butter/margarine

[highball]

I love butter. My wife like's margarine, what do you prefer

[TimmyBoston]

I despise margarine.

[Leche]

I don't even want to know what is in margarine.

[GoldenMonkey]

Seriously? Is this like the underwear thread? Do you really care what others prefer, or are you just looking for validation? Butter, obviously.

[highball]

Seriously? Is this like the underwear thread? Do you really care what others prefer, or are you just looking for validation? Butter, obviously.

validation, I know im right, however I cook with bacon grease too :biggrin:

[GoldenMonkey]

validation, I know im right, however I cook with bacon grease too :biggrin:

I feel ya, lol. You are a true connaisseur of lipids, my man. Any guy that drinks highballs, drags steel across his face, and cooks with the fat of lesser beasts needs no validation in my book. You just tell her, "WOMAN, I proclaim this to be a BUTTER household, and I will brook no argument! I have SPOKEN!", and leave it at that. We all die beofre our time...might as well enjoy the ride.

[soapbuddy]

Unsalted butter.

[Stubblefield]

validation, I know im right, however I cook with bacon grease too :biggrin:I vote for that then.

[TimmyBoston]

Seriously? Is this like the underwear thread? Do you really care what others prefer, or are you just looking for validation? Butter, obviously.

I don't think this poll is silly. Obviously the poster is curious. No need to call anyone out for something so benign.

[TimmyBoston]

I've got a feeling this going to be a very lopsided poll. Butter rules. :biggrin:

[GoldenMonkey]

I don't think this poll is silly. Obviously the poster is curious. No need to call anyone out for something so benign.

No, sorry, I didn't mean to cause any offence. I just was having a laugh, because there's so many topics on this board that fall into the "really?" category and most of them I think are fun to participate in...it cracks me up, some of the stuff guys ask other guys about here. Things that would never have come up in conversations with friends IRL.

[rm71]

Mmm..butter.

[ScotchDave]

Butter, I'm allergic to most margarines.

[TimmyBoston]

No, sorry, I didn't mean to cause any offence. I just was having a laugh, because there's so many topics on this board that fall into the "really?" category and most of them I think are fun to participate in...it cracks me up, some of the stuff guys ask other guys about here. Things that would never have come up in conversations with friends IRL.

I think that's true for all of us. Its definitely true for me.

[SepticTank]

I don't even want to know what is in margarine.

Exactly.

[HankG]

Butter 100%.

[highball]

I don't even want to know what is in margarine.

I don't know if its true or not , but I heard margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. Just what I want on my toast in the morning

[SRock]

I despise margarine.

+1 Butter for me!

[bythbook]

what's "margerine?"

[RayH]

Butter of course. I'm not going to touch Art's Special Sauce.

[Walt Whitman]

Life is too short to entertain inadequate substitutes.

It's the same difference between the well made hot lather whipped from a premium shave cream or soap, or goo in the can.

Wait, did I intend to say it that way?!? :eek:

[slcsteve]

Mantequilla. If I can't find that i'll settle for beurre.

[Sue]

Butter of course.
Margarine = trans fats = yuk in taste
Sue

[thirdeye]

I don't know if its true or not , but I heard margarine is one molecule away from being plastic. Just what I want on my toast in the morning

Butter for me...I've heard tell of this very same thing and I'm not much for eating plastic.

[tsmba]

I cannot understand the use of margarine. I don't see it as having any health benefit, so why bother?
There's no comparison in taste or cooking value!

[Brodirt]

Butter of course.
Margarine = trans fats = yuk in taste
Sue

A perfect explanation.

[MAK]

Go butter, the cows gift to us.

[rabidpotatochip]

No, sorry, I didn't mean to cause any offence. I just was having a laugh, because there's so many topics on this board that fall into the "really?" category and most of them I think are fun to participate in...it cracks me up, some of the stuff guys ask other guys about here. Things that would never have come up in conversations with friends IRL.

You mean you've never discussed the merits of letting your boys hang loose in a pair of boxers with your RL friends? Or discussed how hard it is not to faceturbate in public? Or compared skincare regimens to see why Joe's face never seems to age? :rolleyes:

I have butter and margarine in my household. I like butter but I haven't mastered the art of not leaving crumbs in it yet, much to Mrs. Chip's chagrin. As for why people would possibly eat margarine, I know a few lactose intolerant people and even butter causes them issues.

