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caribougal
caribougal Posts: 865 Member
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I completely understand about using Ghee as a replacement for butter for those that are dairy-free.

My question is... when do you prefer to use it?

I generally cook with coconut oil or bacon grease. I have really cut down on cooking with butter anyway because I love how nothing ever sticks with coconut oil and how bacon grease makes veggies so yummy.

When do you choose ghee for cooking over coconut oil or animal fat?

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  • Dmkolls
    Dmkolls Posts: 150 Member
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    I will choose ghee when I am making tuna or salmon cakes to fry it in or sometimes my eggs if I didn't make bacon and have no bacon grease.

    My favorite use for ghee is when the local grocer has a sale on wild caught crab legs, I LOVE melting it and eating a huge tray of crab legs with ghee and a side of roasted broccoli.
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
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    If I want a buttery taste, I'll reach for the ghee. I do eggs in it mostly, but used it for the mushroom soup I made the other night because I felt like olive oil would overpower the taste. If I'm pan cooking meat, sometimes I'll mix ghee with another oil or bacon grease depending on my mood. I prefer bacon grease over all of course, but I've yet to find an application where ghee didn't work just as well.
  • Eat2Live2Run
    Eat2Live2Run Posts: 137 Member
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    I like ghee for basting on chicken when cooking, like for the Mustard Sage Chicken Thighs from Practical Paleo. Its good for use instead of butter on baked sweet potatoes also. Anytime I would have normally used butter.
  • Akimajuktuq
    Akimajuktuq Posts: 3,037 Member
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    I can't get ghee where I live, not locally and not from any online sites. I haven't yet learned how to process commercial butter into ghee and I'm not sure I see the point since it is not grass fed.

    I would use ghee anywhere that I use butter. There are places that I prefer the taste of butter/ghee over coconut oil, such as fried eggs, fried mushrooms, baste meat etc. However, since I have been eating more bacon than usual I now use the grease instead. Unfortunately, the increased bacon consumption is not really a good thing since I can't get ethically farmed meat.

    So, while I still have butter in the house, I've noticed that it is starting to last a long, long time because I'm hardly ever eating it. I'm still looking for ghee. :sad:
  • krisam007
    krisam007 Posts: 17 Member
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    I buy mine on amazon! Purity Farms organic
    I can't get ghee where I live, not locally and not from any online sites. I haven't yet learned how to process commercial butter into ghee and I'm not sure I see the point since it is not grass fed.

    I would use ghee anywhere that I use butter. There are places that I prefer the taste of butter/ghee over coconut oil, such as fried eggs, fried mushrooms, baste meat etc. However, since I have been eating more bacon than usual I now use the grease instead. Unfortunately, the increased bacon consumption is not really a good thing since I can't get ethically farmed meat.

    So, while I still have butter in the house, I've noticed that it is starting to last a long, long time because I'm hardly ever eating it. I'm still looking for ghee. :sad:
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
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    I buy mine on amazon! Purity Farms organic
    That made me curious about pricing. Amazon sells Purity farms 7.5 oz for $10.39. I'm getting it from my delivery service for $5.69 plus I had a coupon for $1 off. That's a deal. But I wish it was the Pure brand which I've read tastes better.
  • solarpower4
    solarpower4 Posts: 250 Member
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    I use ghee when I want a stronger butter flavor in something savory, or occasionally in baked goods, particularly a pie crust. I can't eat butter and since I detest bacon (I hear this makes me a freak) and most animal meat-fats, I use coconut oil for most other uses, especially high-heat searing and most baking. I have access to organic grass-fed butter so I make my own ghee.
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
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    I'm ashamed to say I've never actually tried ghee. Pretty much used every fat under the sun - coconut oil, butter, lard (beef/pig/turkey/chicken/duck/goat/etc) - but never ghee. Sucks, bro. :/

    Is it difficult/messy to make? I'm keen to give it a try.
  • JohnnytheGeek
    JohnnytheGeek Posts: 5 Member
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    Purity Farms Ghee is available at my local WalMart in the Chicago area.
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
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    I'm ashamed to say I've never actually tried ghee. Pretty much used every fat under the sun - coconut oil, butter, lard (beef/pig/turkey/chicken/duck/goat/etc) - but never ghee. Sucks, bro. :/

    Is it difficult/messy to make? I'm keen to give it a try.


    Super easy! It's basically just clarifying butter but sorta "toasting" it first. Nom nom paleo has a great tutorial:
    http://nomnompaleo.com/post/15235810877/d-i-y-ghee
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
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    Wahoo. I got this alert in my email today.

    "Today, we experienced a supply issue with the Ghee, Clarified Butter 7.5oz (Purity Farms) which were supposed to arrive in your order. As such, we have substituted with Ghee, Clarified Butter 13oz (Purity Farms) at no additional charge."

    I love my organic delivery service. They're awesome.
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
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    Woo! Gotta love free upgrades
  • monkeydharma
    monkeydharma Posts: 599 Member
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    I just use goat butter.
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
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    I love the ghee.

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