Question about Cooking with Oil

jerbear1962

I'm very cautious of how much oil I add, I use a non stick pan and use chicken or beef broth if possible and add as little oil as needed to brown whatever I'm cooking. I have a half container of oil that is almost a year old with the little amount I use.

ritasice21

I just use my misto, which cuts down the consumption. I have found that 8 mississippi's equates to 1 teaspoon. I do not measure the remains if I do use tablespoons because I figure there are meat juices in there also, not just oil, so I would be underestimating.

bcf7683

Have you tried using broths instead of the oil? When pan-frying veggies, I use reduced sodium vegetable broth, when I cook chicken I use chicken broth... Cuts A LOT of the calories. And fat.

I still use oil occasionally, but I like to use half the oil the recipe calls for and sub the rest with a broth

Yoshima

Whenever I use oil to saute or roast anything, instead of trying to measure what's left, I just add 1 tbsp olive oil to my recipe or log. Or if I use a very little amount I'll put in 1/2 tbsp.

This is what I do, too. I also have bought myself an oil mister so I can only just "lube" the pan a little for certain things.

ashleykovacs

I cook chicken on the george foreman and if i use oil i use my misto sprayer.. you can get it at tj max (states) or homesense (canada)

Ph4lanx

Personally, if I use oil, it's Coconut Oil. If no oil, then I use a ceramic pan.

WendyTerry420

Since I cook for four, if I add two tbsp of oil to the pan, I will log 1/4 of that, so 1/2 tbsp to my diary. It may be a little less with some still in the pan, but I don't think the difference is large enough to concern myself over.