Which fat is better? Butter, lard, margarine, or shortening and why is it butter or lard? Episode 216

What are the differences between butter, lard, margarine, and shortening?

Flavor is first. No, health is first.

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by information about what is and is not so about cooking and baking fats.  Simple is best for nearly all things, and so it is with fats, too.

This episode delves into each fat, a little bit, to see if the answer is more plain than the Google searches make it seem.

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Author: Dann Reid

Hello. I'm a dad and husband and baker and chef and student of history, of economics and liberty.

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