[ouch]

Warning to those of you who want to vote for margarine. We are in the process of linking the poll to your avatar. If you vote for margarine, your avatar will now say "Kick me".

I voted for butter because duck fat wasn't an option.

[tg16]

Butter and as far as cooking with bacon fat....yep, none of those squirt cans of cooking oil for me.

[lamina]

Butter, of course!! Salted with Atlantic's flor de sal

[Johnny Dale]

Margarine! It has the word butter in the brand name and no trans fats.

[Confilo]

Mantequilla, mantequilla y mas mantequilla

[northpaw]

Is this the bigger better butter battle?




Butter, I'm allergic to most margarines.


Had to go with margarine - I'm allergic to all butters.
Don't eat much margarine, though, really.

[Confilo]

Don't tell me that the people who want to get rid of tallow are now after butter !

[TimMechEngr]

Warning to those of you who want to vote for margarine. We are in the process of linking the poll to your avatar. If you vote for margarine, your avatar will now say "Kick me".

I voted for butter because duck fat wasn't an option.



Margarine! It has the word butter in the brand name and no trans fats.



Ouch, here's your first 'Kick Me"!!! :w00t::lol::w00t::lol::w00t::lol:

[mk-ultra]

Certainly NOT margarine because Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter.

[DS/B MCS]

We only have Butter in our fridge

[Confuzius]

I grew up on margarine, but not all margarines are alike. It had to be Becel -I believe in the 'States it's marketed as "Promise" - It's high in polyunsaturated fatty acids and actually reduces your blood cholesterol level. It's got %80 less saturated fat than butter and no trans-fats. Plus, unlike most, if not all other margarine it actually tastes good, close to butter, but not in the artificial "im trying to taste like butter" way if that makes any sense.

Although now that I've moved out, it's butter all the way, you just can't bake or cook properly with margarine, and although I do occasionally enjoy it on toast, or especially to make my rare Kraft Dinner with, it's not worth keeping margarine around.

[ouch]

Don't forget.
http://imnotskippy.com/blog_photos/kick_me.jpg

[Greyfox]

What is margarine anyhow?:biggrin:

[mmack66]

I voted for butter, but lately I have been using Smart Balance Buttery Spread. Butter substitute products have come a long way in the last few years and a lot of them are no longer loaded with trans fats. Having said that, unsalted butter is still one of the greatest things ever.

[highball]

What is margarine anyhow?:biggrin:

Not sure. but it sure doesnt look like butter

[ouch]

My daughter collects Wacky Packages. Her favorite?

"I can't believe it's not better."

[Suzuki]

This is a joke/trick question, right.

How can anyone vote for margarine - it tastes lousy, it bakes lousy - what more is there to say?

[gollum83]

]Having said that, unsalted butter is still one of the greatest things ever.

It is the greatest thing in the world, right after bacon, bacon grease and duck fat and right before extra virgin olive oil.

[OldSaw]

I remember when things like margarine were illegal in Wisconsin.

[curtis909]

I love butter. My wife like's margarine, what do you prefer

irish butter all day and night to......

[slcsteve]

jjIm_-P1m34

[Standhaftigkeit]

I use Smart Balance Light, as it is vegan. It's actually the exact same thing as Earth Balance, if you compare the ingredients and nurtition info, but it's cheaper in price.


I voted for butter, but lately I have been using Smart Balance Buttery Spread. Butter substitute products have come a long way in the last few years and a lot of them are no longer loaded with trans fats. Having said that, unsalted butter is still one of the greatest things ever.

[nmg82]

Butter is the way to go here. Butter is our friend...

[Sullybob]

Unsalted butter


validation, I know im right, however I cook with bacon grease too :biggrin:

I actually have bacon grease in my freezer.


No, sorry, I didn't mean to cause any offence. I just was having a laugh, because there's so many topics on this board that fall into the "really?" category and most of them I think are fun to participate in...it cracks me up, some of the stuff guys ask other guys about here. Things that would never have come up in conversations with friends IRL.

