a few teaspoons of the mix to dust the pan since I've found that straight liquid oil tends to make items a little crispier than I'd like them to be.

Answer 3

Crisco is a solidified vegetable oil made by hydrogenating liquid vegetable oil. The oil that pours from a bottle is not processed like that. You could use either since the Crisco will liquefy under heat while you are baking - it is not part of the cookie ingredients, just a nonstick coating on the pan.

If kitty cookies are really intended for cats do they contain things like fish guts or chopped mice that cats would find appealing? I hope you have a separate cookie sheet you use for them to keep the people-cookies on a clean surface.

Answer 4

Crisco makes shortening and vegetable oil. Shortening is vegetable oil refined into a very "silky" solid texture. If the recipe says vegetable oil use the liquid.

But for cookies I usually spray the pan with Pam or use a Silpat (a silicon baking mat).

Answer 5

Crisco is a brand name. Crisco makes shortening, cooking oil, and cooking spray. If the recipe says to grease the pan with vegetable oil then that is what you should use. I would use something like a paper towel or a napkin to spread it evenly across the pan.

Answer 6

I would grease it with crisco. They're not the same. Crisco has a higher melting temperature and will not cook into your food as much as vegetable oil will.

Answer 7

Vegetable oil = liquid oil

Crisco = shortening (although the brand "Crisco" also includes liquid oils)

Answer 8

You can use either one. It's really about what you have on hand. Crisco is a form of shortening I'm not sure if its animal fat like lard or if its from processed vegetables like some oils are.

Answer 9

You can use crisco, margerine, butter or oil. The oil won't cling as thick to the sides of the pan, but should work fine, as cookies are usually high in fat and don't stick to the pan to bad.

Answer 10

If you are referring to Crisco the solid shortening kind vs. the liquid in the bottle. It's ok to use the liquid Crisco in this instance because the smoking temperature is higher than for solid shortening.