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Cookie Cutter Cookies - Rolled, Then Chilled 🌄 💤
Cooking Spray vs. Spraying Oils 🌄 💤 ⏳
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Copycat Lawry's Seasoning Salt 🌄 💤 ⏳
Copycat of Starbucks Lemon Bread 🌄 💤
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Cooking Spray vs. Spraying Oils
Cooking Spray vs. Spraying Oils
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Skip the sticky residue! This practical cooking tip reveals why traditional cooking sprays can damage your non-stick pans over time. Learn how switching to spray bottles filled with your favorite oils like olive, canola, or peanut oil gives you better control and protects your cookware investment. Read the ⚠️ caution note in "Uncle Dave says..."- Claude
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Ingredients
Olive oil
Canola oil
Vegetable oil
Peanut oil
Cooking spray like Pam.
Directions
I am not a big fan of cooking spray, and really I only have one main reason: it ruins non-stick pans.
Most cooking sprays leave a coating which can become sticky over time, ruining your pans.
So I have started putting my favorite cooking oils - peanut, olive, and canola - in spray bottles.
(Shameless plug: There are Amazon links here that link to the ones I like best.)
Anyway, I find them just as easy to use and I know I am using oil that won't stick.
That's all!
Rant over!
⚠️UPDATE: I did have a visitor who commented that the vaporized oil might be dangerous over an open flame, so use caution.
💬 Uncle Dave says...
This isn't a recipe but just another cooking tip, or rant that I have.
⚠️UPDATE: I did have a visitor who commented that the vaporized oil might be dangerous over an open flame, so use caution.
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Cooking Spray vs. Spraying Oils was added on May 23, 2025 and last updated on May 25, 2025.
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