Thats because you don't have friends like us IRL. Maybe its the close relationships that I have with my friends from the Marines, but we talk about all kinds of stuff. Like what type of underwear are best for cross country motorcycle riding.


Warning to those of you who want to vote for margarine. We are in the process of linking the poll to your avatar. If you vote for margarine, your avatar will now say "Kick me".

I voted for butter because duck fat wasn't an option.


Duck fat is always an option.

[ouch]

Q: What's better than butter?
A: Doppio burro (double butter)

Even the beloved fettucine alfredo is usually prepared incorrectly, using butter, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and heavy cream. This is really fettucine alla panna. The original recipe calls for Parmigiano-Reggiano and double butter.

I'm trying to figure out how to substitute foie gras for butter.

[Obsessed]

I think someone in another thread indicated that he shoots margarine for target practice. I'm not a gun guy, but it seems to me that if you gotta shoot something, margarine is an excellent choice! :biggrin:

[blackfoot]

Personally, I grew up on margarine. I will no longer allow the abomination in my house. Butter tastes better. YMMV, but shouldn't. Just as important to me, is health. Let me just say, I am not a health nut. But, butter is natural. Our bodies are not designed to break down and use the synthetic crap that goes into margarine. The most important factor of all, is it taste better!

[burnwood]

going with a dont care because I taste no difference between the 2.

[Mazeman]

The margarines that are felt to be the "best" are the ones that taste the most like butter.

What does that tell you?

[mretzloff]

Margerine...

you can't cook with it, you can't bake with it, what can you do with it?

[Spivey]

They still make Margarine? :rolleyes:

[gollum83]

The margarines that are felt to be the "best" are the ones that taste the most like butter.

What does that tell you?

That butter is better! I think Mazeman just ended this discussion! :thumbup1:

[blackfoot]

That butter is better! I think Mazeman just ended this discussion! :thumbup1:

Agreed. :biggrin:

[highball]

Arts special sauce did not fair well:eek:

[blackfoot]

Arts special sauce did not fair well:eek:

In this small case, Art may not be king.

[gollum83]

In this small case, Art may not be king.

Heretic!

[blackfoot]

Heretic!

My humblest apologies. I was on my way to nail my thesis to the church doors when I blacked out. I returned to find this post. I blame it on the Safe vs. Head incident.

[soapbuddy]

Arts special sauce did not fair well:eek:

It should have read "Art's butter sauce". :biggrin:

[blackfoot]

It should have read "Art's butter sauce". :biggrin:

That would certainly have helped.

[blantyre]

Margarine is toxic waste IMO. It stinks, it's full of saturated fat, and it's synthetic. It doesn't get much worse. My favorite thing on toast is olive oil followed by butter followed by bacon fat.

[Tazbo]

Margarine is only good for one thing. Now if I could just remember what it was.....

[Confuzius]

Margarine gets a bum rap.
Yes it doesn't taste as good as butter, but many of the anti-margarine claims here are just not true.

If you're picking the right margarine it has;
No transfats - butter does.
1/4 the amount of saturated fat as butter.
40% less calories than butter.
No cholesterol - butter does.

And as far as the 1 molecule away from plastic claim, not only is it not true, it's non sequitur. Bleach(NaClO) is technically one molecule away from Table Salt(NaCl)! Does that stop you from eating salt?

Yes, butter tastes better and cooks better than margarine, that's why it's better, for no other reason. Please stop propagating half truths and downright absurdities about margarine. The margarine of today is not like the margarine of the '70s.

[Confilo]

Margarine gets a bum rap.
Yes it doesn't taste as good as butter, but many of the anti-margarine claims here are just not true.

If you're picking the right margarine it has;
No transfats - butter does.
1/4 the amount of saturated fat as butter.
40% less calories than butter.
No cholesterol - butter does.

And as far as the 1 molecule away from plastic claim, not only is it not true, it's non sequitur. Bleach(NaClO) is technically one molecule away from Table Salt(NaCl)! Does that stop you from eating salt?

Yes, butter tastes better and cooks better than margarine, that's why it's better, for no other reason. Please stop propagating half truths and downright absurdities about margarine. The margarine of today is not like the margarine of the '70s.

