Crisco
Baking fat brand
Crisco is a brand of vegetable shortening, a solid white fat used in baking and frying.
The name has become somewhat generic for any similar shortening: Use Crisco to grease the pan.
In slang, Crisco sometimes refers to any thick lubricant, particularly in sexual contexts.
Reducing length or duration
- pie crustBaked outer layer
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
- pastryButtery baked dough
- biscuitsSmall, leavened quick breads
tenderness · creaming · cookies · cakes · frostings · greasing · flour · dough
Cooking fully in oil
- skilletShallow pan for frying
- pan fryingCooking in shallow fat
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- doughnutsRing-shaped fried pastries
high smoke point · golden brown · crispy · catfish · hush puppies · fritters · tempura · fried pies
Resists food adhesion
- cake pansVessels for oven-baked desserts
- bundtRing-shaped fluted cake
- loaf pansRectangular baking vessels
- muffin tinsMulti-cavity baking trays
cookie sheets · coating · springform · tube pan · layer cakes · casserole dish
Mother of a parent
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- home cookingMeals prepared at residence
traditional · old-fashioned · family recipes · heirloom · potluck · comfort food · Americana · iconic
Pastry without animal ingredients
- dairy-freeContaining no milk products
- pareveNeither meat nor dairy
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
- plant-basedSourced from flora
cholesterol-free · allergy-friendly · lactose-free · nondairy
shortening
Reducing length or duration
biscuits · tenderness · creaming · cookies · cakes · frostings · greasing · flour · dough · croissants
deep frying
Cooking fully in oil
- skilletShallow pan for frying
- pan fryingCooking in shallow fat
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
doughnuts · high smoke point · golden brown · crispy · catfish · hush puppies · fritters · tempura · fried pies · cast iron
nonstick
Resists food adhesion
- cake pansVessels for oven-baked desserts
- bundtRing-shaped fluted cake
- loaf pansRectangular baking vessels
muffin tins · cookie sheets · coating · springform · tube pan · layer cakes · casserole dish
grandmother
Mother of a parent
home cooking · traditional · old-fashioned · family recipes · heirloom · potluck · comfort food · Americana · iconic · generations
vegan baking
Pastry without animal ingredients
- dairy-freeContaining no milk products
- pareveNeither meat nor dairy
- kosherPermissible by Jewish law
plant-based · cholesterol-free · allergy-friendly · lactose-free · nondairy
- cooking fatsvegetable fat, lard, shortening, butter fat, tallow
- Food BrandsLay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Fritos, Tostitos
- cast iron careseasoning, oiling, rust prevention, rust removal, drying
- lubricantslubricant, lubricants, lubrication, grease, motor oil
- akutaq ingredientsseal oil, whale blubber, berries, salmonberries, crowberries
- trans fats