Find out how to substitute butter for shortening when you're in a baking pinch, with tips from the BHG Test Kitchen.

You have a big choice each time you cook or bake: which fat will you use? So far, we’ve poured out all of the need-to-know info about various types of oils, dished up the difference between margarine ...

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Fried chicken, brownies from a box and stir-fried veggies—very different foods that, nevertheless, share a common ingredient: vegetable oil. Its omnipresence might suggest otherwise, but don’t be ...

Technically, shortening is any type of fat used for baking that is solid at room temperature. The shortening available at grocery stores is usually made of hydrogenated vegetable oils. It's called ...