If it does not taste or cook like butter; it is still margarine. For most of us according to the scientific poll on this thread, only mantequilla will do

[OldSaw]

Margarine gets a bum rap.
Yes it doesn't taste as good as butter, but many of the anti-margarine claims here are just not true.

If you're picking the right margarine it has;
No transfats - butter does.
1/4 the amount of saturated fat as butter.
40% less calories than butter.
No cholesterol - butter does.

And as far as the 1 molecule away from plastic claim, not only is it not true, it's non sequitur. Bleach(NaClO) is technically one molecule away from Table Salt(NaCl)! Does that stop you from eating salt?

Yes, butter tastes better and cooks better than margarine, that's why it's better, for no other reason. Please stop propagating half truths and downright absurdities about margarine. The margarine of today is not like the margarine of the '70s.

I still think we should have kept the ban on the sale of such products here in the Dairy State.

[Confuzius]

Here in Quebec yellow margarine only became legal last summer...

[mretzloff]

Margarine gets a bum rap.
Yes it doesn't taste as good as butter, but many of the anti-margarine claims here are just not true.

If you're picking the right margarine it has;
No transfats - butter does.
1/4 the amount of saturated fat as butter.
40% less calories than butter.
No cholesterol - butter does.

And as far as the 1 molecule away from plastic claim, not only is it not true, it's non sequitur. Bleach(NaClO) is technically one molecule away from Table Salt(NaCl)! Does that stop you from eating salt?

Yes, butter tastes better and cooks better than margarine, that's why it's better, for no other reason. Please stop propagating half truths and downright absurdities about margarine. The margarine of today is not like the margarine of the '70s.

The reason margarine gets such a bad rap is because of taste. To a chef, taste comes before health, as is evident by the books chefs write and by the meals they serve.

[professorchaos]

Uh...what about bacon fat?

[renoles]

Butter, only butter.

[mmack66]

Margarine is toxic waste IMO. It stinks, it's full of saturated fat, and it's synthetic. It doesn't get much worse. My favorite thing on toast is olive oil followed by butter followed by bacon fat.

LOL. 3 strikes and you're out! :biggrin:

[gollum83]

Bleach(NaClO) is technically one molecule away from Table Salt(NaCl)! Does that stop you from eating salt?

Actually they're an ion, or more specifically an anion, away from being each other. :smartass:

[Brodirt]

I havent read the most recent posts here but how about duck fat...if you've never had frites made with duck fat you really don't know what you are missing. Goose fat is quite excellent as well. For my fries at home I use a combo of peanut oil and bacon fat.

[mretzloff]

I havent read the most recent posts here but how about duck fat...if you've never had frites made with duck fat you really don't know what you are missing. Goose fat is quite excellent as well. For my fries at home I use a combo of peanut oil and bacon fat.

+1,000,000

Duck fat even beats bacon fat. I have yet to try goose fat, let alone make a goose...

[SavantStrike]

I should check the speakeasy more often.

Call me butter cause I'm SO on a roll...

Try that sentence with margarine. Call me margarine because I'm so on a roll? It just doesn't roll off the tongue.

I used to enjoy margarine, but it's less natural origins have turned me off on the stuff (butter is more natural IMO, not that it doesn't get processed too at times...). For cooking, butter is the only option. Margarine is nice because it spreads easily, but that's why butter can be whipped!

[soapbuddy]

I should check the speakeasy more often.

Call me butter cause I'm SO on a roll...


:lol:

[strat1117]

Smart Balance.

:yinyang:

[suuperbus]

Occasionaly butter, mainly extra virgin olive oil.

[blantyre]

Margarine gets a bum rap.

And as far as the 1 molecule away from plastic claim, not only is it not true, it's non sequitur. Bleach(NaClO) is technically one molecule away from Table Salt(NaCl)! Does that stop you from eating salt?



Sodium hypochlorite it technically one ATOM away from common salt. Margarine is a long chain polymer and as such it is basically like a plastic. It's made by partially cross linking light oils like cottonseed in a chemical reactor similar to the ones used to modify petroleum products. Agreed some more recent versions are a bit lighter on the heavy fats that the old stuff, but it is still synthetic.

