Loggng Question: Sauteed Veggies

AviBZ

Hi all.
Is there a rule of thumb for estimating the amount of oil you consume when you sautee something? For example: If I use a tablespoon of olive oil to sautee some kale, some of the oil stays in the pan. How much do you log?
Thanks

fallingtrees

Good one. I go with half, and try to use as little as possible. But with something like kale, with a lot of surface area, it would hold more, so I'd probably record all of it.

SnuggleSmacks

Here's a trick if you want to get super-technical and picky:

Weigh your frying pan with the oil in it.
Cook your food and remove it from the pan.
Weigh your frying pan with the remaining oil
The difference should be the amount of oil that your veggies soaked up.

There might be a slight difference because of bits of veggie left in the pan, or bits of oil which were removed with the veggies, but have since fallen off and weren't eaten, but it's still fairly accurate.

spatty_harris

I count the whole amount. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate.

SezxyStef

I count the whole amount. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate.

This..cause really 1 tsp of oil isn't a whole lot.

danimalkeys

I count it all too. Most of the time what's left in the pan is just a coating- there are never puddles of it left behind.

fallingtrees

Here's a trick if you want to get super-technical and picky:

Weigh your frying pan with the oil in it.
Cook your food and remove it from the pan.
Weigh your frying pan with the remaining oil
The difference should be the amount of oil that your veggies soaked up.

There might be a slight difference because of bits of veggie left in the pan, or bits of oil which were removed with the veggies, but have since fallen off and weren't eaten, but it's still fairly accurate.

Actually, if you've ever done this, you'll find that the difference is significant, because the food loses a lot of water in cooking. Or, you may have added other liquids. In either case, the weight difference is only partly due to the oil.

LolBroScience

Just log it as how much oil you use...

GiveMeCoffee

Log how much you use if it's slightly over that gives you a little margin of error. Don't over complicate it

ekat120

Here's a trick if you want to get super-technical and picky:

Weigh your frying pan with the oil in it.
Cook your food and remove it from the pan.
Weigh your frying pan with the remaining oil
The difference should be the amount of oil that your veggies soaked up.

There might be a slight difference because of bits of veggie left in the pan, or bits of oil which were removed with the veggies, but have since fallen off and weren't eaten, but it's still fairly accurate.

Actually, if you've ever done this, you'll find that the difference is significant, because the food loses a lot of water in cooking. Or, you may have added other liquids. In either case, the weight difference is only partly due to the oil.

I read this as weighing without the food. You weigh the pan with the oil before and after cooking (before you put in the food and after you remove the food) to see how much oil remained.

I just count it all.

JoRocka

I count the whole amount. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate.

This..cause really 1 tsp of oil isn't a whole lot.

indeed. just use the whole amount. I never have significant oil left in the pan- so I assume most of it is on my food.

wannakimmy

I count it all.

TheStephil

I just use the whole amount I put in. However, weighing the pan with oil before food and after you take the food off is an good way of doing it.

mommyrunning

They also make spray versions of olive oil which will lightly coat the pan.

VeryKatie

Start with less oil and only add more if you need it (but measure it).
I count it all.

tracydr

I count it, unless I put it in and then wipe out with a paper towel.
I now use my Misto sprayer so I rarely use much oil, not enough to count. I have a blue steel pan that's well seasoned and I can sauté most veggies without anything, or just a spritz of olive oil.

bowlerae

Here's a trick if you want to get super-technical and picky:

Weigh your frying pan with the oil in it.
Cook your food and remove it from the pan.
Weigh your frying pan with the remaining oil
The difference should be the amount of oil that your veggies soaked up.

There might be a slight difference because of bits of veggie left in the pan, or bits of oil which were removed with the veggies, but have since fallen off and weren't eaten, but it's still fairly accurate.

Sounds like a huge hassle and waste of time and seems flawed as other people have mentioned. I'd log 75-100%. Easy rule to follow. If you are obsessing over the difference of 1 tablespoon vs 1/2 of a tablespoon of olive oil...then you are obsessing and that is not a healthy relationship with food. Just eyeball what you think you have left.

Ready2Rock206

I count the whole amount. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate.

Same here.

carfanman

to be conservative I usally log the whole amount regardless of how mujch stay in the pan.