Pan searing

nichell88

Quick question, how do you guys log cooking oil when you're pansearing? Do you put it in as its own ingredient? Do you create a recipe for each thing and put it in that way? What do people think?

MaddMaestro

I actually don't log it.. I don't log most spices either. I've read about people who do though.

brittnichol

I never really log it tbh but when I do I just scan the barcode and log it I only log if its eggs or just enough for 1 meal other than that I dont pay too much attention

buffinlovin

If I'm using the drippings in something (such as gravy or sauce), I'll make a quick recipe for that sauce and include it.

Otherwise, if I am just using it to grease the pan, I don't log it. Most often its a spritz of vegetable or olive oil spray.

Geocitiesuser

I pan sear steaks with butter, and yes, I log the butter.

Nevada

I smear the butter cube across the warming fry pan and log it as 1/2 tsp.
If I wanted to be exact, I could weigh the cube, smear/melt the butter, and weigh the cube again for the difference.
With olive oil I guess a teaspoon or tablespoon, again I could weigh the difference if I needed that precision. I don't.

But you leave some oil in the pan. Weigh the oily pan, wash and dry it, and weigh again to find the the difference.

Golbat

I just choose "pan fried" rather than "broiled" or whatever from the food options. That seems to take the extra calories from cooking style at least somewhat into account. But if I were finding I were having trouble losing weight as I expected, that would be where I'd be looking.

JohnnyPenso

I count it but I'm never sure how much of the fat is left in the pan and how much evaporates so I usually only count 1/2 to 3/4 of the amount I use. Hard to be completely accurate with this, too many variables. If you don't do it on a regular basis it's not going to make much difference in the long run.

Queenmunchy

I weigh and log my cooking fat, and the weighed raw ingredients.

jennyonthespot

I always log it, since oil is super calorie dense. I measure what I put in the pan and divide by two, since I'm usually cooking two pieces of fish, or whatever. It's always worked out for me.

ChristopherLimoges

I measure it out with tablespoons and other tools, and log it.