[blackfoot]

Sodium hypochlorite it technically one ATOM away from common salt. Margarine is a long chain polymer and as such it is basically like a plastic. It's made by partially cross linking light oils like cottonseed in a chemical reactor similar to the ones used to modify petroleum products. Agreed some more recent versions are a bit lighter on the heavy fats that the old stuff, but it is still synthetic.

:ouch1::ouch1::ouch1::ouch1:

[OldSaw]

Sodium hypochlorite it technically one ATOM away from common salt. Margarine is a long chain polymer and as such it is basically like a plastic. It's made by partially cross linking light oils like cottonseed in a chemical reactor similar to the ones used to modify petroleum products. Agreed some more recent versions are a bit lighter on the heavy fats that the old stuff, but it is still synthetic.

This stuff is starting to sound more like PCBs every time I read this thread. If it went into our water system it would probably require a Super Fund measure to clean it up.

[highball]

This stuff is starting to sound more like PCBs every time I read this thread. If it went into our water system it would probably require a Super Fund measure to clean it up.

Sound like you need a tyvek suit when putting it on bread

[homebrewer]

Another vote for unsalted butter here... although I throw clarified butter/Ghee in the mix as well. As great as unsalted butter is though, try something for me, just once. Next time you make chocolate chip cookies, replace half of the butter with filtered bacon grease. Sounds kinda disgusting, but it really gives the cookies that certain "je ne sais quoi". Trust me, try it....

This thread reminds me of one of my many favorite Julia Child's quotes. "If you're afraid of butter, use cream". She didn't have any use for margarine either, and that is good enough for me!

[highball]

Another vote for unsalted butter here... although I throw clarified butter/Ghee in the mix as well. As great as unsalted butter is though, try something for me, just once. Next time you make chocolate chip cookies, replace half of the butter with filtered bacon grease. Sounds kinda disgusting, but it really gives the cookies that certain "je ne sais quoi". Trust me, try it....

This thread reminds me of one of my many favorite Julia Child's quotes. "If you're afraid of butter, use cream". She didn't have any use for margarine either, and that is good enough for me!
Bacon grease chocolate chip cookies, now there is a new one

[gollum83]

Sodium hypochlorite it technically one ATOM away from common salt. Margarine is a long chain polymer and as such it is basically like a plastic. It's made by partially cross linking light oils like cottonseed in a chemical reactor similar to the ones used to modify petroleum products. Agreed some more recent versions are a bit lighter on the heavy fats that the old stuff, but it is still synthetic.

Since when is ClO a single atom? Single ion, yes, but I'm seeing two atoms there.

[whiskerlips]

Butter. Tastes better. And it cooks/bakes better.

[soapbuddy]

Bacon grease chocolate chip cookies, now there is a new one

You can buy chocolate with real bacon bits in it.

[highball]

Butter and bacon are just good in everything:biggrin:

[blantyre]

Since when is ClO a single atom? Single ion, yes, but I'm seeing two atoms there.

To get from NaCl to NaClO, one atom of oxygen is added - it is chemically bonded. The molecular wt will increase by ~16 units and it is still a neutral compound.

[tsmba]

Salt, pepper, and butter are all that's needed for simple food prep. Fresh asparagus lightly steamed with a buerre noisette....no way anyone could approach that with margarine!

[ratcheer]

I prefer butter but I eat margarine probably 99% of the time. I like a couple of fairly high-end versions, "I Can't Believe Its Not Butter" and Smart Start.

Tim

[_JP_]

Today's eggs were fried in bacon fat. Sometimes I just have to do that, it goes back to my Appalachian roots.

Decided to try a little experiment with the local squirrels once. Put out a chunk of butter on a small plate with a chunk of margarine on another plate. The squirrels sniffed at the margarine but ate the butter. The margarine was untouched. Now, if the squirrels won't eat it, then why should I?

[OldSaw]

Today's eggs were fried in bacon fat. Sometimes I just have to do that, it goes back to my Appalachian roots.

Decided to try a little experiment with the local squirrels once. Put out a chunk of butter on a small plate with a chunk of margarine on another plate. The squirrels sniffed at the margarine but ate the butter. The margarine was untouched. Now, if the squirrels won't eat it, then why should I?

We have a lot of squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, ducks and geese that visit our yard. If you drop a nut, some popcorn or a piece of bread, it won't last long before being eaten. Even on the worst day, it wouldn't last the night. However, last week, my wife dropped a Combo snack on the patio and it sat there for days. Nothing would touch it. Finally after it got rained on and rolled onto the grass, a chipmunk started to take small bites from it and it was still mostly there when they finally mowed the lawn and it disappeared.

I don't know the ingredients, as the package has been tossed, but it probably had lots of partially hydrogenated oil in it. Isn't that the main ingredient in margarine?

[htownmmm]

straight butta' baby!


marty

[Sue]

Let's hear it for the squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, ducks and geese!! :smile:

If I have to keep any food away from my lab, it's butter. He loves it. He's in heaven if I allow him to lick the wrapper before I throw it away.
Sue

[pal]

butter, of course!

[gollum83]

Who are these six people that voted for margarine? And three don't care? Honestly the nerve of these people! All nine of you should be publicly flogged! :devil:

[highball]

Rubbed with Bacon grease and publicly flogged!

[blackfoot]

Rubbed with Bacon grease and publicly flogged!

:w00t:

[TimmyBoston]

Let's hear it for the squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, ducks and geese!! :smile:

If I have to keep any food away from my lab, it's butter. He loves it. He's in heaven if I allow him to lick the wrapper before I throw it away.
Sue

Unfortunately, my golden has jumped up and eaten whole sticks of butter off the counter before. Those retrievers really do love that butter.

[highball]

When ever I have to give pills to my dogs, I encase the pill in butter, and they swallow it right down

[bearbear]

Gee.. i wonder who picked "arts special sauce"
:c4: face palm

[gregs656]

I really don't mind either way.

[blantyre]

Unfortunately, my golden has jumped up and eaten whole sticks of butter off the counter before. Those retrievers really do love that butter.

The big question is - would they scarf down a stick of margarine? I'm sure bacon fat would disappear quickly.

[richmondesi]

I voted margarine, but I don't use either. I use Brummel and Brown Vegetable oil spread with natural yogurt. It tastes GREAT, and it is (last I heard) the only spread that Weight Watchers recommends in their point system... When I say it tastes good, I'm not talking about for health food. It tastes really good.

[gollum83]

I voted margarine, but I don't use either. I use Brummel and Brown Vegetable oil spread with natural yogurt. It tastes GREAT, and it is (last I heard) the only spread that Weight Watchers recommends in their point system... When I say it tastes good, I'm not talking about for health food. It tastes really good.

It's not bad, but it's still not butter (Sue me, when your a guest as someone's house you just have to go with what they got :sigh:). I was pretty sure that Brummel and Brown is margarine, but I decided what the heck I'll go look it up. So according to their official website they are a 'vegetable oil spread' not a 'margarine', but it looks like nothing more than marketing hype to me. :001_rolle


What’s the difference between a margarine and a soft spread?

People often separate soft spreads from regular margarine or stick margarine because the nutritional composition may be different. Soft spreads are usually lower in saturated and trans fat. Soft spreads typically contain less fat per serving than stick margarine –between 50-60% fat—and are made with a blend of vegetable oils like canola, soybean, olive and sunflower. Soft spreads may also contain other nutrients such as vitamin E and vitamin A and may be enriched with vitamin D and calcium.According to FDA standards, regular margarine must contain at least 80% fat, which can be from oils such as corn, safflower, soybean or sunflower. Margarine must also contain at least 10% vitamin A and may include optional ingredients such as vitamin D.

[richmondesi]

Whatever it is "officially" is irrelevant because to me, it is "sweet goodness" :cool:

[_JP_]

When ever I have to give pills to my dogs, I encase the pill in butter, and they swallow it right down

Grandpa used to fake out the beagles with grapes when he was picking them off of the trellis. They loved to catch the grapes tossed their way. It went grape, grape, grape, worm pill, grape, grape... They never knew what hit 'em.

[OldSaw]

When ever I have to give pills to my dogs, I encase the pill in butter, and they swallow it right down

I don't have to do that with the lead pills.

[blackfoot]

I don't have to do that with the lead pills.

:w00t: :lol:

[tg16]

Today's eggs were fried in bacon fat. Sometimes I just have to do that, it goes back to my Appalachian roots.

Decided to try a little experiment with the local squirrels once. Put out a chunk of butter on a small plate with a chunk of margarine on another plate. The squirrels sniffed at the margarine but ate the butter. The margarine was untouched. Now, if the squirrels won't eat it, then why should I?

I remember growing up. My grandmother and mother kept a small bowl into which they poured the bacon drippings after preparing breakfast, which was always fried bacon, followed by eggs fried in the grease and toast or biscuits with butter. Sometimes they would drizzle some of the bacon grease into the butter. Rather than plain jelly, my father would mix the jelly with butter and honey and spread that on a piece of toast for the morning sweet tooth.

Doing all of that with margarine and turkey bacon (should be called turkey blasphemy) just wouldn't work.

[gollum83]

I remember growing up. My grandmother and mother kept a small bowl into which they poured the bacon drippings after preparing breakfast, which was always fried bacon, followed by eggs fried in the grease and toast or biscuits with butter. Sometimes they would drizzle some of the bacon grease into the butter. Rather than plain jelly, my father would mix the jelly with butter and honey and spread that on a piece of toast for the morning sweet tooth.

Doing all of that with margarine and turkey bacon (should be called turkey blasphemy) just wouldn't work.

More blasphemous than meatless bacon?

http://www.lightlife.com/images/structure/ourproducts/detail/smartbacon.jpg

Seriously what's with these bacon-craving vegetarians anyway? If you're craving bacon, it is a sign you should eat meat in my opinion. Honestly who craves fake meat? I just don't get it. :001_huh:

[Confuzius]

More blasphemous then meatless bacon?

http://www.lightlife.com/images/structure/ourproducts/detail/smartbacon.jpg

Seriously what's with these bacon-craving vegetarians anyway? If you're craving bacon, it is a sign you should eat meat in my opinion. Honestly who craves fake meat? I just don't get it. :001_huh:

Haha, I make fun of my mom for that. She's been vegetarian for about 30 years now, and will occasionally make fake bacon & peanut butter sandwiches, because she remembers how good they were as a kid. I've had both, the real stuff wins, but the fake non-meat bacon kicks the crap out of turkey bacon.

[OldSaw]

More blasphemous than meatless bacon?

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Seriously what's with these bacon-craving vegetarians anyway? If you're craving bacon, it is a sign you should eat meat in my opinion. Honestly who craves fake meat? I just don't get it. :001_huh:

I have never had a craving for tofu, or wheat grass, or...

[MAK]

butter

[krissy]

BUTTER All The Way Baby !!!

[highball]

Decided to try a little experiment with the local squirrels once. Put out a chunk of butter on a small plate with a chunk of margarine on another plate. The squirrels sniffed at the margarine but ate the butter. The margarine was untouched. Now, if the squirrels won't eat it, then why should I?

Good point

[Lynchmeister]

I feel ya, lol. You are a true connaisseur of lipids, my man. Any guy that drinks highballs, drags steel across his face, and cooks with the fat of lesser beasts needs no validation in my book. You just tell her, "WOMAN, I proclaim this to be a BUTTER household, and I will brook no argument! I have SPOKEN!", and leave it at that. We all die beofre our time...might as well enjoy the ride.

...and 9 out of 10 times, this is the reason why! :biggrin:


I remember when things like margarine were illegal in Wisconsin.

Remember this guy? I cahn't buh-leeeeve isss note buht-uh! He's been formally ex-communicated from our mightly land. :tongue_sm

[Devil Doc]

One of the Chemical companies that makes the stuff that goes into margarine is named Monsanto. They're the ones who made agent orange. They also make vaults for coffins. I like butter.

Doc

[highball]

One of the Chemical companies that makes the stuff that goes into margarine is named Monsanto. They're the ones who made agent orange. They also make vaults for coffins. I like butter.

Doc

Monsanto also make's the "excitotoxin" Aspartame used in diet pop

[OldSaw]

Remember this guy? I cahn't buh-leeeeve isss note buht-uh! He's been formally ex-communicated from our mightly land. :tongue_sm

Good thing you're back. I don't think Rich would have done anything about that menace to our way of life.

[grimlad]

Fry those eggs in the bacon fat and butter the toast for me! Awww yeah!:biggrin:

[Sue]

Fry those eggs in the bacon fat and butter the toast for me! Awww yeah!:biggrin:


What time is breakfast? Got any strawberry jam for the toast?
Sue

[Not A Nice Person]

Butter, butter, butter.

I don't insist my food be good for me, but I do insist it actually be FOOD. :001_rolle

Can't do the bacon fat anymore. What doesn't shoot straight through the pipes like grapeshot out a cannon stays with me ALL day. :blush:

NANP™

[Wendy]

Butter. Is there really a question here? What is in margarine? I hate to know what is really in that stick. Many people use it thinking they are saving calories and fat but the are putting artificial junk in their body. We eat corn on the cob at least once a week and my hubby bought margarine and after grilling my corn it was dry and gross, we threw away. Tried again the next night (same corn & cook) with butter and was good. Coincidence? Maybe.

[curtis909]

butter

[BrightFutur]

Rendered animal fat, all the way!

[soapbuddy]

Rendered animal fat, all the way!

And it's good in soap too.:001_smile

[Tom C]

Occasionaly butter, mainly extra virgin olive oil.

+1. I'm prone to high cholesterol and refuse to be jacked up on Lipitor for the rest of my life when a little restraint can keep me healthy and drug-free.

[Luc]

I think that we have a clear winner! We like butter! :lol:

[Devil Doc]

Well, think about it. Where would you rather have your money go, to a chemical company or a dairy farmer? Although, he gets damn little of it.

Doc.

[tblech]

I don't mind margarine, but it is so bad for you with all the partially hydroginated oils in it. At least butter is a natural product...

[nmg82]

Fry those eggs in the bacon fat and butter the toast for me! Awww yeah!:biggrin:

+1 :thumbup:

[Kouros]

The only use I have for margarine is in a proper Buffalo Wing sauce.

[TacoBell]

Rendered duck fat.

[thunderball]

Butter.

[Tekka]

Butter, it's healthier and tastier. :thumbup1:

[Arkansas]

Salted butter.

That's what the wife insists upon, and I'm not about to mess up such a good thing.

[mdevine]

Butter, and it's not really close.

[Uncle Erik]

Butter, preferably unsalted.

Though cooking in duck or goose fat is sublime.

[Unknownsoldier]

Butter, you can't buy margerine in the UK (or a number of other countries....).

Tom

[Fairlight]

Butter, preferably unsalted. I add salt to taste anyway.

I don't like margarine much at all, and would prefer to use lard or plain vegetable oils rather than the chemical concoction that is margarine.

This coming from a chemistry major who does not believe aspartame causes cancer, nor that BPA was ever a serious threat. (Did you know all the canned food on the market has BPA in the liners, and nobody seems to care?) Margarine isn't necessarily BAD for you (unless it contains trans fats), but I like my food to come from a plant or animal, or maybe a kitchen, not from a lab.

[Polynikes]

Ahh..the old butter vs margerine debate.....This is a particulary thorny issue! I find myself firmly in the cholerserol lowering margerine camp.....although butter does taste better......ummm butter.

[imperium]

Butter, whipped oil =no thanks

[Fairlight]

Butter, whipped oil =no thanks

Oil does not whip. To make a solid consistency from an unsaturated liquid oil requires a chemical change. Some products these days add coconut oil or another plant-based saturated fat to change the consistency. Once upon a time they all used catalytic hydrogenation -- the source of trans fats.

Did you know that Lard is unquestionably healthier for you than Crisco?

[Desdinova]

olive oil across the board.

[bennyJ82]

Most definitely butter.

[devil24]

Butter all the way!

[TulsaLhorn]

Butter for baking and spreading, peanut oil for hot stir-frying, lard for a proper roux and olive oil for just about everything else.

As far as margarine, it's like Jim Gaffigan said " I bought a tub of country crock and forgot to put it in the fridge right away.... it turned to gasoline"

[huntmol]

Bleh, hate margarine

[The Last Chimney]

I grew up eating nothing but margarine. Butter just doesn't satisfy me because I'm always expecting margarine.

It's odd because I happily devour the fat that my family trims off their steaks and roasts! :thumbup: I also usually cook with butter.